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Band 8+: The maps below show a housing estate as it is now and a plan for developing it in the future.Provide an overview of the information by identifying and describing the key details, and include comparisons where appropriate.

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The image displays two maps, 'Housing estate now' and 'Plan for developing housing estate', with a legend. The 'now' map shows a main road and a private road leading to a circular path surrounded by Woodland labeled as 6000 trees (51 trees depicted) and containing 20 four-bedroom houses. The 'plan' map shows a main road and a new private road, featuring 25 one, two, three-bedroom houses, a Lake, Tennis courts, a Flower garden, Parkland, and Woodland labeled as 250 trees (19 trees depicted). Both maps include a North-pointing compass. The legend defines symbols for: Four-bedroom houses, One, two, three-bedroom houses, Woodland, and Parkland.

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The picture describes the current layout of the housing estate and how it will be changed in the future.

Overall, it can be seen that this layout is predicted to undergo significant changes. These include opening up the open space to develop new housing areas and parkland by cutting down woodland, making the place become a more populated estate.

In the current layout, the estate is covered by woodland, with a massive number of 6000 trees. There is one main road in the north of the area, which is connected by a U-shaped private road. Additionally, several four-bedroom houses are aligned with this private road.

According to the plan, most of the woodland will disappear, only 250 trees will be kept, making way to promote the introduction of a new Y-shaped private road. Tennis courts are going to be constructed on the right of a private road and on top of a new parkland, opposite a new lake and parkland on the left of the road. A flower garden, which is surrounded by one, two, three-bedroom houses and parkland, will also be built in the south of this place.

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Overall Band Score

8.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

parkland: 4

private: 4

layout: 3

woodland: 3

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by describing the current layout and the future plan, with a clear overall statement highlighting significant changes. Key features such as the reduction in woodland, introduction of new housing types, and addition of amenities (tennis courts, lake, flower garden) are identified. Comparisons between the two maps are made appropriately. Minor omissions (e.g., not explicitly stating the number of houses in the plan or the exact location of the main road relative to the compass) and slight inaccuracies (e.g., 'U-shaped' vs. 'circular' path) do not detract from the overall quality. To improve, ensure precise terminology and include all key numerical details for completeness.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is well-structured and easy to follow. The overview is clear, and the description of the current and future layouts is logically organized. The use of cohesive devices like 'Overall', 'In the current layout', and 'According to the plan' helps guide the reader. However, the paragraphing could be slightly more balanced; the second paragraph is quite short compared to the others. Consider ensuring each paragraph has a similar level of detail for a more polished flow.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is appropriate and varied, with good use of terms like 'undergo significant changes', 'massive number', 'aligned with', and 'promote the introduction'. The language is natural and sophisticated enough for a high band score. To reach a 9, you could incorporate a few more precise or less common terms (e.g., 'demolished' instead of 'disappear', 'relocated' instead of 'kept') and ensure all phrasing is fully idiomatic (e.g., 'making way to promote' could be 'making way for' or 'allowing for').

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is virtually flawless. The report uses a range of sentence structures, including complex sentences with relative clauses (e.g., 'A flower garden, which is surrounded by...') and conditional-like constructions (e.g., 'making the place become...'). Punctuation is correct throughout. This demonstrates excellent control and flexibility, meeting the criteria for a band 9.

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