# IELTS Task 1 Map: Don't Add Reasons or Effects That Are Not Shown

## Direct answer

No. In IELTS Task 1 map or plan questions, students should not add reasons, purposes, effects, opinions, tourists, popularity, or economic impact unless the map explicitly shows them.

## Canonical rule

If you can point to it on the map, you can write it.
If you cannot point to it, delete it.

## Diagnostic lens

This is not mainly a grammar or vocabulary problem. It is a task remit discipline problem: the sentence crosses beyond the visual data.

## Bad sentence

The forest in the east was cleared to build a marina, which attracted wealthy tourists and boosted the local economy.

## What is visible

- The forest in the east was cleared.
- A marina was built in its place.

## What is not visible

- The purpose: "to build a marina"
- The effect: "attracted wealthy tourists"
- The economic impact: "boosted the local economy"

## Better sentence

The forest in the east was cleared and was replaced by a marina.

## Rubric risk

The main issue is Task Achievement, not grammar. The sentence may sound fluent, but it adds unsupported information beyond the visual data.

## Edge cases

- If the prompt explicitly gives a reason, the reason may be mentioned.
- If the map labels an area as tourist-related, tourism may be mentioned only within what is shown.
- Do not infer wealth, economic impact, popularity, or local benefit unless shown.

## Training actions

- Finger-point test
- Visible-change rewrite
- Unsupported-inference deletion

## Agent output schema

```json
{
  "task_route": "task1_map",
  "main_issue": "task_remit_violation",
  "visible_claims": [
    "The forest in the east was cleared.",
    "A marina was built in the east."
  ],
  "unsupported_claims": [
    {
      "text": "to build a marina",
      "type": "inferred_purpose"
    },
    {
      "text": "attracted wealthy tourists",
      "type": "unsupported_effect"
    },
    {
      "text": "boosted the local economy",
      "type": "unsupported_economic_impact"
    }
  ],
  "suggested_rewrite": "The forest in the east was cleared and was replaced by a marina.",
  "disclaimer": "Educational practice feedback only. Not an official IELTS score or examiner report.",
  "storage_policy": "This public checker does not store submitted text by default."
}
```

## Public checker

This is a beta single-sentence checker for common explicit unsupported purpose, effect, tourist, popularity, or economic-impact claims.
It may miss softer, implicit, or out-of-scope phrasing.
Do not describe it as a full Task 1 map diagnostic.

Use:

```text
POST /api/public/task1-unsupported-inference-check
```

Example input:

```json
{
  "task_subtype": "task1_map",
  "candidate_sentence": "The forest in the east was cleared to build a marina, which attracted wealthy tourists and boosted the local economy.",
  "visual_facts": [
    "There was a forest in the east in 1990.",
    "There is a marina in the east now.",
    "The forest was replaced by a marina."
  ]
}
```

## Regression case

Regression set:

- `bunborough-original`
- `map-tourism-effect`
- `map-resident-benefit`
- `map-correct-replacement`
- `map-edge-case-tourist-label`

Expected:

- `task_route = task1_map`
- `main_issue = task_remit_violation`
- unsupported claims include `to build a marina`, `attracted wealthy tourists`, and `boosted the local economy`
- correct replacement and tourist-label edge cases return `main_issue = none_detected`

Forbidden recommendations:

- compare data instead of listing data
- develop the argument
- explain the reason for the change

## FAQ

### Can I write reasons in IELTS Task 1 maps?

No, unless the prompt or visual explicitly gives the reason. Task 1 asks you to report what is shown, not explain why it happened.

### Can I say a marina attracted tourists?

Only if tourists or visitor information is shown on the map. A marina label alone does not prove tourist numbers, wealth, popularity, or economic impact.

### Is "to build" always wrong?

No. It is risky when it adds a purpose that the task does not show. If the prompt explicitly states the purpose, it can be used.

### Is this a grammar problem or Task Achievement problem?

It is mainly a Task Achievement risk because the sentence adds unsupported information beyond the visual data.

## Product limitation

StoryBank Writing provides educational no-score feedback only. It is not affiliated with IELTS Partners and does not provide official IELTS scores or examiner reports.