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Band 4+: The plans show Ashford in 2010 and Ashford now. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image presents two maps, each with a compass rose. The first map, 'Ashford, 2010', depicts the 'River Tam' with a 'Ferry' crossing it, a road leading from the 'City' in the northwest, trees on both banks, and 4 houses on the eastern bank. The second map, 'Ashford now', shows the 'River Tam' with a 'Bridge' crossing, a 'Yacht marina' with 4 boats on the south-western bank, a recreational area in the extreme southwest, and an expanded residential area on the eastern bank comprising a large multi-story apartment block and 6 individual houses.

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The two maps represent the Ashford in 2010 and his redeveloped version 16 years later, in 2026, respectively.

Overall, the town layout has been updated to include modern facilities, which have replaced some natural facilities. The updates have improved the city’s accessibility and functionality.

To begin with the most significant changes, at the River Tam rather than a Ferry was build a new modern bridge, also, in today’s plan clearly illustrates additional road which leads to Yacht marina. The Yacht marina includes 7 boats. Admittedly, at the northeast side of town constructed 2 old pattern houses and 5 new individual residential areas.

Continue with the least changes in town’s plan, at the westsouth side all of the natural facilities were demolished, trees were cut down. However, at the northwest bank natural facilities and the road from city remained steady, equivalent.

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The report addresses the main changes between the two maps, such as the replacement of the ferry with a bridge and the expansion of residential areas. However, there are some inaccuracies in data reporting (e.g., the number of boats and houses) and some awkward phrasing that affects clarity. To improve, ensure that comparisons are made more smoothly and that the description of locations (e.g., 'westsouth') uses standard compass directions. Aim for better grammatical control when describing completed actions in the past or present perfect tense. The report falls short of the required 150 words.

Coherence & Cohesion

The organization of the report is somewhat logical, but the progression of ideas is hindered by poor sentence structure and awkward transitions. While you attempt to use cohesive devices like 'To begin with' and 'However', they are often used in conjunction with grammatically incorrect sentences, which disrupts the flow. To improve, focus on using cohesive devices to link complete, clear thoughts rather than just starting sentences with them. Ensure that each paragraph has a clear central topic and that the transition between the 'significant changes' and 'least changes' feels natural.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is somewhat limited and often used incorrectly, which can lead to confusion. For example, phrases like 'his redeveloped version' or 'old pattern houses' are unnatural in English. There is also an attempt to use more sophisticated terms like 'demolished' and 'functionality', which is good, but they are not always applied accurately within the context. Aim to learn collocations (words that naturally go together) related to map descriptions, such as 'residential area was expanded' or 'infrastructure was modernized', to improve the naturalness of your writing.

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Grammatical errors are frequent and significantly impact the readability of the report. There are issues with sentence construction (e.g., 'at the River Tam rather than a Ferry was build a new modern bridge'), subject-verb agreement, and word forms. Many sentences are run-on sentences or fragments. To improve, practice building complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions (e.g., 'While the ferry was replaced by a bridge, the trees were...') and ensure that your verb tenses are consistent and correct, especially when comparing the past to the present.

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