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Academic Task 1: A village then and now (maps)

Academic Task 1 133 words 1 min read

Task

The maps show the village of Eastbrook in 1990 and today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

1990: farmland to the east of the river; a small primary school in the centre; a post office next to the school; a footbridge across the river; a woodland in the north-west.
Today: the farmland has been replaced by housing; the primary school has been enlarged; the post office has been converted into a cafe; the footbridge has been replaced by a road bridge; the woodland remains but a car park has been added beside it.

Band 7.0 answer

The maps illustrate the changes that took place in the village of Eastbrook between 1990 and the present day.

Overall, the village has become more built-up and more accessible, with new housing and a road bridge being the main developments.

In 1990, the land to the east of the river was farmland, but it has since been replaced by housing, which suggests that the population has grown. The primary school in the centre of the village has been enlarged, and the nearby post office has been converted into a cafe.

Transport links have also been improved. The old footbridge over the river has been demolished and replaced by a road bridge, which allows vehicles to cross. In the north-west, the woodland has been preserved, although a car park has been built beside it.

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Why this scores 7.0

One note for each marking criterion.

Task response: The main changes are reported with an overview; some detail could be more precise.
Coherence and cohesion: Logical grouping (housing, centre, transport, woodland); good cohesion.
Lexical resource: Appropriate map language (converted into, replaced by, built-up).
Grammatical range and accuracy: Accurate use of the present perfect passive and past simple.
Task achievement: All changes are covered and correctly described.
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