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The maps below show an industrial area in the town of Norbiton, and

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 — Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 1

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The task

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The maps below show an industrial area in the town of Norbiton, and planned future development of the site.

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

Write at least 150 words.

What the chart shows

Two maps — "Norbiton industrial area now" and "Planned future development". The current site contains a factory beside farmland, a river and the town. The plan replaces the factory with housing, a medical centre, a playground, a school and shops, while keeping the river and some farmland. (Refer to the maps in Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 1, Writing Task 1.)

How it is marked

Task Achievement, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy — the four official IELTS criteria, each with its own band and a written reason. Write at least 150 words.

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