Ielts academic Writing Task 1 : Process Vocabulary – How to Describe a Process or Diagram?

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 : Process Vocabulary – How to Describe a Process or Diagram?

In IELTS Writing Task 1, there are 2 types of processes which include Manufacturing Process (MP) and Natural Process (NP). Passive voice is preferred for MP while NP is active voice. Below are some useful tips,  sentence structures and vocabulary for this IELTS Writing Task 1. 

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  Follow the same initial steps for writing about a graph.
  
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  In the introduction you can use: The diagram/picture/chart shows/illustrates/describes/depicts the process of/how…
  For example:
  Topic: 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.==> Essay: The figure illustrates the process used by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology to forecast the weather.
  
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  Find a starting point and write the process as a series of steps
  
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  Useful connecting words you can use are:
  

– Adverbs:

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  first/firstly/first of all, to star with, …or  The first step | is involved + Ving                                 
  
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  secondly, thirdly
  
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  then/next/after that/following that/following on from this, …
  
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  subsequently/in the subsequent stage/ subsequent to that, finally..
  

==> Example: To begin with, the food is processed. The next step is when it is packed. Finally, it is delivered.

– Prepositions: At the beginning of…/ At the end of…