Beechwood Farm Site Changes from 1950 to Today

The plans below show the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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WhyThis is aMap — it asks you to describe how a place changed.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the overall change to the place)andKey changes(what was added, removed, moved or kept).

Overview

2 points

Key changes

9 points

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Score details

Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response organises the two periods clearly and covers the main additions using controlled language. However, the overview overstates replacement of farmland and natural features, since the river and growing areas remain, and several retained features receive little explicit comparison.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers the main additions and changes, but its overview overstates replacement of farmland and natural features. The river and growing plots remain, while continuity in features such as the farmhouse and chickens is not explicitly compared.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically through clear spatial paragraphs with effective use of locational and sequencing cohesive devices, with only minor mechanical referencing.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is sufficiently flexible and precise for describing maps and change, using appropriate terms such as 'replaced by', 'occupied', and 'former sheep area'.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A good range of structures, including passive forms, coordinated clauses and clauses introduced by while, is used with generally consistent accuracy; the movement phrase in the final paragraph has an unclear implied subject.

7.0

What to work on next

Strengthen comparisons by explicitly noting which features from 1950 survived unchanged, such as the soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse, and chickens.

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