This lesson is to give you some practice in answering a Task 1 question that presents a plan of a town or building.
What does this type of question look like?
Follow the link to open the sample question.
Activity
How would you approach this question? Discuss it with your partner.
How should I approach this question?
- This question presents two building plans, an old one and a new one. Your task is to identify the most significant changes - think of this as a ‘spot the difference’ exercise!
- Quickly read over the plan. Make sure you understand what information is being presented.
- Either in your head, or in writing, make a note of the key changes.
- Plan your essay structure.
Use Exercise 1 to help you.
Activity
Discuss with your partner how you would structure this information into three paragraphs.
Exercise
Now do Exercise 2 about the language which could be used in this style of essay.