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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 8.0 Example

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Task 1

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Ideas to explore

  • Compare the rooms’ capacities, dimensions and weekly prices as the main overview features.
  • Describe what the rooms share, including their 6-metre width, bathroom position and kitchenette.
  • Contrast the furnishing: two beds, two desks and a central dining set in the larger room versus one bed and one desk in the single room.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the two plans and identify their occupants.
  2. Give an overview of the main contrasts in size, furnishing and rent.
  3. Compare the dimensions, including the shared width and different depths.
  4. Describe shared facilities and then the distinctive furniture in each room.
  5. Conclude with the relationship between capacity, space and weekly price.
Useful vocabulary & examples
room layout
the way furniture and facilities are arranged in a room

The two-person room has a more elaborate layout, with a central dining area.

measures 2.5 metres deep
has a depth of 2.5 metres

The single room measures 2.5 metres deep.

weekly rent
the amount paid to use accommodation for one week

The weekly rent is $350 for the room for two people.

by contrast
used to introduce a difference between two things

By contrast, the single room contains only one bed and one study desk.

Task Prompt

The plan below shows a student room for two people and a student room for one person at an Australian university.
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User Essay Analysis

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Band 8.0

The diagrams compare the layout of a single room and a double room for students at an Australian university. Overall, both types of rooms have essential amenities for students. However, the most noticeable differences between the two room types are the better equipment and larger areas in twin rooms, which come at the expense of a higher weekly rent. The twin room measures 6 metres by 4 metres, while the single room is also 6 metres long but only 2.5 metres wide. Its weekly rent is $350, compared with $200 for the one-person room.

In the two-person room, two beds are positioned along the right-hand side, with a study desk near each bed. A table and two chairs occupy the middle of the room, while a bookshelf is placed close to the bathroom. The kitchen facilities are arranged along the left wall.

The single room has one bed and one study desk, and no central table and chairs are shown. Its bathroom is in the upper-left corner, and its kitchen facilities are grouped along the lower-left side. Thus, although the two layouts share a bathroom, a bed, a desk and kitchen amenities, the double room provides additional furniture and greater floor space for an extra $150 per week.

Targeted Improvement Tips

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Replace evaluative wording such as “better equipment” with features that can be confirmed directly from the plan, such as the extra bed, desk, table and chairs.
2
Make the overview compare the main differences explicitly: the twin room is wider and more furnished, while the single room costs less.
3
Check every figure against the diagram and state dimensions and weekly rent together so the reader can compare the two options easily.

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