The diagrams below show the present building of a college and the plan for changes to the college site in the future.

Practice this IELTS Writing Task 1 question on IELTSX. The diagrams below show the present building of a college and the plan for changes to the college site in the future.

Task 1 - IELTS Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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Written by an IELTSX user under exam conditions and published unedited and anonymously. Band 7.5 ยท 314 words.

The pictures illustrate the present layout of a college area and the projections to this site in 2020. Overall, the most striking change will be the expansion of the college with the removal of the green space in the north. The entrance and the reception will also be relocated so they will be easier to access. With the extension of the site, several new facilities will be introduced as well.

At present, the college site consists of a car park, the campus and a garden at the top. The parking lot is located in the western side of the campus separated by a footpath. Students coming by bus stop in the south where there is a bus stop and use the footpath which leads to the entrance in the north. Once inside, students face a lunch area along with a couple of classrooms on their right, and a row of another classroom, the reception and the library on their left. The bathroom is situated at the far end of the entrance.

By 2020, the college is planned to have seen major transformations. The main one will be the extension of the whole area by removing the garden. With this, the car park will be able to accommodate more vehicles, and the campus will also face several changes. Another striking transformation will be the relocation of the entrance to the south next to the bus stop. This will make it easier for students to enter the college area and remove the need for a footpath between the campus and the car park. Inside the campus, some facilities will be repositioned and more classrooms will be built: while the library and the lunch area will be transferred to the west, in their places, more classrooms will be constructed. Finally, the reception will be repositioned to the centre, and the toilet will be moved to the north.

Examiner feedback

This is a strong response that accurately compares the two maps with a high level of grammatical precision. To reach a Band 8.0 or 9.0, focus on refining the naturalness of some expressions and ensuring perfect noun-number agreement (e.g., 'another classroom' vs 'other classrooms').

Task Achievement - 8

- The response covers all key features of the maps, including the expansion into the garden, the enlargement of the car park, and the relocation of the entrance. - The overview is clear and well-placed, identifying the most significant structural changes (expansion and relocation of the reception). - All data and spatial relationships are described accurately according to the provided diagrams.

Coherence & Cohesion - 8

- Paragraphing is logical, separating the current state from the future plans, which aids clarity. - Cohesive devices such as 'At present', 'By 2020', and 'With this' are used naturally to link ideas. - There is a very clear progression from the general layout to specific internal changes.

Lexical Resource - 7

- Uses a good range of vocabulary related to planning and development (e.g., 'projections', 'transformations', 'accommodate', 'repositioned'). - There is some slight awkwardness in phrasing, such as 'row of another classroom' (should be plural) or 'students coming by bus stop in the south'. - Overall, the terminology is appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy - 8

- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy with complex structures, particularly the future perfect ('is planned to have seen') and passive voice. - The majority of sentences are error-free and punctuation is handled well throughout the text. - Tense control is excellent, distinguishing clearly between the current state and future proposals.

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