Recent Writing Set 14 – Task 1

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  • •Time allowed: 20 minutes.
  • •Task 1: at least 150 words. Task 2: at least 250 words. Task 2 is worth twice as much as Task 1.
  • •The word count is shown below the answer box, like the computer-delivered test.
  • •Your work is saved in this browser while you type. It is submitted automatically when time runs out.
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Part 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.

The diagram below shows how chocolate is produced. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Chocolate production
  1. 1Cocoa pods harvested by hand
  2. 2Beans removed and fermented
  3. 3Beans dried in the sun
  4. 4Beans packed and shipped to factories
  5. 5Beans roasted at high temperature
  6. 6Outer shells removed
  7. 7Beans crushed into liquid cocoa
  8. 8Mixed with sugar and milk, then moulded

Stages run left to right, row by row.

Tips
  • Use the passive voice to describe each stage (is collected, are sorted).
  • Use sequencers: first, next, after that, once this is done, finally.
  • Overview: say how many stages there are and where the process begins and ends.
  • Write at least 150 words in about 20 minutes.
Spell-check is off, as in the real test.Word count: 0