Task 1 · process diagram · 18 samples

The diagram give information about the manufacture of frozen fish pies.

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Ideas to explore

  • The process has two parallel preparation routes: one for potatoes and one for fresh salmon.
  • The diagram gives different time limits for the ingredients: potatoes may be held for up to one month, while salmon is processed within 12 hours or less.
  • After preparation, the ingredients meet at assembly; the pies are wrapped, frozen, stored and dispatched.

Suggested structure

  1. Paraphrase the process title and give an overview of the separate ingredient routes and their convergence.
  2. Describe the potato preparation sequence in diagram order, including its stated storage period.
  3. Describe the salmon route, including the seasoning, cooking, removal of skin and bones, and inspection.
  4. Explain assembly and finish with wrapping, freezing, storage and dispatch.
Useful vocabulary & examples
be kept for up to one month
to remain in storage for no longer than a month

The potatoes may be kept for up to one month before they are cleaned.

be stripped of its skin and bones
to have the outer skin and bones removed

After cooking, the salmon is stripped of its skin and bones.

converge at assembly
to come together at the stage where components are combined

The potato and salmon preparation routes converge at assembly.

be dispatched
to be sent out from a place to its destination

The frozen pies are stored before they are dispatched.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

175 words · Illustrative target band

The diagram illustrates the process of manufacturing frozen fish pies. Overall, there are multiple processes involved to make a frozen fish pie while there are four main ingredients to make fish pie: fish, peas, sauce and potato to make a fish pie. The fish pie production line starts with sliced potato, where it take up to one month for the potatoes to arrive. They are cleaned, peeled and sliced, then boiled and chil…

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AI-completed learning example

176 words · Illustrative target band

the diagram illustrate that , production of Fish pie using various ingredients in factory outlet and include the various steps in its production. Overall, it can be seen with naked eyes that the whole process is divided into two parts, involving the preparation of potatoes on the one hand, and on the other hand, the fish is prepared. First, potatoes are delivered to the factory and can be kept for up to one month bef…

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AI-completed learning example

170 words · Illustrative target band

The process illustrates the manufacture of processed fish meat. Overall, the production of fish pies is a combination of two processes. In one process, patatoes are sliced, and the second process is the salmon process. Both are engaged at one point and end with dispatch to stores. According to the picture, the first patatoes and the salmon are delivered to the factory at different times: potatoes can be kept for up t…

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