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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 6.0 Example

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218 words AcademicTask 1Map

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

Introduce the two plans and identify their occupants.
Give an overview of the main contrasts in size, furnishing and rent.
Compare the dimensions, including the shared width and different depths.
Describe shared facilities and then the distinctive furniture in each room.
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.

User Essay Analysis

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Band 6.0

The map delineates the disparities between a double room and a single room for students at an Australian University. Overall, the two-people’s room has a larger area, along with a higher price than the single. However, the facilities in both rooms do not display significantly different. With the room for one student, the rental fee is $200 per week, compared with $350 for the double room. Both rooms are 6 metres wide, but the two-person room is 4 metres deep, whereas the single room measures 2.5 metres in depth. Accordingly, the former has a floor area of 24 square metres, compared with 15 square metres for the latter.

In terms of layout, both rooms include a bathroom, a bed, a study desk and kitchen facilities, including a stove and sink. The larger room has two beds and two study desks, while the single room contains one of each. It also provides a table and chairs, which are absent from the smaller room. The single room has a more compact arrangement, with its bed and desk positioned on the right side. Both plans show the bathroom in the upper-left area and kitchen facilities along the left side. Overall, the double room offers more space and accommodation for two, while the single room is less expensive and more compact.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Write the overview after identifying both the main similarities and the clearest differences; here, mention that the rooms share basic facilities but differ in capacity and dining furniture.

Check every numerical comparison against the plan: both rooms are 6 metres wide, while their depths are 4 metres and 2.5 metres, and their rents are $350 and $200 per week.

Proofread the introduction for noun forms and adjective grammar. Replace “two-people’s room” with a natural phrase and check that “different” follows a suitable verb.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

6.0

Competent

Words

218

Type

Map

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

6.0 Band

The response gives an overview and covers the principal comparisons, including the weekly rents and room dimensions: “$200 per week, compared with $350” and “24 square metres, compared with 15”. It also identifies the extra bed, desk and table-and-chair area in the double room. However, the opening claim that the facilities “do not display significantly different” is too broad. Distinguish shared amenities from features that differ, and make that comparison explicit in the overview.

Coherence & Cohesion

6.0 Band

The answer moves from an overview to numerical comparisons and then to the rooms’ layouts, which gives the reader a generally clear route through the information. The transition “In terms of layout” usefully signals the shift. The opening sentence about facilities is difficult to follow and does not prepare the reader for the later differences. For stronger cohesion, group the description into shared features and then contrasts, using clear comparison language.

Lexical Resource

5.5 Band

There is useful map vocabulary, including “floor area”, “depth” and “layout”, and the later description uses clear terms such as “kitchen facilities”. Some choices are awkward: “delineates the disparities” sounds overly formal here, and “the single” is an imprecise short form for the single room. Replace these with natural, specific wording such as “compares” and “single room”, and use “weekly rent” consistently for the price.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

5.0 Band

The completed answer uses comparison clauses accurately in phrases such as “whereas the single room measures 2.5 metres in depth”. However, the preserved opening contains errors in “two-people’s room” and “do not display significantly different”; the latter also lacks a grammatical complement. These issues make the introduction less clear. Practise accurate noun phrases and adjective structures, for example, “the room for two people” and “the facilities are not significantly different”.

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