U N I T 9 Processes and maps The majority of Task 1 questions in the IELTS exam are either a graph with trends or a graph with comparatives. However, there are two other possible types of questions: • describing a process (for example, how to produce chocolate) • describing two maps (often of a city in two time periods) Try it first! Processes If you have a ‘describing a process’ task in the exam, you will be given a diagram with a series of pictures. The diagram shows the stages of how something is made or how something works. Typical diagrams are: • how chocolate is produced • how coffee is grown and produced • the life-cycle of an animal or insect (e.g. a butterfly) 1 Try w riting an answ er for the Task 1 question below. You w ill need to: • write an introduction which describes the process in your own words and mentions how many stages there are; • write two paragraphs in the main body, dividing the process into two clear parts; • use mostly present simple and present simple passive; • use a range of linking words to join the stages together; • write a minimum of 1 5 0 words. In the exam , you will have 2 0 minutes for this. 2 Discuss these questions w ith a partner. 1 Do you like tea? W hat kind of tea do you like?
