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WRITING TASK 1
You Should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
| The diagram below shows the process for recycling plastic bottles. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. |
Write at least 150 words.
How plastic bottles are recycled
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 5.5 score.
Plastic bottles are one of the most materials used in the world, and recycling is a really important
subject to try to minimize the waste.
Around the streets, in front off houses and restaurants is possible to see some bins, to collect
organic and recycle waste. The yellow in is the correct one to trash recycle things, such as plastic
bottles. After trashed, a truck collects at least once a week and leave in a specific place to separate
what is recycleble and what is not. For that reason, is really important to separate before trash, this
means someone will not spend to many time separating.
Recycling is a big process, after separated the waste should be compressing in blocks to facilitat the
crushing and washing process, that should be done because to many durty come with the bottles
and crushing it makes easier to produce a new material.
Crushed, washed and then going to the production of plastic pellets, it is can be finally heated to
form a raw material.
But what can be produced using recycled bottles? New bottles, containers, bags, T-shirts, pen, toys
and to many other things.
Searching, it is possible to see how big is the waste problem around the world and how not to many
govermnents invests in this situation. Starting into the houses, avoiding to use plastics in excess
and separating the correct things in the correct bins, is a good way to Keep the environment safe.
Total Number of Words: 244
Here is the examiner’s comment:
In this process task, the response includes an introduction and covers the main stages of the recycling process. However, there is significant irrelevant detail included, e.g. in the last paragraph, which reduces the score. The stages are set out in order and them is good overall progression with some effective linking devices [such as I For that reason] and cohesion [what is … what is not I that] but the errors reduce the band score here. The candidate tends to use lists rather than a full range of cohesive devices. Vocabulary is adequate with some original vocabulary [minimize the waste I separated I containers I environment]; however, much is taken directly from the task [compressing I to form a raw material]. There are errors in spelling [in I bin I durty I dirty] but they do not reduce communication. Grammatical structures are limited and level of error is high [after separated I after separating I should be compressing I should be compressed I it is can be I it can be]. For a higher score, improved accuracy is needed. The score for this response could be improved by including a summary of the main stages of the process, e.g. plastic bottles are collected, sorted, broken down and made into new products.
WRITING TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
| In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages? |
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 4.0 score.
Total Number of Words: 245
Here is the examiner’s comment:
Most of the ideas in this response are not relevant to the question. It mainly talks about the need people have to go from place to place and how people like different types of transport. However, there is a position expressed in the final paragraph. A title is not required in Task 2. There is some attempt to organise the ideas and there are some basic cohesive devices [First of all I Finally], but there is inaccuracy and a general lack of coherence. There is no clear progression. There is a high density of error in the use of vocabulary in terms of spelling and word choice Leanly fund thier vehicl I perefer to chang thief”’. Sentence structures are very limited, although there are some attempts at subordinate clauses [because they all have a different advantage].