The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Islip town centre now Countryside Shops Main road Shops Housing E Park School Housing Islip town centre: planned development W E Dual-» carriageway Bus Shopping Car station centre park Pedestrians only Shops Housing New housing New housing Park School Housing PA

IELTS Writing Task Chart for The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Islip town centre now Countryside Shops Main road Shops Housing E Park School Housing Islip town centre: planned development W E Dual-» carriageway Bus Shopping Car station centre park Pedestrians only Shops Housing New housing New housing Park School Housing PA

The diagrams provide key information about how the Islip

town

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centre is now and before planning and development. The figures show a lot of changes and enhancements in the village.

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, it is clear from the map of Islip

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centre now are more organised and planning appropriately. In the past, there were many distractions and it was like a circle and that made the village more tightly.

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the map

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present, they are adding a countryside area and merging shops to make two shops in the whole

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. The biggest change is relocating the main road and putting it in the middle of

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. Schools and houses remain in the same place. In terms of Islip

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centre with planning and development, it was the main road surrounded by shops, housing and a park. It was there a bus station to moving people to other regions. We notice significant differences in that area and now it is more convenient.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 9.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Introduction & conclusion present

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Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

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Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

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