The process shows the design of a modern landfill for household waste.

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The diagram illustratesdiagrams below illustrates the design of the landfill for household wastewastes in modern waste management.nowadays. The modern land fill can be divided into three main stages: construction, use, and closure.processes, construction, using and closuring. It starts from digging a man-made hole in the natural rock and ends with covering it with clay.ends in covering the clay. This device can help the collection of waste liquid.recycling of water because of it can collect the waste liquid. Initially, to construct the modern landfill, a large hole is dugInitially, to constructe the modern landfill. It needs workers to dig a big hole in the natural rock. Then, clay and a synthetic lining are placed in this man-made hole, followed by drainage pipes and a drainage tank,Then assemble devices like drainage pipe and drainage tank which are surrounded by the clay in these man-made hole . In the next stage,and the landfill can be used. Moreover, the trucks deposittrack fill the household waste into the landfill and the landfill produces some waste liquid. Finally, the landfill is completely filled,the landfill is filled full. It needs clay to cover the wastewastes and a pipe to keep gases to escape.the air flowing.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 5.0

The response successfully identifies the primary stages of the process and provides a basic overview. However, the report suffers from inaccurate details such as describing gas pipes as air vents and mentioning water recycling, as well as grammatical fragments and spelling errors. To improve, ensure all diagram labels like synthetic lining and gas emissions are accurately reported using precise grammar and vocabulary.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TA

Task Achievement

5.0
Scoring rule

The report outlines the main stages of the process, but it includes inaccurate information regarding water recycling and gas pipes.

Next step

Accurately describe all labeled components from the diagram, avoiding assumptions about functions not shown in the image.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

5.0
Scoring rule

Paragraphing is present and a sequential progression is attempted, but sentence fragments and basic cohesive devices disrupt the flow.

Next step

Ensure every sentence is grammatically complete and use a wider variety of transitional phrases to connect ideas smoothly.

LR

Lexical Resource

5.0
Scoring rule

The response uses basic vocabulary to describe the diagram, but errors in word formation and spelling are noticeable.

Next step

Practice using precise technical vocabulary from the prompt, such as synthetic lining and gas extraction, while checking spelling.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.0
Scoring rule

There is a limited range of structure with several grammatical mistakes, including subject-verb agreement errors and sentence fragments.

Next step

Review basic clause structure to eliminate fragments and ensure subjects agree with their corresponding verbs.

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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

The process shows the design of a modern landfill for household waste.

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