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

AI-completed learning example

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The maps depict the differences between the texture of single rooms and double rooms in a university in Australia. Overall, there are several discrepancies between two types of rooms, especially the arrangement. It is also noticeable that two-people room has more furniture than the room for one. As can be seen from the map, the two-person room is 6 metres long and 4 metres wide, while the single room has the same len…

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AI-completed learning example

219 words · Illustrative target band

The two graphs illustrate the comparison between two types of room for two students and one student with separate average prize a week at an Australia university. In general, it is obvious that room which costs higher possesses larger size and more conveniences than the other. To begin with, student room with the prize of $350 a week is more spacious and has more furniture. It measures 6 metres by 4 metres, so its ar…

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218 words · Illustrative target band

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 …

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