The document provides a diagram and explanation of the brick making process. It involves 7 key stages: 1) clay is dug up, 2) clay is broken into pieces on a metal grid, 3) sand and water are added to the clay mixture, 4) the mixture is formed into bricks using moulds or wire cutters, 5) bricks are dried in an oven for 24-48 hours, 6) bricks are heated in a kiln at increasing temperatures up to 1300C and cooled for 2-3 days, 7) finished bricks are packed and delivered.

1. WRITING
TASK 1
PROCESS
DIAGRAM

7. Paragraph Structure
Paragraph 1 – Introduction
Paragraph 2 – Overview
Paragraph 3 – Details / Body Paragraph 1
Paragraph 4 – Details / Body Paragraph 2

8. Paragraph Structure
Paragraph 1 – Introduction
Paraphrase the question
Paragraph 2 – Overview
the number of stages in
the process and how
it begins and ends

9. Paragraph Structure
Paragraph 3 – Body paragraph 1
Series of events
Paragraph 4 – Body paragraph 2
Series of events

10. Linking words and phrases
To begin
Following this
Next
Then
After
After that
Before
Subsequently
Finally
First of all
The following step is that
At this point
The next step is that
Initially
The first step is
The last step is
To begin with
and then
After which

11. Other Time Connectors

12. When you write about processes,
• Use an active verb for natural processes
e.g. : The sun shines, and the plants grow.
• Use a passive for:
Processes where who does the action is not
important.
e.g. : The tea leaves are picked.
The stages of producing something
e.g. : The tea is dried, and then packed into boxes.

13. (Present Simple) Passive
• When we describe an IELTS process,
the focus is on the activities, NOT
the person doing them.
• S + Be + Verb 3 (Past Participle)

14. Sample of process diagram
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram illustrates the process that is used to
manufacture bricks for the building industry.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting
the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

15. the clay is dug up from the
ground by a large digger
This clay is then placed onto a metal grid
which is used to break up the clay into smaller pieces
sand and water are added to the clay
This mixture is turned into bricks by
either placing it into a mould or using
a wire cutter
These bricks are placed in an oven to dry for 24 – 48 hours
They are heated in a kiln at a moderate and then a
high temperature (ranging from 200c to 1300c)
The bricks are packed and delivered to their destinations

16. Time Connectors
To begin
Following this
Next
Then
Subsequent
Finally

17. The diagram explains the way in which bricks are made for the
building industry.
Overall, there are seven stages in the process, beginning with the
digging up of clay and culminating in delivery.
To begin, the clay used to make the bricks is dug up from the
ground by a large digger. This clay is then placed onto a metal grid,
which is used to break up the clay into smaller pieces. A roller
assists in this process.
Following this, sand and water are added to the clay, and this
mixture is turned into bricks by either placing it into a mould or
using a wire cutter. Next, these bricks are placed in an oven to dry
for 24 – 48 hours.
In the subsequent stage, the bricks go through a heating and
cooling process. They are heated in a kiln at a moderate and then a
high temperature (ranging from 200c to 1300c), followed by a
cooling process in a chamber for 2 – 3 days. Finally, the bricks are
packed and delivered to their destinations.

19. These pictures illustrate the process how tea … ………….
(produce), and how a cup of tea …. ………. (make). Overall, there are
…….. stages in the diagram, from ……… (sow) the tea seeds in India and
China, to ………. (enjoy) a cup of tea at home.
The first step is that the tea seeds ….. ………. (sow), and then
the sun shines, which causes the seeds to grow into plants. Once the
plants have grown sufficiently, the leaves ……. then ………. (pick) by the
farmer and …………. (put) into baskets. After the picking stage, the tea
leaves …… ……………. (spread out) in the sun to be …….. (dry). The tea
leaves ….… ………. (pack) into boxes and then they …… ….…… (load)
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, and once the
kettle has boiled, the water …… ………. (pour) into the cup. Having been
left in the cup for two minutes, the tea bag …….. then
…………..(remove), and the tea is now ready to drink. At this point, milk
and sugar can be ………… (add). The final step is that you drink a nice
cup of hot tea.

20. The diagram shows the process by which milk and related
products are produced.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features.
Write at least 150 words.