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Writing Samples
Band 2

The plans below show a harbour in 2000 and how it looks today.

The maps illustrate information concerning the comparison of
port
Correct article usage
the port
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 harbour between 2000 and today.
Overall
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, it can be clearly seen that
To begin
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 with, the dock was standing alone near
public
Correct article usage
the public
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 beach
at
Change preposition
on
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 the right
Use synonyms
sides
Fix the agreement mistake
side
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 of the map.
Similarly
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, the castle
located
Verb problem
is located
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as well as
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 the beach ,but the castle
stood
Wrong verb form
stands
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 at
Use synonyms
bottom
Correct article usage
the bottom
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 of the map. Moving to the left
Use synonyms
sides
Fix the agreement mistake
side
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, there
had
Verb problem
were
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 2 carparks
where
Use the right word
were
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 located at
top
Correct article usage
the top
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 and
bottom
Use synonyms
.
However
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, only top
sides
Use synonyms
 had showers and toilets and closely right
sides
Use synonyms
 where Marina
located
Verb problem
was located
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. Nowadays, the docks were expanded from 1 to 2 where
remained
Wrong verb form
remaining
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the
Change preposition
in the
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 same place. Meanwhile, the castle
were
Correct subject-verb agreement
was
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 changed to
the
Correct article usage
a
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 hotel
instead
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 and
having
Wrong verb form
had
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the
Correct article usage
a
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 road. The new area was cafes and shops
Correct pronoun usage
that where
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where
Use the right word
were
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 located near
lifeboat
Correct article usage
the lifeboat
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 and
Use synonyms
bottom
Correct article usage
the bottom
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 of
passenger
Correct article usage
the passenger
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 ferries. The
bottom
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carparks
Use the right word
car park
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 was connected to the main
road
Punctuation problem
road,
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 where
Correct pronoun usage
it never
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never had
Correct word order
had never
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 it before ,and showers and toilets were constructed close
.
Rephrase
by.
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However
Linking Words
, the locations were from
Marina
Correct article usage
the Marina
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 to
fishing
Correct article usage
the fishing
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 boats.

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structure
Give a clear opening that sums up the map changes.
structure
Describe each part in order for the reader to know what was there in 2000 and what is there now.
language
Use simple past tense for actions and link ideas with and, but, also.
grammar
Check the grammar, use the right article and subject form.
content
There is an effort to compare two times.
linguistic
The student tries to use time words like now and begin with.

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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • multi-purpose building
  • recreational facilities
  • maritime safety
  • leisure destination
  • tourism-focused
  • infrastructure improvements
  • pedestrian promenade
  • landmark
  • expanded roads
  • transport infrastructure
  • industrial use
  • cruise ship terminal
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