地图题写作在很多书上都没有系统的指导,它有别于那些规律的饼图柱图,构思方面没有数据图那么复杂,但在语言驾驭,很多学生都感到很陌生。
地图题分两种,一种为地理变迁题,一种为选址题。首先我们来看地理变迁题,它描述的是一个地方(多为一个城镇)在一段时间的发展变化。
先来看题目。这是一道雅思写作真题。在以往考试中,很多地图题都是类似两到三张图。因此,学好这种类型就可以起到举一反三的作用,应付考试中的各类地图题。
真题实例
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram below shows the development of the village of Kelsby between 1780 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
地图题常用词组
1.表示方向方位的介词、介词词组
On the corner On the corner of A & B StreetsOn the higher right-hand cornerAt each cornerAt the corner of Park Street
Across from A
Across the road from A
On the opposite side to..
Close to; near; nearby; by; not far away; a short distance awayFar from; far away fromNext toOn the right/left ofOn the right-hand/left-hand sideDirectly on your left/right cornerAt the end of
2 表示行动动作的方向性:
Verbs+ adverbs of movements
Go/turn/move/jog/run/walk/rushGo east/ go westGo alongTurn left/right
Verbs+ adverbs of movementsGo straight ahead/forward(s)/onwards/ forth
( go forth into..)
behind/ afterwards
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