IELTS WRITING TASK 1 - PROCESS

Read the writing model and answer the following questions.

1. What tenses are used?
2. Which verb form is used: active or passive?
3. Circle all the linking words in paragraph 2 & paragraph 3.
4. Underline all examples of joining ideas with once/ when + present perfect.
5. Is the style of this report formal or informal? How do you know?

These pictures illustrate how tea is produced and how a cup of tea is made.
Overall, there are 18 stages in the diagram, from tea seeds being sown in India and China to a cup of tea
being served at home.
First of all, tea seeds are sown, and then the sun shines, which causes the seeds to grow into plants. Once
the plants have grown sufficiently, the leaves are then picked by farmers and put into baskets. After the
picking stage, the tea leaves are spread out in the sun to be dried. Subsequently, they are packed into boxes
and then loaded onto lorries, which take the boxes of tea to supermarkets.
In order to make a cup of tea, first of all you buy a box of tea and take it home. Next, you fill the kettle with
water and put it on the stove to boil. Meanwhile, you put a tea bag in a cup. When the kettle has boiled,
the water is poured into the cup. Having been left in the cup for two minutes, the tea bag is then removed,
and the tea is now ready to drink. At this point, milk and sugar can be added to add flavour to the tea. The
final step is to enjoy a nice cup of hot tea.

Number the following words and phrases according to their meaning.

1 = The first stage is … 2 = Next 3 = The last stage is …
Then First of all Subsequently The first step is that The next step is that
After that At this point Following this To begin with The following step is that
Initially Finally The last step is and then after which
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. (In as many ways as possible)
1. The tea leaves are picked and then they are put in the sun to dry. (once)
2. The tea leaves are picked from the tea plants and packed into boxes. (after)
3. The boxes are loaded onto a lorry and then they are taken to supermarkets. (when)
4. You put the tea bag in the cup and then you can pour hot water into it. (once).
Fill in the blanks with appropriate sequencing language.
Use the correct verbs in each blank and put the verbs in the correct forms.

deliver grow (x2) load pack pick put (x2) shine sow

Tea 1……………… in India and China. In the first stage, the tea seeds 2……………… by the farmer, and then the
sun 3………………, and the seeds 4……………… into large tea plants. At this point, the tea leaves 5………………
and 6……………… in a basket, and then they 7……………… on a tray in the sun to dry. The next step is that the
dried tea leaves 8……………… into boxes, and then the boxes 9……………… onto a lorry, and then 10………………
to supermarkets, where customers buy them.

Look at the following process and put the verbs in the correct forms to complete the description about
the process by which beer is made.

(Manufacturing process)

The illustration highlights the various stages 1.……………………. (involve) in the production of beer from the
original ingredients of malted barley, hops, sugar, yeast, and water.

The whole beer production process 2……………………. (start) when malted barley 3……………………. (mill)
before 4……………………. (add) to water and then 5……………………. (mash). Following the mashing process, it
6……………………. (enter) the lautering phase which results in malted barley that is then 7……………………. (boil)
along with hops and sugar. Spent grain is also produced as a by-product which 8……………………. (feed) to
cattle as feed. Once 9……………………. (boil), the material enters a whirlpool and is subsequently cooled
before entering a large fermentation tank. It is at this stage that yeast 10……………………. (add) to the mix.
During this particular stage, carbon dioxide is produced, and once fermentation is complete the yeast is
also discarded. The liquid then 11……………………. (enter) a maturation phase before 12……………………. (filter)
and then bottled, canned or 13……………………. (put) into tankers for transportation.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.

The illustrations show how chocolate is produced. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting
the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.