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IELTS 6.5 Maps Grammar

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  • Bayley Street Mansions are _______ Bayley Street Park on the map.
    above
  • Prepositions: North of the town, there is a lake surrounded in/of/by trees.
    by
  • Prepositions: Several changes took place at/in/on the town of Northgate.
    in
  • make a building more modern
    modernise, renovate
  • Turn _____!
    right!
  • Synonym of "be located"
    be situated, lies
  • Active/Passive: The block of flats …....…. (make way) for a hotel (active)
    made way
  • What is this?
    A bridge!
  • (direction) to the bottom of the map
    South
  • Verbs/nouns: The old houses were rebuilt.
    There was a rebuilding of the old houses
  • Prepositions: A number of new houses were built beside/at/on the railway line.
    beside
  • Active/Passive: The row of old terraced houses in the city .................. (pull down) and .................. (replace) by a block of flats.
    was pulled down and replaced
  • What is this? a.) a roundabout b) a zebra crossing c) crossroads
    Crossroads.
  • make something shorter
    shorten
  • (direction) to the top of the map
    North
  • Prepositions: A new railway was constructed which ran from/at/in north to south.
    from
  • Verbs/nouns: There was a total redevelopment of the old factories.
    The old factories were totally redeveloped.
  • Prepositions: A large number of new villas were built beside/at/to the sea.
    beside
  • The woman is sitting i _ f _ _ _ _ _ o_ the sea.
    in front of
  • Active/Passive: The area ............................... (redevelop) completely.
    was redeveloped
  • Verbs/nouns: There was a complete transformation of the neighbourhood.
    The neighbourhood was completely transformed.
  • What is this?
    A river.
  • The ____ and the laundry are in the ___ ___ ____ corner.
    top right hand
  • Verbs/nouns: There were dramatic developments in the town centre.
    The town center was dramatically developed
  • Prepositions: There was a large industrial area located on/in/at the north.
    in
  • What is this? a.) a roundabout b) a zebra crossing c) crossroads
    A roundabout. / a traffic circle (US)
  • The hotel is situated in the ____ _____ corner of the map.
    south east
  • Turn _____ !
    left!
  • (direction) to the left of the map
    West
  • Active/Passive: A sports complex ................................. (construct) in the suburbs.
    was contructed
  • The trainline runs along ______.
    The bottom of the map from left to right.
  • Go s_______!
    straight
  • Active/Passive: The city centre ................................ (undergo) a total transformation.
    underwent
  • The hospital is __________ the shopping centre.
    opposite
  • move to another location
    relocate to
  • Synonym of converted into
    Transformed into, replaced by, relocated to
  • Active/Passive: A number of spectacular changes .................................. (take place).
    took place
  • make something longer
    lengthen
  • make something wider
    widen
  • Active/Passive: The row of old houses ................................ (knock down) to make way for a road.
    was knocked down
  • Two _____ ______ are in the lower left-hand corner of the map.
    tennis courts
  • Verbs/nouns: There was a total reconstruction of the residential area.
    The residential area was totally reconstructed.
  • If you are at the library you have to walk _____ the hospital to get to the barbershop.
    past
  • Approximately how far is West Beach from Reception?
    Under 100 metres / Approximately 100 metres / around 100 metres
  • Active/Passive: The factory ............................... (convert) into an art gallery.
    was converted
  • What are these?
    Traffic lights
  • What runs from top to bottom on the left-hand side of the map?
    Trent Street
  • What is this?
    A pond.
  • Synonym of cut down (a tree)
    chop down
  • The river runs from ____ to _____ along the top of the map.
    west to east / east to west
  • _____ are in the upper-right hand corner.
    Terraced houses with gardens
  • What is this?
    A park!
  • Prepositions: A yachting club was set up on/in/at the shores of the lake.
    on
  • Prepositions: Two new hotels were erected on/in/at the banks of the river.
    on
  • Active/Passive: The forest ............................... (cut down) to build a railway
    was cut down
  • The proposed boundary for the new town runs _____ to _____.
    North / south
  • What is this? a.) a roundabout b) a zebra crossing c) crossroads
    A zebra crossing.
  • Synonym of open up (a shop)
    set up, establish
  • Verbs/nouns: The area was changed spectacularly.
    There were spectacular changes in the area.
  • (direction) to the right of the map
    east
  • Make something bigger
    expand, extend
  • Destroy a building
    demolish, knock down
  • What is in the bottom left-hand corner of the map?
    A block of flats
  • The bank is _________ the shopping centre.
    behind
  • The north west of the map is dominated by____.
    Housing / houses
  • Synonym of build
    construct, erect
  • The sports centre is in the ______.
    bottom left-hand corner of the map
  • To the ____ of the town is a _____ crossing the river.
    north / bridge
  • Where is the roundabout?
    In the middle / centre of the map
  • make something lower
    lower
  • Verbs/nouns: The entertainment district was completely modernized.
    There was a complete modernization of the entertainment district.
  • Make something deeper
    deepen
  • The library is _____ ___ the hospital.
    next to
  • Prepositions: A number of wind turbines were placed in the sea, just off/on/to the coastline.
    on