Sample answers by Simon Corcoran

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Simon Corcoran is an ex-IELTS examiner and a native 
speaker of English. He runs IELTS preparation 
courses in Manchester, UK. The purpose of this 
booklet is to help test takers to improve their writing 
skills from IELTS Writing Task-1 questions.
SAMPLE ANSWERS
TASK 1 
Prepared by Asror Toshev 
www.ielts-simon.com 

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Life cycle of the silkworm (diagram)
 
The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of 
silk cloth. 
The diagrams illustrate the stages in the life of a silkworm and the process of producing 
silk cloth. 
There are four main stages in the life cycle of the silkworm, from eggs to adult moth. The 
process of silk cloth production involves six steps, from silkworm cocoon to silk 
material. 
At the first stage in the life cycle of a silkworm, the moth lays its eggs. Around ten days 
later, silkworm larvae hatch from the eggs; these larvae feed on mulberry leaves. Then, 
after four to six weeks, the larvae become covered in silk thread, and it takes between 
three and eight days for a full cocoon to be produced. 
For silk cloth production, a cocoon is first selected and then boiled in water. After 
boiling, the silk thread that makes up the cocoon is unwound, and then several strands 
of thread are twisted together. At the fifth and sixth stages in the process, the thread can 
either be dyed and then woven into silk fabric, or it can be woven first and then dyed 
subsequently.