Band 7+: Task 1: The maps below show part of a village in 1910, and the same part of that village in 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pictures give information about how the layout of a part of a village altered over a period of 100 years from 1910.

Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the village adjusted significantly over the 100 years, whereas the most noticeable change can be seen in the appearance of a wide range of houses, which accommodate a huge number of citizens.

In 1910, the village saw few houses and facilities. The Shalton village was situated over School Road, London Road and High Street, which formed a triangle in a centre of the village. On the bottom, two houses could be seen, whereas on the left side of the school road, there was a butcher’s, a house and a school. The triangle was where a large house, a grocer’s, a bakery and some trees were constructed, while a post office was located in the northeast.

In 2010, this village was more mordernized and residental. The centre of the village, all were destroyed to make space for the construction of a café and many houses, whereas both sides of the London Road and High Street, a wide range of houses also added and London Road has a fork going into the triangle. On the top, a house was replaced by a bank, and shopping activities were taken place in the supermaket, which was located adjacent to a parking lot in the west. Only the school, the post office and three roads were remained the same.