【タスク1】地図問題対策

以下のサンプル問題を参考にしながら、地図問題を対策するポイントを確認していきましょう。

サンプル問題

• The maps below illustrate how Frenton changed from 1990 to 2012.

ポイント1 ロケーションを表す表現

地図問題では、以下のフレーズを覚えておきましょう：

• 〜に位置している：be located, be situated
• 〜に囲まれている：be surrounded by
• 〜に移動する：be moved to, be relocated
• 〜の反対側：on the opposite side of, across from
• 〜の隣に：close to, next to
• 〜沿いに：along, alongside

記の位置を表す表現は、基本的に方角を示す語と一緒に使用されます。実際にサンプル問題の設問を元にして、上記のフレーズを使用してみましょう：

• The bank was located west of High Street and north of the school in 1990

ポイント2 地図の変化を表す表現

地図問題では、地図上の建物が変化したり発展を表す必要があります。そのために必要なフレーズも覚えておきましょう：

• 建物の変化：be turned into, be transformed into, be changed into, be converted into, be replaced by(with), make(s) way to
• 建物の発展：develop into, grow into
• 増加：be constructed, be added, grow in number
• 減少：be cut down, be removed

減少を表す “cut down” は主に森林などを主語として用いられます。

• The trees in the southwest of the town were cut down to make way for a technopark.

サンプル回答

最後に、今回紹介したパラグラフを全て繋げてみましょう：

• The maps below illustrate how Frenton changed from 1990 to 2012.

• The maps show the developments that have taken place in Frenton over a period of 22 years between 1990 and 2012.
• It is clear that Frenton underwent a dramatic transformation over the period, becoming noticeably less green and more built up.
• The only places that remained the same in Frenton over the period were the school and the library. The playing fields in the south of the town, for example, were replaced with flats. Secondly, the houses in the west of Frenton were also made larger and factories were constructed on the site. Furthermore, the café and the park east of High Street made way for a hotel and golf course, while the theatre and shops became a cinema and supermarket, respectively.
• The bank, located west of High Street and north of the school, was converted into a restaurant and the trees in the southwest of the town were cut down to make way for a technopark. One further development was the expansion of the hospital, located west of High Street.
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