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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 5.0 Example

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214 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 5.0

The stipulated layouts sketch out the modification that has been made in the floor plan of central library since 2004 . According to the blueprints, 20 years ago a public library incorporated a section of books for children which has been supplanted by a lecture room in present times and enquiry desk for tickets, book returns, etc.). The main entrance remains at the centre of the southern wall in both plans. Overall, the library has been reorganised, with the central tables removed and several new facilities added.

Twenty years ago, the children’s books occupied the north-east corner, while CDs, videos and computer games were in the north-west. Adult fiction and non-fiction were positioned below these areas on the left and right respectively. A reading room was in the south-west, opposite the enquiry desk, and tables and chairs filled the central space.

Today, the former children’s-books area is used as a lecture room, and adult non-fiction has been replaced by adult fiction. The enquiry desk has moved to the right-hand side near the middle and is now accompanied by an information desk and self-service machines. On the left, the old reading room and media section have given way to storytelling spaces, children’s fiction, reference books and a computer room. A café now occupies the south-east corner.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Write a one-sentence overview that names the most significant changes, such as the removal of the central seating area and the addition of new facilities.

Describe the old and current layouts in separate paragraphs, using consistent location terms such as “on the left,” “on the right,” and “in the south-east corner.”

Proofread the opening for articles, sentence length and spacing around punctuation; replace awkward expressions such as “in present times” with concise alternatives.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

5.0

Modest

Words

214

Type

Map

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

5.5 Band

The completed answer identifies major changes, including that “the central tables [are] removed” and that the former children’s-books area becomes a lecture room. It also covers the new café, computer room and self-service machines. However, “the modification” in the opening is singular and does not signal the full range of changes, and some original functions are not clearly matched to their replacements. Next, make the overview explicitly summarise the main relocations and additions before giving details.

Coherence & Cohesion

5.5 Band

The response follows a useful overview-and-details sequence: “Overall, the library has been reorganised” introduces the summary, followed by descriptions of the old and current plans. The left/right and north/south references help readers locate features. However, the opening sentence is difficult to follow, and the long final paragraph packs several changes together. Use separate, clearly signposted paragraphs for the former layout and the current layout, and group each description consistently by side.

Lexical Resource

5.0 Band

There is relevant map vocabulary in phrases such as “north-east corner,” “south-west,” and “self-service machines,” and the answer uses several accurate facility names. Some wording is unnatural or imprecise: “stipulated layouts sketch out” is an awkward way to introduce a map, while “in present times” is unnecessarily wordy. Choose standard report verbs such as “show,” “replace,” and “relocate,” and use “north-west” and “south-east” consistently for precise locations.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

4.5 Band

The completed answer includes generally understandable sentences, for example, “A café now occupies the south-east corner.” However, the preserved opening has errors in “of central library” and “2004 .”; the first needs an article, and the space before the full stop is incorrect. The opening also becomes an overloaded sentence. Next, check articles and punctuation, then divide long descriptions into shorter sentences with clear subjects and verbs.

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