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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 9.0 Example

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199 words AcademicTask 1Map

Task 1

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Ideas to explore

Highlight the main transformation: a central seating and table area in the earlier plan gives way to a layout with more specialised facilities.
Compare how the east side changes from children's and adult non-fiction books plus an enquiry desk to a lecture room, an information desk, self-service machines and a café.
Track the west side from media, adult fiction and a reading room to storytelling, children's fiction, reference books and a computer room; note that the entrance stays centrally located.

Suggested structure

Introduce the two plans and give an overview of the most significant changes and any feature that remains.
Describe the earlier layout, grouping rooms by side or by upper, middle and lower sections.
Describe the current layout using the same spatial framework so the reader can compare positions.
Finish with a concise summary of how the library's range of facilities has changed.

Useful vocabulary & examples

occupy the upper-left corner: be located in the top-left part of a floor plan
The media room occupied the upper-left corner of the library.
be replaced by: be removed and have something else put in its place
The central seating area was replaced by several new facilities.
remain in the same position: stay in the location shown in the earlier plan
The entrance remains in the same position at the centre of the lower wall.
be located opposite: be positioned across from another place or feature
The enquiry desk was located opposite the reading room.

Task Prompt

The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

User Essay Analysis

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Band 9.0

The illustrations provide information about the changes taking place in the central library over a 20-year period. Overall, the library underwent substantial changes to include more recreational services and modernization while the main structure of the building remained unchanged. In the previous plan, there were two large tables surrounded by eight chairs each, located in the centre of the library. The enquiry desk, which handled tickets and book returns, was in the southeast corner, while the reading room occupied the southwest. CDs, videos and computer games were in the northwest, opposite children’s books in the northeast; adult fiction and non-fiction books filled the middle sections on the west and east, respectively.

Today, the entrance remains at the south, and the central table area has been removed. The northwest now contains sofas, a storytelling area and children’s fiction books. A lecture room occupies the northeast, with adult fiction below it. An information desk and self-service machines have been added along the eastern side. In the southwest, the reading room has been replaced by all reference books and a computer room, while a café occupies the southeast. Overall, the services now cover study, technology and recreation as well as book borrowing.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Make the overview more informative by naming the biggest conversions: the central table area disappears, the reading room is replaced, and new leisure and technology facilities appear.

Use a consistent route when describing each plan—for example, start in the northwest, move across the north, then describe the middle and southern areas.

Replace broad summary terms such as “modernization” with precise map labels, and check that each location is paired with the correct side or corner.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

9.0

Excellent

Words

199

Type

Map

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

8.0 Band

The response identifies the unchanged southern entrance and the shift from central tables to a broader range of facilities, and it describes the main rooms on both plans. For example, “the reading room has been replaced by all reference books and a computer room” captures a significant conversion. The overview could be more specific than “more recreational services and modernization”; next, name the key changes directly, including the new café and computer room.

Coherence & Cohesion

8.0 Band

The answer is easy to follow: it describes the earlier layout first, then begins the present-day account with “Today,” and groups details by side of the building. The semicolon in “opposite children’s books in the northeast” efficiently links contrasting locations. Some current features are listed in a slightly uneven order; a consistent north-to-south route would make the comparisons even easier to track.

Lexical Resource

7.5 Band

There is useful map vocabulary, including “enquiry desk,” “self-service machines,” and “lecture room,” and the west/east descriptions help distinguish the book sections. However, “modernization” is broad and “recreational services” does not pinpoint the facilities shown. For greater precision, use labels such as “storytelling area,” “café,” and “computer room” in the overview as well as in the detail.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

7.5 Band

The response uses a good range of sentence forms, including the relative clause “which handled tickets and book returns” and the contrast introduced by “while.” Most location statements are clear and controlled. The phrase “substantial changes to include” is an awkward construction rather than a serious grammatical breakdown; revise such phrasing to “changes that introduced” or “changes included” and proofread for concise sentence structure.

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