Task 1 · process diagram · 18 samples

The diagram below show the condition of paradise island in the past and now. 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

  • Describe the overall shift from scientific research to tourism before listing individual map features.
  • Compare what stayed the same (the pier, beach, natural spring and rocks) with what was added or replaced.
  • Group details by location: the western pier and beach, the central hotel and leisure facilities, and the eastern spring, rocks and lookout.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce what the two maps compare.
  2. Give an overview of the island’s main change and any notable features that remain.
  3. Describe the past layout, moving from west to east.
  4. Describe the present layout in the same order and compare new facilities with former features.
Useful vocabulary & examples
be transformed into
to change substantially into a different kind of place or thing

Paradise Island has been transformed into a popular tourist destination.

remain in place
to continue to exist in the same location

The natural spring and the rocks remain in place on the eastern side.

be replaced by
to give way to something new in the same position or role

The small boat was replaced by a cruise ship.

inland from
away from the coast and towards the interior

The hotel complex is located inland from the beach.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

221 words · Illustrative target band

The given diagrams illustrate the significant changes and progress that has taken place in paradise island over a course of time. Overall, the island has gone through a lot of major changes and a substantial amount of development has taken place on the island which can be seen as the infrastructure and amenities of the island. In the past, Paradise Island had a beach, a pier and a small boat near the shore. There wer…

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AI-completed learning example

223 words · Illustrative target band

The maps illustrate the paradise island in past and the changes made over the passage of time. Looking from an overall perspective, the island has been changed from a natural island with only one structure to a tourist destination with significant changes in structure and infrastructure. In the past there was only one building in the western-central part of the island: a scientific research station. A beach was locat…

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AI-completed learning example

215 words · Illustrative target band

The provided diagrams delineate how an island named Paradise has developed from the past to the present. Overall, it is observed that the area on the left side of the isle has been converted into a hotel complex while the other side totally changed. It can be witnessed from the maps that the pier on the western coast is now served by a cruise ship, whereas a small boat is shown there in the past. In the earlier map, …

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