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IELTS Writing Task 1: Diagram Guide

The document provides guidance on writing the introduction, overview, and body paragraphs for IELTS Writing Task 1 on diagrams. It recommends structures for introducing and describing the key stages in a manufacturing process based on information from a given diagram. Sample language is provided to discuss the beginning, middle, and final stages in a logical order using mainly simple present tense and passive voice. Sequencing vocabulary like firstly, then, and finally helps to connect the stages.

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IELTS Writing Task 1: Diagram Guide

The document provides guidance on writing the introduction, overview, and body paragraphs for IELTS Writing Task 1 on diagrams. It recommends structures for introducing and describing the key stages in a manufacturing process based on information from a given diagram. Sample language is provided to discuss the beginning, middle, and final stages in a logical order using mainly simple present tense and passive voice. Sequencing vocabulary like firstly, then, and finally helps to connect the stages.

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DIAGRAMS

MANUFACTURING PROCESS
THE FORMAT OF IELTS WRITING TASK 1:

❖Introduction : Paraphrase the information given by IELTS


(noun clause or relative clause)
❖Overview
❖Body paragraphs
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
INTRODUCTION
Recommended structures
The given diagram illustrates the process in which + Clause in either
passive voice or active voice.
The given diagram illustrates how + Clause in either passive voice or
active voice

Ex: The diagram shows how to make silk cloth.


🡪 The given diagram illustrates the process in which silk cloth is
made.
🡪 The given diagram illustrates how silk cloth is made.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OVERVIEW
What: depend on each kind of diagrams.
All the key features of the diagram:
❖ The final results of the process?
❖ The first and the last stage?
❖ How many stages?
Common expressions:
❖ Overall, In general.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OVERVIEW
Recommended structures
❖ Manufacturing process:
• Overall, there are … main stages in the process of producing …,
commencing with + Noun phrase/ V-ing + O and culminating with +
Noun phrase/ V-ing + O
• Overall, … main phases are required/ are involved in the process of
manufacturing …, commencing with + Noun phrase/ V-ing + O and
culminating with + Noun phrase/ V-ing + O
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OVERVIEW cocoon

Overall, 6 steps are required in the process of manufacturing silk cloth,


commencing with selecting cocoons and culminating with the weaving
or dyeing stage.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
BODY PARAGRAPHS
❖ Give the information in a logical order:
▪ Beginning stage
▪ Middle stages
▪ Last stage
❖ Represent the stages in detail:
▪ Don’t omit any steps or stages in the process.
▪ Use mainly SIMPLE PRESENT tense
▪ Use mainly PASSIVE VOICE for manufacturing process
▪ Based on the CLUES in the diagram.
▪ Use a variety of structures.
▪ Use a variety of words or phrases to describe the order in which
things happen.
SEQUENCING VOCABULARY
Stages Conjunctions Adverbs Verbs Other expressions
First of all To begin with,
The process starts/
Firstly In the first stage/
First   begins/ commences
First step/ phase
when …
Initially  

When
As soon as Then The process Following this
After Subsequently continues/ proceeds Followed by
Middle Before Afterwards + to-V/ with+ Noun After that,
Until Next   In the subsequent
Once After that   stage
While

Finally The process ends/ In the last/ final


Last  
  culminates with … stage,
PRACTICE
The diagram below shows how to make silk cloth.

cocoon
PRACTICE
To begin with, a cocoon is carefully selected before it is boiled in water.
Afterwards, it is unwound into thread which is from 300 to 900 metres in length.
Subsequently, the strings of thread are twisted and dyed before being woven
into silk cloth in the final step. Alternatively, the twisted threads are woven into
silk that is finally dyed.

cocoon
PRACTICE
The pictures below show the process of making clothes from recycled
plastic bottles.
PRACTICE
The given diagram illustrates how clothes are produced from recycled plastic
bottles.
Overall, there are numerous phases in the process of making clothes from
plastic bottles recycled, commencing with the material collection and
culminating with the production of new clothes.

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