IELTS Writing Sample – Task 1 – Maps – Dormitory Building

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 

The graphs below show the development of a dormitory building between 2007 and present. 

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

Write at least 150 words.

The floor plans compare the layouts of the student residence respectively in 2007 and the present, manifesting how the allocation of space in the building has changed. Overall, the rearrangement aims to achieve a lower residential density and is indicative of a higher emphasis on students’ recreational needs. 

First, the redesigned student hostel is expected to accommodate a smaller residential population than in 2007. The number of bedchambers has decreased from 7 to 3, although the spaces allotted for bathing and cooking have remained unaltered. Also, half of the car park has been repurposed as a garden, making the number of parking slots available drop from 10 to 5. 

Next, the changes to the purposes of the rooms exhibit a higher level of importance apportioned to leisure activities compared to the original plan. Three of the dormitory rooms in the 2007 layout have been redesignated as a music room, a small movie theater, and a dancing room. The current lounge is also an extended one, built by combining the old lounge area and its adjacent bedroom, as shown in the 2007 schematic, with the removal of the wall in-between. 

In sum, the area for accommodation purposes has been reduced and the idle space has been reused to cater to residents’ needs for entertainment. 

Word count: 213