Task 1 · map · 1 samples

The maps show changes to Riverside Park between 2010 and 2025. 2010: an entrance on the south side; a central lawn; a car park in the west; tennis courts in the east; a pond in the north. 2025: the southern entrance and central lawn remain; the western car park is replaced by a playground; the eastern tennis courts are replaced by a cafe; the northern pond remains; a footpath is added around the lawn. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

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Ideas to explore

  • Group replaced facilities separately from retained features.
  • Use compass directions and avoid assumptions about visitor behaviour.
  • Keep the description within the information supplied by the task.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the two layouts.
  2. Summarise replacements and retained features.
  3. Describe the earlier arrangement.
  4. Explain the changes by location.
Useful vocabulary & examples
percentage points
the absolute difference between two percentages

A change from 40% to 35% is a fall of five percentage points.

remain unchanged
stay at the same value or position

The administration share remained unchanged.

be replaced by
be removed and have another feature put in the same place

The car park was replaced by a playground.

Sample answers

Target Band 9 · Original model answer

182 words · Illustrative target band

The maps compare the layout of Riverside Park in 2010 and 2025, showing changes to its facilities while retaining several original features. Overall, the park gained a playground, a cafe and a footpath. These changes replaced the car park and tennis courts, whereas the entrance, central lawn and northern pond remained in their original positions. In 2010, visitors entered from the south, with the lawn occupying the…

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