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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 7.0 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 7.0

The plans demonstrate two distinct types of dormitories for students, one for two people and one for one person, at an Australian university. It is evident that the room for two students is larger and is more expensive. Furthermore, there can also be seen to be more furniture in the two-person room than the room for one person. The two-person room is 6 metres wide and 4 metres deep, whereas the single room has the same width but is only 2.5 metres deep. This gives floor areas of 24 and 15 square metres respectively. Weekly rent is $350 for the shared room, compared with $200 for the single room. The layout of both rooms includes a bathroom in the upper-left corner, a study desk along the top wall, and a compact cooking area. However, the larger plan contains two beds and two separate study desks, while the smaller one provides just one of each. It also has a central table with chairs and additional shelving, features not shown in the single-person plan. Both rooms place the bed area on the right and the kitchen facilities on the left, so their basic arrangement is similar despite the differences in size, cost and capacity.

Targeted Improvement Tips

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Keep the overview to the main differences, then support it with the exact dimensions and weekly prices in a separate comparison.
2
Use direct comparison structures such as “the shared room contains…” instead of passive phrasing like “there can also be seen to be…”.
3
Reduce repetition by varying references carefully—for example, use “the shared room” and “the single room” after naming each option.

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