Task 1 · map · 18 samples

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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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.

Sample answers

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The maps display a learner room for two individuals and other quarter for a single human at an Australian institute. Looking from an overall perspective, it can be clearly seen that there is great difference between this to rooms. A bed, bookshelf, tables, chairs and cupboard is additional in two men’s room. The size is 6 metres long in both rooms, while the room for two people is 4 metres wide and the single room is…

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The given maps provides information about a student room having capacity of two student, and another cabin for a single individual at an Australian university. Looking from an overall perspective, it can be clearly seen that there is huge difference between these two rooms .The student room for two people have extra items like chairs, and beds and desks for both student. The room is 6 metres long and 4 metres wide. T…

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198 words · Illustrative target band

There are two types of student rooms at an Australian university, which are illustrated in the given chart. Overall, although in the student room for two individuals there are two beds and a table with chairs, it is much more cramped for two persons and cheaper than teo-personed room. While a single-student room has a bed and a study desk, the two-person room has two of each. The single room costs $200 per week, whil…

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