Task 1 · process diagram · 18 samples

The diagram shows the process by which milk and related products are produced.

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Ideas to explore

  • Describe the process as a sequence from the farm to retail, rather than treating the products as unrelated items.
  • Mention the cold-storage stage and daily tanker delivery as important links between milking and dairy processing.
  • Distinguish the two visible product outcomes: pasteurized, packaged milk and cheese, cream and butter.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce what the diagram depicts.
  2. Give an overview of the start, end and main phases.
  3. Describe milking, refrigerated storage and tanker delivery in sequence.
  4. Explain the outputs at the dairy and finish with transport to shops.
Useful vocabulary & examples
refrigerated storage
a cooled place where milk is kept before further processing or transport

The milk is transferred to refrigerated storage after the cows are milked.

daily tanker delivery
milk being transported by tanker once each day

A tanker collects the stored milk for daily delivery to the dairy.

pasteurized and packaged
heat-treated to make it safer, then put into containers for sale

Some of the milk is pasteurized and packaged as drinking milk.

offered for sale
made available for customers to buy

The finished dairy products are transported to shops and offered for sale.

Sample answers

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The diagram illustrates the process of milk and dairy products and shows the materials and equipment that are used for the production of milk. In general, there are several steps in the production of milk. A raw material is converted into different types of products. The process of manufacturing milk requires a number of tools and stages linking the farm with the dairy and retailers. Overall, milk is collected from …

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197 words · Illustrative target band

The figure illustrates the steps involved in production of milk and milk products. Overall, there are total 8 steps which lead to formation on milk and related products. The final product is then transported to the stores where it is sold. Intitially the cows are fed properly to ensure efficient and quality milk production followed by milking with a machine twice a day. The milk is collected in a tank and delivered t…

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184 words · Illustrative target band

The graph below demonstrates how milk and milk containing goods are manufactured. Overall, production of milk products is cyclical process which repeats every day, which includes milking of cows couple times a day and using this milk to produce goods for sale. Process is in 7 stages and main part of it is executed in the dairy. First, cows graze in fields, and they are milked by machine twice a day. The milk is then …

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