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IELTS Writing Task 1: Life Cycle Essay: Sample Process

The document provides information on several topics: 1. The life cycle of a honey bee shown through diagrams with 5 main stages from egg to adult over 34-36 days. 2. Two methods for protecting homes in flood-prone areas using stilts and stopbanks or just stilts. 3. A diagram showing the 5-stage process of producing electricity for a home using solar panels.

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IELTS Writing Task 1: Life Cycle Essay: Sample Process

The document provides information on several topics: 1. The life cycle of a honey bee shown through diagrams with 5 main stages from egg to adult over 34-36 days. 2. Two methods for protecting homes in flood-prone areas using stilts and stopbanks or just stilts. 3. A diagram showing the 5-stage process of producing electricity for a home using solar panels.

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SAMPLE PROCESS

IELTS Writing Task 1: life cycle essay


The diagram shows the life cycle of the honey bee. Two things to consider are:
1. how to summarise the diagram before describing the stages in detail
2. whether to use active or passive verb forms
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nymph = immature form of an insect
moult = shed or lose old feathers, hair or skin to allow for new growth

Here's my full essay for the life cycle question:


The diagram illustrates the various stages in the life of a honey bee. We can see that
the complete life cycle lasts between 34 and 36 days. It is also noticeable that there are
five main stages in the development of the honey bee, from egg to mature adult insect.
The life cycle of the honey bee begins when the female adult lays an egg; the female
typically lays one or two eggs every 3 days. Between 9 and 10 days later, each egg
hatches and the immature insect, or nymph, appears.
During the third stage of the life cycle, the nymph grows in size and sheds its skin three
times. This moulting first takes place 5 days after the egg hatches, then 7 days later,
and again another 9 days later. After a total of 30 to 31 days from the start of the cycle,
the young adult honey bee emerges from its final moulting stage, and in the space of
only 4 days it reaches full maturity.
The diagrams below show how houses can be protected in areas which are prone
to flooding.
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... Note:
Freeboard = the height of the underside of a structure above a given level or water
Berm = a bank of earth

Here's my full band 9 report:


The diagrams compare two different methods of defence for homes which are at risk of
being flooded.
The key difference between the diagrams is that they show flood protection with and
without a stopbank. In either case, the at-risk home is raised on stilts above ground
level.
The first diagram shows how a stopbank acts as a flood barrier to stop river water from
flooding homes. The stopbank is a small mound of land next to the river that is higher
than the 100-year flood level, and prevents the river from bursting its banks. Nearby
houses can be built on stilts to prevent flooding from rainwater, and a floodgate beneath
the stopbank can be opened to allow this ponding to drain off into the river.
When there is no stopbank, as shown in the second diagram, there will be nothing to
stop the river from flooding. In this case, the solution is to put buildings on stilts. The
height of the stilts is measured so that the floor of the house is 300mm above the 100-
year flood level. This measurement is called the freeboard.
The diagram below shows how solar panels can be used to provide electricity for
domestic use.

The picture illustrates the process of producing electricity in a home using solar panels.
It is clear that there are five distinct stages in this process, beginning with the capture of
energy from sunlight. The final two steps show how domestic electricity is connected to
the external power supply.
At the first stage in the process, solar panels on the roof of a normal house take energy
from the sun and convert it into DC current. Next, this current is passedto an inverter,
which changes it to AC current and regulates the supply of electricity. At stage three,
electricity is supplied to the home from an electrical panel.
At the fourth step shown on the diagram, a utility meter in the home is responsible for
sending any extra electric power outside the house into the grid. Finally, if the solar
panels do not provide enough energy for the household, electricity will flow from the
utility grid into the home through the meter.
Note:
I've underlined examples of the two language features that make process diagram
descriptions special: 'steps' language, and passive verbs.
The diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-
to-the-minute information on the weather in order to produce reliable forecasts.

Here is my full essay (170 words):


The figure illustrates the process used by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology to
forecast the weather.
There are four stages in the process, beginning with the collection of information about
the weather. This information is then analysed, prepared for presentation, and finally
broadcast to the public.
Looking at the first and second stages of the process, there are three ways of collecting
weather data and three ways of analysing it. Firstly, incoming information can be
received by satellite and presented for analysis as a satellite photo. The same data can
also be passed to a radar station and presented on a radar screen or synoptic chart.
Secondly, incoming information may be collected directly by radar and analysed on a
radar screen or synoptic chart. Finally, drifting buoys also receive data which can be
shown on a synoptic chart.
At the third stage of the process, the weather broadcast is prepared on computers.
Finally, it is delivered to the public on television, on the radio, or as a recorded
telephone announcement.
Note:
I've also sent a full essay version of yesterday's task 2 lesson to everyone who has
bought the ebook.

The diagrams below show some principles of house design for cool and for warm
climates.

The diagrams show how house designs differ according to climate.


The most noticeable difference between houses designed for cool and warm climates is
in the shape of the roof. The designs also differ with regard to the windows and the use
of insulation.
We can see that the cool climate house has a high-angled roof, which allows sunlight to
enter through the window. By contrast, the roof of the warm climate house has a peak in
the middle and roof overhangs to shade the windows. Insulation and thermal building
materials are used in cool climates to reduce heat loss, whereas insulation and
reflective materials are used to keep the heat out in warm climates.
Finally, the cool climate house has one window which faces the direction of the sun,
while the warm climate house has windows on two sides which are shaded from the
sun. By opening the two windows at night, the house designed for warm climates can
be ventilated.

The chart below shows the process of waste paper recycling.

The flow chart shows how waste paper is recycled. It is clear that there are six distinct
stages in this process, from the initial collection of waste paper to the eventual
production of usable paper.
At the first stage in the paper recycling process, waste paper is collected either from
paper banks, where members of the public leave their used paper, or directly from
businesses. This paper is then sorted by hand and separated according to its grade,
with any paper that is not suitable for recycling being removed. Next, the graded paper
is transported to a paper mill.
Stages four and five of the process both involve cleaning. The paper is cleaned and
pulped, and foreign objects such as staples are taken out. Following this, all remnants
of ink and glue are removed from the paper at the de-inking stage. Finally, the pulp can
be processed in a paper making machine, which makes the end product: usable paper.

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