One complete Academic Task 1 practice with its visual, two worked examples and a model report.
Allow about 20 minutes for this task.
The diagram below illustrates a simplified process for recycling used paper into finished paper rolls.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Study the two worked examples. Use the writing plan and useful language to prepare your response, then submit it to review the model and explanation. Scores exclude the examples; Writing and Speaking use self-review rather than automatic band marking.
Original SUFAS teaching material. This is a focused sample exercise, not a full IELTS examination.
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Model answer: Overall, there are eight stages in this linear process, beginning with the collection of used paper and ending with rolling the finished material. The paper is prepared and cleaned before it is pressed and dried, with water being added during the preparation phase.
Why: This selects the main overall features, rather than listing every detail.
Model answer: First, used paper is collected and then sorted so that non-paper items can be removed. The selected paper is subsequently shredded into small pieces. These pieces are mixed with water in the fourth stage, after which the mixture passes through a screening operation. At this point, contaminants are removed from the material.
Why: This groups related information and supports it with accurate visual details.
Review the question and visual
This is a linear eight-stage process, beginning with collection and ending with finished rolls. Sorting and screening remove unwanted material; water is added before pressing and drying.
Introduction: paraphrase the process. Overview: start, finish and linear transformation. Details 1: collection through mixing. Details 2: screening through rolling. Do not invent temperatures or processing times.
is shredded into small pieces · is mixed with water · passes through a screen
The diagram shows a simplified sequence of operations used to turn discarded paper into finished paper rolls.
Overall, there are eight stages in this linear process, beginning with the collection of used paper and ending with rolling the finished material. The paper is prepared and cleaned before it is pressed and dried, with water being added during the preparation phase.
First, used paper is collected and then sorted so that non-paper items can be removed. The selected paper is subsequently shredded into small pieces. These pieces are mixed with water in the fourth stage, after which the mixture passes through a screening operation. At this point, contaminants are removed from the material.
The screened mixture then enters the pressing stage, where rollers remove water. This is followed by heated drying, which takes place before the final operation. Once the material has been dried, it is formed into finished paper rolls. The diagram does not show any further use of these rolls or a return route to the collection stage.
Why this works: The overview summarises the transformation and gives the correct eight-stage count. Details follow the arrows, group preparation and finishing, and name the two removal operations. Present passive forms describe the material’s treatment without adding machinery, heat levels or timings not shown.
Compare your work with the model and tick only points you achieved. This is a self-review checklist, not automatic marking or an IELTS band score.
Self-review score: 0 / 6