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

172 words · Illustrative target band

The diagrams show the production of fish pies. Overall, the process consists of eighteen distinct stages, which can be divided into three sets: preparing potatoes, salmon, and combining the two ingredients into pies, which will then be frozen. The first stage starts from delivering potatoes to the production facility up to one month, which are first cleaned to remove dirt. They are then peeled and sliced, before bein…

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AI-completed learning example

169 words · Illustrative target band

The diagrams provide a detailed overview of the manufacturing process of frozen fish pies. The process encompasses several stages, beginning with the preparation of the ingredients and culminating in the packaging of the finished product. In the first stage, potatoes are delivered, cleaned, peeled, and sliced. These potato slices are then boiled and stored until they are needed in production, after being chilled. Mea…

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AI-completed learning example

165 words · Illustrative target band

The diagram shows the process of making frozen fish pies. In general, the fish pie is made from four main ingredients: peas, fish, potatoes, and sauce, all packed in a microwave-safe container. Both the potatoes and salmon go through several steps before being mixed with the other ingredients, wrapped, frozen, and prepared for storage. First, potatoes are delivered to the factory and may be kept for up to one month b…

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