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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 6.0 Example

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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

  1. Introduce the two plans and give an overview of the most significant changes and any feature that remains.
  2. Describe the earlier layout, grouping rooms by side or by upper, middle and lower sections.
  3. Describe the current layout using the same spatial framework so the reader can compare positions.
  4. 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.
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User Essay Analysis

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Band 6.0

The given floor plan displays the transformation of Central Library, a public library during the past 2 decades. Overall, the library’s layout witnessed a dramatic change in its rooms’ purpose, books’ arrangement, and furniture. To start with, the tables and chairs in the middle of the building have been removed, while two sofas have been added to the children’s area.

Overall, the library has gained facilities for events, computing and refreshments, while the central tables and chairs have been removed. The entrance remains in the same position, but several rooms and book collections have changed use.

Previously, CDs, videos and computer games occupied the upper-left room. This space now contains children’s fiction books, sofas and an area for storytelling events. Below it, adult fiction has been replaced by reference books. The former reading room in the lower-left corner has become a computer room.

On the opposite side, the earlier children’s book room is now a lecture room. Adult non-fiction in the middle-right area has given way to adult fiction, an information desk and self-service machines. The enquiry desk in the lower-right corner has been replaced by a cafe. The two plans therefore show a broader range of activities within the library, with the removal of the central furniture leaving a more open space between the rooms.

Targeted Improvement Tips

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The overview should identify changed uses and retained entrance. Children’s fiction and storytelling are now in the northwest, while adult fiction is on the right. Keep the two book collections distinct.
2
Use an overview and group details by the actual comparison rather than describe every label in turn.
3
Check the quoted revisions and retain precise figures, dates, locations and tone.

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