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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 7.0 Example

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220 words AcademicTask 1Map

Task 1

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Ideas to explore

Separate features that remain from those that have been added, relocated or replaced; the business units and car park remain, while the IT centre gives way to an innovation centre.
Describe the shift in land use: open grassland in the northwest is now substantially developed, while trees remain in the southwest.
Treat transport access as a key change, noting the cycle path, station and bus stop, while also mentioning the railway that continues to border the site.

Suggested structure

Introduce the maps and identify the time comparison.
Give an overview of the most important changes: redevelopment and improved access.
Describe the 2008 arrangement by area, covering open land and existing facilities.
Compare the current layout, highlighting retained and replaced buildings.
Finish with access changes and any transport feature that remains.

Useful vocabulary & examples

give way to: to be replaced by something new
The IT centre has given way to an innovation centre.
remain in broadly similar positions: to stay in approximately the same locations
The business units remain in broadly similar positions.
be concentrated in: to be located mainly within a particular area
Woodland was concentrated in the southwest.
border the site: to run along the edge of an area
The railway continues to border the site to the east.

Task Prompt

The maps below show a science park in 2008 and the same park today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Band 7.0

The maps illustrate how Science Park has developed from 2008 to the present. Overall, it is clear that there have been several changes; the most noticeable change is cycle path construction and the decline in grasslands. In 2008, to the north-west of the park, there were a lot of grasslands and woodlands, which provided fresh air. By today, much of this open land has been developed, and only a few wooded areas remain. Offices and a reception area occupied the north-east in 2008; today, offices remain in this part of the park, while a research and development centre and a university hub have been added nearby. The business units have remained in the west, and the central car park is still present. However, the IT centre in the south-west has been replaced by an innovation centre. The cyber security building remains in the south-east, although the map now labels it as cyber security. Transport and access have also changed. Cycle paths now extend around the park and connect several facilities, whereas in 2008 the park had no cycle paths. A bus stop has been added on the eastern side, and a station is now located on the railway along the southern edge. Overall, the park retains some of its original facilities but has gained new research, transport and leisure-related features.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Name each key map change together with its location, for example, the IT centre in the south-west becoming the innovation centre.

Describe the open land and trees as separate features so the reader can distinguish the loss of grassland from the remaining woodland.

Replace broad or informal phrases such as “a lot of” with concise map-report wording such as “an extensive area of.”

AI Feedback

Overall Band

7.0

Good

Words

220

Type

Map

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

7.0 Band

The overview identifies the main transformation, noting “cycle path construction and the decline in grasslands,” and the account compares retained facilities with new or replaced ones. It also covers the research centre, university hub, innovation centre, bus stop and station. One detail could be made more precise: “the decline in grasslands” is broad, and the amount of woodland change is not clearly specified. Next, describe the former open area and remaining tree cover separately.

Coherence & Cohesion

7.0 Band

The answer moves logically from an overview to the northern facilities, then the southern buildings and transport changes. Phrases such as “By today” and “Transport and access have also changed” help signal time and topic shifts. The final sentence summarizes the overall balance of change. To make the comparisons even easier to follow, group each replacement or addition with its exact location rather than moving between features within a broad area.

Lexical Resource

6.5 Band

The response uses relevant map vocabulary, including “research and development centre,” “cycle paths” and “railway,” and it distinguishes facilities that remain from those that are new. Some wording is less precise or natural for a formal map report, notably “there were a lot of grasslands and woodlands” and “cycle path construction.” Use more concise expressions such as “areas of grassland and woodland” and “the construction of cycle paths,” while keeping descriptions tied to visible features.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

6.5 Band

There is a useful mix of simple and complex structures, including the relative clause “which provided fresh air” and contrasts introduced by “while” and “although.” Time references are generally controlled across the two maps. However, the opening phrase “cycle path construction” is an awkward noun sequence, and “there were a lot of grasslands and woodlands” is less formal than the rest. Next, check noun phrasing and use consistent past-versus-present forms for comparisons.

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