The diagram below shows the water cycle in both forested and urban areas. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Writing Task Chart for The diagram below shows the water cycle in both forested and urban areas. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The process illustrates two identical natural processes in different areas.

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, there are four main stages: precipitation, evaporation, transpiration and runoff, and these stages repeat themselves,

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, the lack of natural forest in the city affects the amount and quality of each stage in the water cycle. Looking at the phases above the ground, precipitation in both areas remains the same.

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, the city is filled with industrial, commercial and residential buildings,

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the forested area is a natural reserve.

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, not only are evaporation and transpiration reduced, but the runoff is

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more polluted and higher in volume.

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, the underground layers have

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been affected. The top layer of soil which easily allows liquids to be absorbed is much thinner in the urban region than in the natural forest. There is

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a thicker layer of less penetrable soil and water table.

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leads to less infiltration of water, reduced baseflow and increased erosion in the metropolis as compared to the forested land.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Introduction & conclusion present

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

4 paragraphs

168 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

Precipitation
Absorption
Groundwater recharge
Evapotranspiration
Surface runoff
Impervious surfaces
Concrete
Asphalt
Stormwater systems
Vegetation
Water vapor
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