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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 7.0 Example

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Task 1

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The clearest overall change is the rise in gate capacity from 8 gates at present to 18 after redevelopment.
The airport keeps its basic left-right arrangement: departures are on the left and arrivals on the right.
The future plan adds passenger services and replaces the walkway with a sky-train connection.

Suggested structure

Paraphrase the task and identify the airport and planned timeframe.
Give an overview of the largest changes, especially the increase in gates and added facilities.
Describe the present terminal arrangement and its connection to the gates.
Explain the future concourse shape, new services and sky-train link.
End with a concise comparison of what stays similar and what changes.

Useful vocabulary & examples

gate capacity: The number of gates an airport can provide for passengers and aircraft.
The redevelopment will increase gate capacity from 8 to 18.
branch into two arms: To divide into two extending sections from a central point.
The future concourse will branch into two arms.
baggage-drop facilities: Places where passengers can hand over checked luggage.
Baggage-drop facilities are shown in the redeveloped terminal.
sky-train connection: A train link that transports passengers between airport areas.
A sky-train connection will serve the expanded gate area.

Task Prompt

The plans below show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

User Essay Analysis

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Band 7.0

The maps demonstrate the current plan of southwest airport and what it will look after renovations carried out next year. The present and future modifications show a stark increase in the number of gates, along with an extension of the airport from the north and east sides. To accommodate the larger area, transportation plans of the airport will also be expanded. Overall, the number of gates more than doubles, rising from 8 to 18, and several passenger facilities and transport options are added.

At present, the airport has a compact central terminal. Security and passport control are on the left, while passport control and customs are on the right. Departures are located at the lower left and arrivals at the lower right. The gate area extends to the north, and the facilities shown include check-in, a café and a walkway.

After redevelopment, the terminal is larger, with gates numbered 1 to 18 in the expanded gate area. The main functions—security and passport control, passport control and customs, departures and arrivals—remain in broadly the same positions. Check-in and a café are retained, while a bag-drop point and an ATM are added. The future plan also includes a sky train and car-hire service; unlike the current plan, it does not list a walkway.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Write a one-sentence overview that states the main change and the gate total, then avoid repeating that same point in the next sentence.

Make a two-column inventory of current and future features; use it to distinguish retained items (check-in and café) from additions (bag drop, ATM, sky train and car hire).

Proofread the opening for articles, verb patterns and collocations; specifically check “look like,” “Southwest Airport” and “transport facilities.”

AI Feedback

Overall Band

7.0

Good

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213

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Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

7.0 Band

The completed response identifies the central change with “the number of gates more than doubles, rising from 8 to 18” and compares the airport’s facilities before and after redevelopment. It also covers the retained terminal functions and new bag drop, ATM, sky train and car hire. The opening contains the wording “what it will look after,” so refine that sentence and ensure every comparison is expressed clearly and accurately.

Coherence & Cohesion

7.0 Band

The answer moves from an overview to separate descriptions of the current and future layouts, making the comparison easy to follow. Phrases such as “At present” and “After redevelopment” guide the reader through the stages, while the left/right and lower-left/lower-right details locate facilities. For an even tighter report, avoid repeating the same general expansion idea in the opening and overview, and keep each comparison beside the relevant feature.

Lexical Resource

6.0 Band

The response uses relevant map vocabulary, including “gate area,” “bag-drop point” and “car-hire service,” and distinguishes retained facilities from additions. However, “transportation plans of the airport” is an unnatural collocation, and “southwest airport” needs the airport’s proper-name capitalization. Replace these with concise, conventional terms such as “transport facilities” and “Southwest Airport,” while retaining accurate labels from the diagram.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

6.0 Band

Most of the later comparison is expressed in clear sentences, including “The main functions … remain in broadly the same positions.” The preserved opening has a genuine omission in “what it will look after” and lacks the article in “southwest airport”; the phrase “transportation plans of the airport” is also awkwardly formed. Practise checking verb patterns, articles and noun phrases, then proofread the opening separately from the body.

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