Types of Process

Writing
Task 1
Process
Types of Process

1. 
   Man-made process – manufacture/production
   

Example:

2. 
   Natural cycle: water cycle, life cycle
   

Example:

Bar/Pie/Table/Line	Process
Numbers	How many steps
Compare charts	Where begins and ends
Describing trends	Each step in the process

Report Structure:

Introduction Overall Body 1 Body 2

Introduction:
Objective: The examiner should understand what is being described and what kind of process it is.
Example:

Good	Bad
The process illustrates how wine is manufactured.	6 pictures show us how a girl drinks a glass of wine

Useful expressions to start your introduction:

Passive tense

1. 
   The picture shows the process by which S + V
   

The picture shows the process by which bottles are recycled

2. 
   The flow chart illustrates how S + V
   

The flow chart illustrates how computers are produced

3. 
   The flow chart shows the production of + NOUN
   

The flow chart shows the production of COMPUTERS

4. 
   The image illustrates the stages involved in + NOUN
   

The image illustrates the stages involved in + car production
Testing exercise:

1. 
   
   

Your introduction:
________________________________________________________________________________

2. 
   
   

Your introduction:
________________________________________________________________________________

Overall:
Objective: to give an overall description of the process
Must include:

1. 
   How many stages involved
   
2. 
   What the first step is
   
3. 
   What the last step is
   
4. 
   Any distinctive feature (optional)
   

Useful structures for overall:

1. 
   Overall, NOUN process includes (number) stages that start with Ving and end with Ving
   

Overall, computer producing process includes 17 stages that start with developing software and end with packaging

2. 
   Overall, the whole process of + NOUN is split into (number) stages which/that start with Ving and end with Ving
   

Overall, the whole process of brick production is split into seven stages which start with getting clay out of ground and end with delivery.

3. 
   Overall, it is obvious that (number) stages are involved in + NOUN.
   
4. 
   Overall, we can see there are (number) steps involved in + NOUN