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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 5.0 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 5.0

The plans above display what a normal university student room looks like in general. The plans of the dorm visualizes how the furniture will be laid out for one person room and two person room. The dorm for one person looks much more spacious than two people despite being twice as small than two people. In the two-person room, which measures 6 metres by 4 metres, two beds are placed along the right-hand side, with a separate study desk near each bed. A table and chairs occupy the central area, while the bathroom is in the upper-left corner. Cooking facilities, including a stove and sink, are grouped along the lower-left wall. The room costs $350 per week.

By comparison, the one-person room is also 6 metres wide, but its depth is 2.5 metres. It has one bed on the right and one study desk at the top, leaving more open floor space in the middle. The bathroom remains in the upper-left corner, and the kitchen appliances are arranged along the lower-left side. This room costs $200 per week, which is $150 less each week than the shared room. Overall, the main differences are the number of beds and desks, the greater depth and shared seating in the two-person room, and the lower rent for the single room.

Targeted Improvement Tips

1
Replace the vague opening with a one-sentence overview that identifies the main differences: capacity, room depth, shared seating, and weekly rent.
2
Describe the shared room and single room in separate sections, and use the plan’s exact depths—4 metres and 2.5 metres—rather than an unsupported “twice” comparison.
3
Proofread the opening for plural agreement, articles, and compound modifiers: for example, use “the plans show” and “a two-person room.”

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