Ielts writing proficiency Task ielts academic + ielts general Writing Task Includes ielts writing Samples for Task in ielts academic Training & ielts gen

Writing Your Report
Despite being slightly different from the other task 1 question types,
the steps to produce a good map description remain the same.
You need to:
Analyze the question
Plan out your report structure
Write a good introduction
Write an overview paragraph
Write the main body paragraphs describing the changes which have
taken place.
Step 1- Analyze The Question.
The question statement will provide you with several useful pieces
of information, such as the name of the area that needs to be described and
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the time periods represented. This will help you decide which tense to use
in your report.
You need to study the map and look for features that have
disappeared, together with new features. You also need to make note of
anything that hasn’t changed.
We will use the sample question on the next pages to illustrate
these points:
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Notes:
This map depicts the town of Charmington
There are two time periods, 1995 (in the past) and 2025 (in
the future)
New features in 2025:
Nature reserve
Residential Housing
A boat club
A restaurant
A retirement village
A shopping mall.
Holiday cottages (moved)
Features that remain the same:
The hotel
Step 2 – Write An Introduction
The introduction paragraph should give the reader an idea about
which area is being discussed and the relevant time period. To write a
good introductory paragraph, you just need to paraphrase the first
statement in the question.
Question Statement: The map below shows the town of
Charmington in 1995 and 2025.
Now rewrite this in your own words;
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