LANGUAGE BANK
1. INTRODUCTION
- The maps illustrate the transformation of a town called Mountaindale between
1950
and 2000.
- The maps show the development / transformation of A into B.
- The pictures show changes that took place at A in 2010.
- The map illustrates two potential spots for the construction of a new
supermarket
which are marked as S1 and S2 in the town of Garlsdon.
2. OVERVIEW
Khu vực đang nghiên cứu có thay đổi đáng kể hay không, hay chỉ thay đổi ít? Sự
thay đổi lớn nhất là gì, có cái gì giữ nguyên? Chú ý chỉ mô tả đặc điểm nổi bật
nhất và không đi vào chi tiết
- to experience dramatic changes = to change considerably = to witness
remarkable developments: chứng kiến những sự thay đổi lớn lao
- The area became greener / more residential / more developed / more
accessible.
- The area became more organized with fewer open spaces.
- The city saw major improvements in transport as well as shopping facilities.
- Another striking feature is that the green area expanded dramatically after
20
years.
- It is also noticeable that the green areas in the region had disappeared /
shrunk by 1980.
3. BODY
a) Nằm tại đâu đó:
- The stadium is located / situated in the west of the town.
- Chú ý giới từ phù hợp: be located in the west of the town, nhưng be located on
Lang
Ha Street.
b) Cái gì giữ nguyên, không đổi:
- The refreshment room remained intact / the same.
- The refreshment room experienced no change = did not change.
- Other constructions were unaltered from 2000.
c) Cái gì đó bị phá đi:
- The shopping center was knocked down / pulled down / demolished /
destroyed
to make way / make room for an entertainment complex.
Chú ý cụm make way for và make room for là fixed, tuyệt đối không thêm THE
hay A / AN
nhé!
d) Cái gì đó bị thay thế:
- The school was knocked down and replaced by a block of flats.
- A bookstore was built right on the site of where the bakery used to be.
- The construction of a new hall of residence overtook the area previously
occupied
entirely by the stadium.
- The village saw the expansion of the housing areas at the expense of the
green
space. (khu vực nhà ở được mở rộng, lấy chỗ từ khu vực xanh trong làng) = The
green space was removed in favor of the expansion of the housing areas.
e) Bị dời đi chỗ khác:
- The playground was moved to somewhere / relocated to somewhere.
f) Trở thành cái gì đó / bị chuyển đổi mục đích sử dụng:
- The golf course was converted into / turned into a large stadium.
- The farm and its neighboring / adjacent area became a playground.
g) Rừng bị chặt:
- The forest was cut down / chopped down / felled / cleared to build a train
station.
h) Cái gì đó bị tăng / giảm về diện tích:
- The farm decreased in size = The farm shrank.
- The farm increased in size = The farm was extended.
- The farm was reduced in size (bị động).
i) Cái gì đó bị chia ra làm đôi:
- The playground was divided into two equal parts. The part in the east was
turned
into a factory while the western part became a small gallery.
j) Cái gì đó được thêm vào:
- A new room was added to the house.
- The bathroom was the latest addition to the house.
k) Chỉ hướng, vị trí:
- Be near somewhere | be close to somewhere | be in close proximity of
somewhere |
be adjacent to somewhere: gần với chỗ nào đó
- The adjacent area = the environs: khu vực lân cận
• The school and its environs were demolished to make way for a large shopping
center.
• Ngôi trường và khu vực lân cận của nó bị phá đi để lấy chỗ cho một trung tâm
thương mại lớn.
- Along the south side of the street: nằm dọc theo phía nam của con đường
