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Construction and Function of a Simple Water Filter

The diagram below shows how a simple water filter is constructed and how it functions to produce clean drinking water.

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

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Key features: Construction and Function of a Simple Water Filter

WhyThis is aProcess diagram — it asks you to explain a sequence from beginning to end.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(how many stages, and where it starts and ends)andStages(each step in order).

Overview

1 point

Stages

4 points

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Answer · 185 words · 4 paragraphs · 8 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response presents a fluent account of the filter, moving from equipment to filtration and storage. However, it reverses the sand and charcoal layers, adds unshown claims about which contaminants each material removes, and implies that the pipe is installed after filtration. The overview could identify the main components more concretely, while the final account should explain how water is obtained through the tank tap.

TA

Task Achievement

The response describes filtration and transfer to a storage tank, but reverses the sand and charcoal layers and omits the outlet tap. The detailed claims about debris sizes and charcoal absorption are not supplied by the diagram. Its overview would be stronger if it identified the two containers and connecting pipe.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The paragraphs generally progress from equipment to filtration and storage, with clear referencing and sequence markers. However, Subsequently introduces pipe installation after the water has already been filtered, confusing the assembled equipment with the operating sequence. The final paragraph should follow water movement through the existing pipe.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

The response uses a varied process vocabulary, including untreated water, layers and storage tank. Some wording is unnecessarily elaborate, such as available for utilization, while ingredients is less precise than filtering materials for the separate layers. Technical language about contaminants should remain within the evidence shown.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Sentence structures are varied and largely accurate, including effective use of 'on top of which', participial phrases, and passive forms, with only minor lapses.

7.0

What to work on next

Double-check the physical arrangement of labelled components against the diagram before describing them, so that the reported layer sequence matches the visual exactly.

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