IELTS Writing Part One- Describing Processes & Tasks

Language for IELTS Writing Task One describing processes tasks

Brainstorm phrases into these four categories:

First stage	Next stage	Last stage	The same time

 

Hint

Use these words to make longer phrases: First/ Begin/ Stage/ Initial/ Follow/ Last/ Final

 

Compare your ideas with those below the dotted line.

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First stage	Next stage	Last stage	Same time
The first/ initial stage/ step/ part of the process is… To start with… At the beginning/ start of the process,… First of all Firstly,… To begin with… Initially… The process/ cycle starts with… The start of the process/ cycle is… At first…	At this point The next step Subsequently After/ Following that The following step is ,and then ,after which After + ing, … After having + PP,… When that stage is finished/ completed,… Once … Having completed…, the… moves on to… As soon as… This is followed by…	Finally The last/ final step is To bring the process to a close,… The process concludes with/ by…	Simultaneously Concurrently At the same time While this is in progress,… Before finishing this,… Whilst this is ongoing,…

What are the differences between First/ At first and Last/ At last?

What information and phrases would you want to include in the introduction to a process task? Write some examples then compare with the next page.

 

Suggested phrases for IELTS Writing Task 1 introductions

First sentence

The picture(s)/ visual(s)/ diagram(s)/ chart(s)/ flowchart(s)

+ illustrate(s)/ show(s)/ explain(s)

+ how…/ the steps involved in…/ the process by which…

 

Summary sentence

There are… stages, starting with… and ending with…

 

Last sentence of the introduction (explaining the structure/ organisation/ body)

I will look at the first … stages, then turn to…