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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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Band 7.0

The diagrams compare student rooms for two people and one person at an Australian University. Overall, differences between the two categories can be clearly witnessed, with the most significant ones being the gap between the rooms’ width and prices and the appearance of a table and chairs in the twin room. On the West of each plan, a bathroom occupies the upper-left corner, while the cooking facilities are arranged along the lower-left side. The twin room measures 6 metres by 4 metres, giving it a larger floor area than the single room, which has the same 6-metre width but is only 2.5 metres deep. In the larger room, two beds are positioned along the right-hand wall, with a separate study desk for each occupant. A table with two chairs sits near the centre, and the kitchen area includes a stove and sink. By contrast, the smaller room contains one bed and one study desk, and no central dining table is shown. The weekly rent is $350 for the twin room, compared with $200 for the single room. Thus, the shared room is both larger and more expensive, and costs $150 more per week.

Targeted Improvement Tips

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Write an overview that separates the main contrasts: the twin room is deeper and costs more, while both rooms have the same width.
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Compare the two layouts directly in the body, pairing the bed and desk arrangements before describing any extra furniture or facilities.
3
After drafting, check map-description collocations and prepositions, especially phrases for locations such as “on the west side of.”

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