The plans below show a theatre in 2010 and 2012.
Sample Response
The two diagramsThe yielded two diagrams comparecompares the theatre's layouttheatre blueprint in 2010 and 2012. Overall, the theatre area was expanded and modernised over the two-year periodafter 2 years, ticket office was relocatedticket office and stages were relocated while some facilities were added and others removedsome are developed and some demolished.
In 2010, the theatre had divided into two parts, and one right side had one in ten proportion while rest of on the right side, left side’s north-east part used for storage. On the south side, the main door was between the ticket office and caféthe centre of the ticket and cafe was the main door, and the area north of the ticket officeticket office’s north direction had an admin office. Additionally, the auditorium was in the central areaahead of the area and followed by the stage and dressing room.
After two years, an extensionone new one in the tenth percentage area was added on the left side. The main door was the same as before, although before the entrance has few spaces. Storage was relocatedStorage relocated to the south-west cornerto south-west corner while the ticket office moved from the left of the main door to the rightticket office moved main door’s left to right and a restaurant was createdrestaurants developed in its former locationon that place. Storage was now admin office which shifted, dressing room area decreased and it’s on the north-west side. Centre of admin office and dressing room had now created coordination; however, positions of the stage and auditorium were unchanged from 2010stage and auditorium position was same as in 2910. Showers were addedThe shower was built next to the dressing room.
Why this response received Band 5.0
The response identifies many of the principal alterations and uses a sensible before-and-after structure, with the unchanged auditorium and stage also noted. However, several descriptions are inaccurate or very difficult to interpret, including the claim that the stage was relocated and the unclear references to added proportions. Prioritise precise spatial language and verify every stated change against the plans.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The response covers numerous changes and gives an overview, but some key statements are inaccurate or too unclear to demonstrate reliable comparison of the plans.
Describe each major relocation or addition with exact compass positions and remove unsupported claims such as the stage being relocated.
Coherence and Cohesion
The organisation into an overview and separate time periods is appropriate, although unclear referencing and overloaded sentences weaken progression within the paragraphs.
Group the changes by area of the theatre and use shorter sentences with explicit subjects for each relocated or newly added facility.
Lexical Resource
There is some relevant map vocabulary, including relocated, expanded, auditorium, and dressing room, but frequent awkward word choices obscure several descriptions.
Use precise location phrases such as in the south-west corner, to the right of the entrance, and remained unchanged.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex structures are attempted, but frequent errors in agreement, articles, tense, possession, and clause construction often make meaning difficult to recover.
Build accurate simple sentences first, then combine them while checking subject-verb agreement, articles, and consistent past-tense forms.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The plans below show a theatre in 2010 and 2012.
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