IELTS WRITING TASK 1 Date: 26 Dec 2023
MANUFACTURE PROCCESS
Activity 1: Read the sample below and answer the questions.
The diagram illustrates the process of preparing string
hoppers, a kind of noodle dish. Overall, there are six main
stages in the process, starting with grinding the rice and
making a dough, and ending with using a steamer to cook the
string hoppers.
(a) In the first step of the process, the dry rice is put into a rice
grinder before it is grounded into flour. (b) Once the flour is
mixed with water, it is kneaded and formed into dough. (c)
After that, the dough is put into a string hopper press which is
a metal piece of equipment with two handles and holes in it.
(d) Following this, the dough is pushed through the holes, and it comes out as thin noodles.
(e) The next step is that the noodles 'nests' are placed onto separate string hopper mats which are round
baskets made of thin pieces of wood. (f) Then, they are cooked in a steamer until they are ready. (g) The
last step is to serve the string hoppers with a variety of spicy curries.
1. What does paragraph 1 talk about?
2. Match the sentences in paragraph 2 and 3 with the pictures.
3. What tense is used in the sample?
4. What sentence structure is used the most in the sample?
5. What words/phrases are used to show the sequence?
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I. Task overview
• You will be given an illustration of a process: a linear or a looping one.
• You will be asked to write a report on the process, highlighting the most significant
stages.
• Your essay should begin with the start and finish with the end of the process.
• There are 2 types of process: Man-made and Natural.
• You should use PASSIVE VOICE for man-made process and ACTIVE VOICE for
natural process.
Man-made process (manufacturing process/ Natural process (looping process)
linear process)
II. Structure
1. Passive voice
S + be + V3/ed
Activity 2: Rewrite these sentences with passive voice
1. People collect tea leaves with a pair of scissors.
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2. Farmers harvest the ripe cherries and put them into baskets.
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3. Workers cook the mixture with water and sugar.
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4. People remove the stems and leaves from the cherries.
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2. Article: a/an, the or no article
• We use …………… for things we mentioned before.
• We use ……………… for countable singular noun we first mention.
• We use ………… for plural nouns or uncountable nouns in general.
Activity 3: Choose A/AN, THE, or NO ARTICLE for the blanks below.
(1) …….. cherries are collected from the trees before they are transported to (2)…… factory. (3) ………
collected cherries are then washed so that (4) ………. stems and leaves are removed. After that, they are
crushed and added with (5) ……. sugar to form (6) ……. mixture. The mixture is then cooked in (7) ………
big pot to become (8) ……. jam. (9) …… jam is later poured into (10) …... jars as final products.
3. Sequencing Languages:
Activity 4: Put these words in the correct column
• After • Firstly • Lastly
• After that • Following that • Next
• At the first step • In the first stage • Subsequently
• Before • In the following stage • Then
• First • In the subsequent • To begin
• Finally stage
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a. Type 1: Before - After relationship
First(ly) – Then – Next -....- Final(ly)
Example:
• At the first stage of the paper-recycling process, recycled paper is collected.
• Then, some water is added, and the mixture is left for an hour.
• Finally, the new paper is left to dry in a warm place for at least 24 hours.
After/Before + N phrase/V-ing, clause
After/Before clause, clause.
Example:
• Some water is added, and the mixture is soaked for an hour. After that, the mixture is beaten for about 45
seconds until a pulp is formed.
• After being soaked for an hour, the mixture is beaten for about 45 seconds until a pulp is formed.
• Before being beaten for about 45 seconds to form a pulp, the mixture is left for an hour.
• The mixture is beaten for about 45 seconds and a pulp is formed afterwards.
Attention: afterwards (adv) can only be used at the end of the sentence, it has the same meaning with ‘after that’.
At the following stage, Clause.
This is followed by N phrase/V_ing.
Example:
• The mixture is beaten for about 45 seconds and a pulp is formed afterwards. At the following stage, the
pulp is poured into a shallow tray and some water is also added. It is then mixed by hand.
• At the following stage, the pulp is poured into a shallow tray and some water is also added. This is
followed by a hand-mixing process.
Once + clause, clause.
Example:
The mixture is beaten for about 45 seconds and a pulp is formed afterwards. Once it is ready, the pulp is poured
into a shallow tray.
Subsequently (adv), Clause.
S be + subsequently + V3/ed
At the subsequent stage of the process, Clause.
Example:
• The mixture is soaked for an hour. Subsequently, the mixture is beaten for about 45 seconds until a pulp
is formed.
• The mixture is soaked for an hour and is subsequently beaten for about 45 seconds until a pulp is formed.
• At the subsequent stage of the process, the mixture is soaked for an hour.
b. Type 2: Two actions happened at the same time.
During + clause, clause
Example:
During its entire life cycle, salmon have lived in both freshwater and saltwater.
Clause, thereby + N phrase/Ving.
Example:
The rolling pin is used to flatten the pulp, thereby forcing out any excessive water.
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While + clause, clause
At the same time, + clause
Example:
• While the mixture of sand and soda is being heated, some other chemicals are added to create various
colors.
• The mixture of sand and soda is heated. At the same time, some other chemicals are added to create
various colors.
• Sand and soda are mixed and heated at the same time.
c. Sentence structures:
Notes:
• M: material
• F: facilities
• P: place
• V: verb
• V3: past participle
Structure 1:
The process begins / continues/ ends with [M]+ [Ving / being V3 ] (+ by [F])
Ex: The process begins with wastepaper being cleaned by a machine.
Structure 2:
The (first/next/ final) step takes place in a [P], where/ in which [M] + [be V3]
Ex: The first step takes place in a factory, where/ in which wastepaper is cleaned.
Structure 3:
[M] be sent to / be transported to [P] (+ by [F]) where they/ it + [be V3]
Ex: Wastepaper is transported to a factory by a truck, where it is cleaned.
Structure 4:
[M]+ be processed by the use of a + [F].
Ex: Wastepaper is processed by the use of a machine.
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Activity 5: Look at the diagram about drying out a mobile phone. Then rewrite
the steps in the process using the sequencing language above to help you.
Step 1: phone/ must/ remove/ water/ as soon as possible.
Step 2: phone/ should/place/ paper towels.
Step 3: case/should/remove/ and the back of the phone/should/ take off.
Step 4: phone/ should/ dry/ soft cloth.
Step 5: The battery and the SIM card/ should/ remove. They/ should/ dry off. (Write this as one
sentence.)
Step 6: vacuum cleaner/ can/ use/ remove/ remaining water/ the inner sections of the phone.
Step 7: The phone/ can/ place/ bag of uncooked rice overnight/ soak up any remaining water.
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III. How to organize
Introduction ➔ The diagram demonstrates/shows the process of
making/preparing/producing [something] from [something else]
Overview ➔ Overall, there are six main stages in the process beginning with + Ving/n
and ending with Ving/n.
Body 1 ➔ In the first stage of the process,
➔ After that,
➔ Following this,
Body 2
➔ The next stage involves + Ving
➔ At the end of the process, + last step
IV. Practice
The diagram below shows how ethanol fuel is produced by corn.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
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