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Volcano Position and Village Before and After Eruption

The three pictures show the position of a volcano, and a village before and after volcanic eruption.

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

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Sample answer (1) Key features (8) Vocabulary (5)

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Key features: Volcano Position and Village Before and After Eruption

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

7 points

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers all three pictures with a clear overview and logical before-and-after comparisons, supported by generally precise vocabulary. Its main limitation is a handful of slightly vague or inaccurately worded details, such as describing population density from building numbers, which weakens full data accuracy.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers the volcano's position and the village before and after the eruption with a clear overview and relevant comparisons, though a few claims, such as population density inferred from buildings, are imprecise or partly unsupported by the visuals.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Information is organised logically across paragraphs with effective linking devices like 'Prior to', 'As a result', and 'Meanwhile', giving clear and consistent progression.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

A good range of topic-specific vocabulary is used fluently, including 'catastrophic event', 'lava has spread', and 'intact', with only minor awkward phrasing such as 'pathing circle' affecting precision.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A variety of complex structures is handled with flexibility and accuracy, including relative and subordinate clauses, with only occasional minor errors that do not impede meaning.

7.0

What to work on next

Verify each described detail against the visuals and replace vague phrasing with precise, concrete descriptions of locations, features, and changes.

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