Porth Harbour in 2000 and Today Map

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

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

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Key features: Porth Harbour in 2000 and Today Map

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

3 points

Key changes

8 points

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Response 01

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Answer · 152 words · 4 paragraphs · 10 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band6.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response opens well, with a clear purpose, an overview, and generally controlled, varied language. However, it stops abruptly mid-sentence, and several location details (such as which sides the fishing boats and marina occupied in 2000) contradict the maps, while later changes like the hotel, cafés and shops, and the beach conversion are absent.

TA

Task Achievement

The response presents an overview and attempts key comparisons, but several details are inaccurate against the maps (e.g., the 2000 positions of fishing boats and yachts, and the claimed southwestern road change), major developments such as the hotel, cafés and shops, and the beach conversion are omitted, and the account ends mid-sentence, leaving the task only partially covered.

5.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Progression is broadly logical with clear sequencing devices and paragraphing, though the abrupt unfinished ending and a slight misattribution of the road change weaken the overall cohesion.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and reasonably precise for a maps task, with terms like 'undergone significant transformations', 'moored', and 'relocated' showing good resource, with only minor imprecision.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A good range of structures is used with strong control, including complex sentences with 'however' and 'now directly connected', and errors are rare and non-impeding.

7.0

What to work on next

Complete the unfinished description and verify every location change against the maps before submitting, ensuring key developments such as the hotel, cafés and shops, and the beach conversion are covered accurately.

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