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 illustrate the layout plans of 2 different rooms specifically designed to accommodate a single and two occupants in an Australian university. Overall, it is noticeable from the 2 maps that there are several major differences between 2 rooms, in terms of widths, prices and the number of in-room facilities along with their placement. The two-person room measures 6 metres by 4 metres, whereas the single room ha…

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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 sa…

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194 words · Illustrative target band

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 a…

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