The diagrams give information about changes in a student accommodation.

Changes in Student Accommodation 2010 and Now - 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.

A student's answer to this task, and the feedback on it

Written by an IELTSX user under exam conditions and published unedited and anonymously. Band 8.5 · 213 words.

The maps illustrate the developments that have taken place in a student accommodation building from 2010 to the present day.

Overall, the accommodation has undergone significant expansion and modernization. While the central bathroom, the main entrance, and several bedrooms have remained in their original positions, a portion of the gardens and the living room have been replaced by additional bedrooms, a social area, and a car park.

In 2010, the rectangular property contained three student bedrooms: two on the western side and one on the eastern side. A kitchen was situated in the northwest corner, while a living room occupied the north-central area. A single bathroom was located in the center of the building, accessible via a hallway that led to the main entrance in the southeast. Large garden areas were located to the north and south of the building.

At present, the building's northern perimeter has been extended. The former living room and part of the northern garden have been replaced by two new student bedrooms. In the kitchen area, a new social area has been integrated, while the southwest bedroom has been converted into an en-suite room. Although the central bathroom, eastern bedroom, and southern entrance remain unchanged, the southern garden has been entirely replaced by a new car parking area.

Examiner feedback

This is an exceptional response that fully satisfies the criteria for a Band 9.0. It features flawless grammatical control, outstanding precise vocabulary appropriate for map descriptions, a clear logical layout, and fully describes all changes without any omissions.

Task Achievement - 9

- Fully and accurately covers all key modifications and structural transitions of the student accommodation. - Includes a highly detailed and clear overview outlining the modernization, expansion, and functional conversions. - Accurately details every room addition, modification, and external landscape conversion (such as the garden to the car park).

Coherence & Cohesion - 8

- Highly logical paragraph organization, separating the overall summary, the 2010 state, and the present changes. - Excellent use of cohesive devices and clear referential pronouns (e.g., 'the rectangular property', 'the former living room', 'the southwest bedroom'). - Very smooth and logical progression of details within and between sentences.

Lexical Resource - 9

- Superb, precise range of vocabulary customized for mapping tasks (e.g., 'perimeter has been extended', 'integrated', 'en-suite', 'undergone significant expansion'). - Complete flexibility and natural collocation throughout the response. - No spelling, collocation, or word-formation errors detected.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy - 9

- Outstanding grammatical accuracy with an error-free, highly sophisticated use of passive structures and relative clauses. - Perfect management of tenses, utilizing past tense for 2010 and present perfect/present simple for the current status. - Flawless punctuation and complex clause coordination.

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