Solar Panel Structure and Use Diagram

The diagrams below show the structure of a solar panel and how it is used.

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

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Key features: Solar Panel Structure and Use Diagram

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

2 points

Stages

4 points

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Response 01
Estimated band6.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response describes the panel's structure and both heating applications, with a clear progression from structure to function. However, its explanation of refraction and its concluding judgment about the diagram's accuracy are unsupported, and the overview could summarize the main shared principle more clearly. Missing subjects, awkward clause structures and imprecise word choices also reduce the clarity of an otherwise understandable account.

TA

Task Achievement

The response describes the box, glass cover, inlet and outlet, and distinguishes the water-heating tube from the air-heating arrangement. However, it lacks a clear overview of the shared heating principle, introduces refraction as an unsupported heating explanation, and ends with an unsupported judgment about the diagram's accuracy.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Information is logically organised from structure to the two uses, with a range of cohesive devices and referencing that generally guides the reader without strain.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate for the task with some appropriate terms like inlet, outlet and transparent, but awkward or inaccurate expressions such as formed by approximately a box, physical feats and refracted reduce precision.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A variety of complex structures is attempted, but missing subjects in 'once is in' and 'even if is not', the awkward coordination in the introduction, and the construction 'a transparent glass, that seals it' show uneven control.

6.0

What to work on next

Proofread for basic sentence grammar, especially missing subjects in subordinate clauses, and replace awkward word choices with more precise academic phrasing.

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