IELTS Academic Writing:West Park Secondary School since its construction in 1950

The diagrams below show the changes that have taken place at West Park Secondary School since its construction in 1950. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. 

Answer:

The pictorial representation details out the series of changes that occurred at West Park Secondary School , since it was constructed way back in 1950. 

To begin with, in the year 1950 , the educational institute occupied space along the road with a recreational ground besides it. There was a series of houses just adjacent to the school and a small farmland exactly diagonally to it, just behind the residential complexes. Then by the year 1980, almost all the space next to the original school building was taken over by the authorities and the original space occupied by houses was converted to house a Science block just adjacent to the school main building and a car parking next to the new block. The farmland was converted to a sports ground to cater to the new needs of the school. 

Finally , by the year 2010 as the count of people coming on cars increased , all the space allotted to the sports ground was taken over by the parking stall to cater to the new demand.A small portion of the original playground ,adjacent to the car parking , was marked for sports facilities . 

Overall, with increasing modernisation  and population pressure , the primary focus of school moved from allotting space for outdoor activities to make new shelter for the cars.  

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Answer:

The three maps illustrate the various transformations that have taken place in West Park Secondary School from 1950 when it was built to 2010.

Overall, it is apparent that while the school saw a significant growth, the recreational areas were reduced in size.

In 1950, the school was a single building located to the right of series of houses. A main road passed along the northern side of school and houses. Playground was located just behind the school and to the right of the farmland.

In 1980, although the playground remained unchanged, the school was extended with a separate building for science block on its left. Moreover, houses were demolished to make room for car park and science block. Another striking change was conversion of farmland to car park. In 2010, the layout of the school area changed significantly despite any addition of new buildings. The car park was expanded to the south due to which the sports field and playground were narrowed down.

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