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

AI-completed learning example

192 words · Illustrative target band

The provided diagram shows the procedure of the production of milk and its other dairy products. Overall, the process ivolves seven steps through which the milk and dairy products are being sold to the markets and shops. Firstly, the cows grazing the green fields are transferred to milking machine which takes the milk from the cows. After milking, the fresh milk is kept in refrigeration storage. A milk tanker then co…

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AI-completed learning example

183 words · Illustrative target band

The provided diagram illustrates how milk and dairy products are manufactured. Overall, there are 8 stages in the process, which begins with cows grazing and ends with packaged milk at the grocery stores. The first stage commences when the cows are pastured and then they pass through the milking machine regularly two times per day. After milking, the milk is transferred to refrigerated storage tanks, where it is kept…

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AI-completed learning example

156 words · Illustrative target band

The diagram gives information on how milk has been manufactured in a factory and how animal products are made. Overall, the process consists of seven main stages, beginning from the milk collection to the commercial distribution. First, sufficient grass is required to feed the cows so a significant amount of milk can be produced by the cows. They are milked by machine twice a day, and the milk is kept in refrigerated…

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