Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map shows the development of the village.
Sample Response
The map shows the growth of Chorleywooda village called Chorleywood between 1868 and 1994.
It is clear that the village expanded alongside improvements to the transport infrastructuregrew as the transport infrastructure was improved. Four periods of development are shown on the map, and each of the developedpopulated areas is nearnear to the main roads, the railway or the motorway.
From 1868 to 1883, Chorleywood covered a small area next to one of the main roads. Chorleywood Park and Golf Course is locatednow located next to this original village area. The village grew along the main road to the south between 1883 and 1922, and in 1909 a railway line was built acrosscrossing this area from west to east. Chorleywood station is in this part of the village.
The expansion of Chorleywood continued to the east and west alongside the railway line until 1970. In 1970At that time, a motorway was built to the east of the village, and from 1970 to 1994, further development of the village took place around the motorway's intersectionsaround motorway intersections with the railway and one of the main roads.
Why this response received Band 9.0
The response is highly effective: it presents a precise overview linking expansion to transport development, then selects and sequences the four growth periods accurately. Its only meaningful limitation is that the descriptions could make the relative scale of the later development areas slightly more explicit. The best refinement is to add one concise comparison of how extensive the post-1922 expansion became.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The response fully and accurately summarizes the village's development, with a clear overview and well-selected spatial and chronological details.
As a refinement, add one brief comparison showing that the later expansion covered substantially more land than the original settlement.
Coherence and Cohesion
The information is organized with effortless chronological progression, clear paragraph roles, and cohesive links that do not distract.
Maintain this concise progression while ensuring any added comparison remains integrated with the relevant development period.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is consistently precise and flexible, particularly for spatial relationships, infrastructure, and patterns of expansion.
Continue using this level of precision, perhaps varying 'village' once where the reference remains completely clear.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of sentence structures is used with full control and natural punctuation throughout.
Preserve this accuracy when adding denser comparative clauses or further spatial detail.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map shows the development of the village.
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