IELTS Task 1 · Academic · Map

Task 1 · Academic · Map

Describe how a place changed, or compare two places. Describe it in at least 150 words (about 20 minutes), then get an instant band estimate.

Ordered easiest → hardest (estimated from text complexity).

Easier

The two maps below show the town of Brackenhill in 1990 and in 2020.

Easier

The two maps below show the site of a power station in a rural area of northern England in 1995 and in 2025.

Easier

The two maps below show the coastal area of Windmere in 2005 and in 2025, after renewable energy was introd…

Easier

The two maps below show the same area of a river floodplain at Willow Bend at two different stages of its a…

Easier

The two maps below show a college recreation ground before and after it was redeveloped into a sports complex.

Easier

The two maps below show the Whitmoor coastal energy site as it was in 1995 and how the same site is planned…

Easier

The two maps below show the town centre of Millbrook in 2005 and in 2025, after measures were introduced to…

Medium

The two maps below show the central square of the town of Ashbourne in 1995 and in the present day. Summari…

Medium

The two maps below show the district of Meadowfield before a period of large-scale migration in 1985 and ho…

Medium

The two plans below show the site of Marlow Regional Airport in 1985 and after its redevelopment in 2020. S…

Medium

The two maps below show the Meadowbank retail site in 2005 and in 2025, after the area was redeveloped in r…

Medium

The two maps below show the layout of Riverside Park in 2005 and how it appears today after a major redesig…

Medium

The two maps below show the rural village of Oakfield in 1985 and how the same area has developed by the pr…

Medium

The two maps below show the area around Ashford Docks before and after a major harbour redevelopment scheme…

Harder

The two maps below show a wooden furniture factory before and after it was modernised. Summarise the inform…

Harder

The two maps below show the residential district of Fenwick in 1995 and in the present day. Summarise the i…

Harder

The two maps below show the site of the Ashfield Public Library in 2005 and how the same site had been chan…

Harder

The two maps below show the layout of a furniture manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Ashwood in 2005 a…

Harder

The two maps below show an area of the Elmdale district before and after it was redeveloped to improve wast…

Harder

The two maps below show the coastal settlement of Harberton in 1985 and in the present day, following a per…

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