The plans below show a harbour in 2000 and how it looks today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Your report should comprise a minimum of 150 words.

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maps illustrate the differences between
Porth
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Harbour
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in 2000 and
Porth
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Harbour
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today and how
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harbour
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has developed since 2000.           
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, it can be clearly seen that there are many
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between
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two
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pictures. The
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today seems like a tourist attraction,
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of being a simple
harbour
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like in 2000.           In detail, the most important thing
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a
harbour
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is the dock,
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the
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Harbour
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in 2000 had only one dock, the number of
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in
this
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harbour
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now
increases
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to
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docks so that there are more places for ships.
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, there
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a change in the places of private yachts and fishing boats, the yachts zone would be on the head of the fishing boats zone in 2000, but now it is under. Despite some
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, there are still some unchanged points and those points are: The
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of the public beach( on the top right of pictures), the
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of the lifeboat and the
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of passenger ferries( near the
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of pictures).           
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, there are some
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in the mainland
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on
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the sea. There were
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car parks and one showers and toilets
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place
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  in
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Harbour
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in 2000, but now there is an extra showers and toilets zone and that new one is placed between
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parking places. Looking at the bottom of maps, there are some
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changes
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that can be noticed immediately. There is a
cafes
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and
shops
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area on the left of
lifeboat
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Lifeboat Place
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place
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in
today
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harbour
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, and the disused castle in 2000 is now replaced by a hotel and the road is extended,
tourists
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so tourists
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can go straight to the hotel.
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Coherence and Cohesion
Try to organize your details more logically to enhance the flow of your essay. Separating changes on the sea from changes on the mainland would improve clarity.
Task Response
You can improve your essay by providing more specific comparisons when mentioning changes. For instance, describe what 'under' and 'on the head of' mean regarding the positioning of yachts and boats.
Coherence and Cohesion
Avoid redundancy in your writing and ensure each sentence adds new information.
Task Response
You've appropriately noted key changes like the addition of docks, relocation of yacht and fishing boat zones, and the transformation of the disused castle into a hotel.
Coherence and Cohesion
Your essay has a clear introduction and conclusion, providing a good framework for your report.

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