IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 questions can feature anything from diagrams to tables and graphs. To get you familiarized with these question types, let’s take a look at a process diagram practice question from IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, with a model band 9 essay.
To see why this essay is band 9, see our Band 9 essay with scorer commentary, and check out the official IELTS rubric for Task 1 (PDF).
This particular prompt is a process diagram. Your approach to this diagram should be the same as your approach to any other Task 1 infographic Take a look at the information and think carefully. What is the best way to summarize the way the information is structured and the main points? From there, how can you best compare the most relevant pieces of information? Finally, how should you structure that summary and comparison? For more advice on how to approach this, see our article on IELTS Academic Task 1 paragraph structure, as well as our main page for IELTS sample questions and practice resources.
Try to do this prompt yourself. Then check out our band 9 model essay below the prompt and compare it to your own work to see how you did.
Model IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Prompt: Process Diagram
The diagram below gives information about the recycling of glass and plastic containers.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Model Essay
This flowchart shows the differences and similarities in the life cycles of glass and plastic containers, from creation and use to recycling and re-creation.
This diagram reveals both similarities and differences in the way that plastic and glass goods are made, recycled, and then made anew. The processes have more differences than similarities, but there are some more significant differences in the earlier stages of the recycling process.
The initial collection and transport of both goods are the same. However, after that, glass is sorted by color and may then be immediately crushed, while plastic is sorted by quality and must be bundled before it can be shredded.
Once the glass is crushed and the plastic is shredded, the processes become more similar again. At this point, both the glass and plastic pieces are washed, and then melted and reshaped into new products. These final steps are nearly identical, although the melting and reshaping of the glass must be done by two separate machines rather than one.
More Practice IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Sample Questions with Model Essays
- IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Map With Model Answer
- IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Bar Chart With Model Answer
- IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Line Graph with Model Answer
- IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Pie Chart with Model Answer
- IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Comparing two Graphics with Model Answer
And after that, you can hungrily seek out knowledge on the entire IELTS Writing section, starting with Magoosh’s handy complete IELTS Writing guide.
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