Questions 1-10

WRiTing TASk 1 
Sample answer
The diagram shows that there are two major phases to 
the commercial production of honey: by bees and by 
human intervention. The process starts when nectar is 
gathered by forager bees from flowers. This is carried 
back to the hive, where it is deposited in wax cells 
as honey, which at this stage is very runny. Worker 
bees then fan their wings to dry it, thereby making it 
thicker. Each cell is then sealed with wax to keep the 
substance clean; the cells form the honeycombs, which 
are gathered and taken to the factory. There they are 
pressed to release the honey, which is poured into the 
top container of three, the sump tank, where it is heated 
to 45–50°C. This makes it thin enough to flow by gravity 
to the next tank, where it is sieved to remove impurities. 
It then runs down to the last container, the settling tank, 
where it sits for two to four days before being drained 
out into jars. The jars are then labelled and transported 
to the place of sale.