雅思写作的地图题让很多考生“闻题丧胆”，那么到底地图题有没有考生技巧呢？环球教育马敏老师觉得我们可从以下几个方面进行对地图题的“脱敏”过程。

　　第一、论方位

　　东西南北：East/ west/south/ north

　　东西南北方向：eastern /western /southern /northern part

　　向东：eastward

　　向西：westward

　　向南：southward

　　向北：northward

　　第二、论介词

　　In 属于：比如北京在中国的东边BJ is located in the east of China.

　　On 不属于，相邻：比如山东在山西的东边Shandong is located on the east of Shanxi.

　　To 不属于、不相邻：比如日本在中国的东边Japan is located to the east of China.

　　第三、论建造

　　普通建造：build，construct

　　高大建筑物：erect

　　非实体建造：establish

　　道路修建：pave

　　出现：appear, emerge

　　扩建：expand ---expansion; extend

　　加速了它的发展步伐Accelerate its pace of development

　　第四、论改变

　　A被B所取代A is replaced by B

　　A被改建成B A is transformed into B

　　A消失了A disappears.

　　是原来尺寸的两倍Double the original size

　　是原来尺寸的三倍Triple the previous scale

　　是原来尺寸的一半half the previous size

　　第五、论存在

　　1.位于-be located/situated/sited：A newly-built pier was situated in the southeastern part of this island.

　　2.拥有-have：This village had a mere 100 homes in the year 1780.

　　3.存在-there be：There is a large stretch of farming land in the east of the village.

　　4.伴随状语-with：The first map depicts a rather small island, with some tropical vegetation scattered unregularly.

　　5.伴随状语-分词：A north-south highway was paved 20 years later, connecting the existing main roads and therefore creating a brand new transport axis for this expanded village.

　　6.倒装句-地点+be动词+主语：At the southern end of the river was a wetland for birds, providing an ideal shelter for a large variety of species.

　　实战练习：下面的地图描绘了Kinsley村子从1780到2000的发展. The maps below show the development of Kinsley.

　　改写：The maps illustrate the fast expansion of a village named Kinsley across a span of 220 years from 1780 to 2000.

　　第一幅图：In 1780,这个村子很小,只有100户人家. 村子的东边有一大片树林. 中间有四个农场.村子的西边有一条河,从北流向南.

　　In 1780, this village was rather small with only 100 homes. There were a great number of woods in the east of the village. In the middle of the village were four farms. A river was located in the west of the village, running from north to south.

　　第二幅图：80年以后, 住户数量翻倍, 树林和农场减半. 河上建了一座桥. 有一条路被建造,链接了住宅和河流.

　　80 years later, the number of houses doubled to 200. By contrast, the number of woods and farms halved to their former figures. In addition, a brand new bridge was built over the river. A new road was constructed, connecting homes and the river.

　　第三幅图：2000年，房屋数量增加到500.所有的树林和农场消失。村子的东南边建立了学校和运动场，有条小路连接住宅区。河流的东岸新开了一些商店，南端有个鸟类湿地。

　　The year 2000 witnessed a sudden rise in the number of homes, which more than doubled to 500. All the woods and farms disappeared. In addition, two schools and three sports fields were built in the southeast of the village, which was connected with homes by a new road. Along the bank of the river were some shops which were opened in this year. A new wetland for birds was constructed at the southern end of the river.