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Huntingdon Present and Future Maps

The maps below show Huntingdon as it is now, and how it will change in the future.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Key features: Huntingdon Present and Future Maps

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

1 point

Key changes

5 points

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Answer · 236 words · 4 paragraphs · 8 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response is well organised, with a clear overview and a logical comparison of the present and future layouts. Flexible vocabulary and controlled complex sentences help communicate the changes effectively. Its main weakness is reporting more than the maps establish: exclusive access to the A14, reduced access to the new roundabout, and a precise count of additional railway lines. Describing the visible routes and connections more cautiously would make the report more reliable.

TA

Task Achievement

The response identifies the industrial estate, new roundabout and rerouted A14, and provides a clear overview. However, the claims of exclusive current A14 access and reduced future access go beyond the map evidence. The description of two additional railway lines also needs more cautious wording, while the removal of Brampton Road’s direct A1 connection could be compared explicitly.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically from an overview through the present layout to future changes, with a good range of cohesive devices and clear paragraphing that guide the reader effectively.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and precise for describing maps and change, with natural collocations such as 'proposed changes', 'rerouted', and 'built-up area', showing only very occasional imprecision.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of structures is used with good control, including complex relative and passive constructions, and errors are rare and non-impeding.

7.0

What to work on next

Verify each spatial detail against the maps before writing, particularly the positions of roads, the roundabout, and the new railway links, so that all reported features match the visual accurately.

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