IELTS HOPECO: Processes (Part 1)

❖ Definition

A process can be thought of as a series of actions or changes that happen in a set order to produce a desired result. Or, put more simply, a process shows you how something is made or changed in some way.

❖ Introduction

Spend a little time looking at the diagram below, and think about how you would write an introduction. You can see that writing an introduction for a process is going to be very different from a regular Task 1 introduction. You do not need, for instance, to compare and contrast anything: there is no time period, no units to consider and no groups or categories to list

The diagram details the different steps needed to produce paper and paperboard from three original ingredients.

 

The illustration highlights the various stages involved in the production of paper and paper­board from three original ingredients.

Exercise A

To see how easy writing an introduction for a process is, write introductions for the following:

• The production of essential oils
• The purification of water

Even if you do not know what essential oils are, it is still possible to write an introduc­tion stating that this is a process about their production. Equally, if you do not know what purification is, you can still write a good introduction stating that this is a purification process.

❖ General statement

With a partner, try to decide what kind of general statement you would write for the diagram showing the paper making process on the previous page. What kind of informa­tion would act as an overview of this process?

❖ Body

As you have probably already realized, you do not need to write a general statement. You simply move from the introduction to the body. With no general statement to write, the body needs to be about 130 words in length.

❖ Conclusion

   If you develop the diagram fully, writing an introduction and a body will be enough. However, if you finish the process and the total number of words written is less than 150, you have a problem.

   It would probably be very difficult, in a situation like this, to go back over your essay and add extra information. The solution, therefore, is to simply add a conclusion. These are not actually required but can be added if needed. A typical conclusion for the production of chocolate would look like this:
 

All of the stages involved in the production of chocolate have now been completed and choccolate has been produced from the original ingredients of cocoa beans, milk and sugar.

Note the use of the present perfect passive verb form - has been produced.




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