1. Overview the main points.

2.  Say what diagram shows.

3.  Describe process in detail.

1.  Describe process in detail. 

2.  Say what diagram shows. 

3.  Overview the main points.

1.  Say what diagram shows.

2.  Describe process in detail.

3.  Overview the main points.

1.  Say what diagram shows.

2.  Overview the main points.

3.  Describe process in detail.

The introduction should be the first paragraph.

The introduction tells the main thing we learn from the diagram.

The introduction should be a paraphrase of the test task.

The introduction tells what the diagram shows.

The overview tells what the diagram shows.

The overview tells the main thing we learn from the diagram.

The overview tells us how many stages are involved in the process.

The overview provides a detailed description of the process.

Saying if the process is man-made or natural

Saying what happens at the start and the end.

Describing the process as cyclical or linear.

Adding some opinion about the process.

First, food is chosen by the customer via the market's website.

A customer selects food on the market's website.

Active voice is clearer and more direct, hence best for describing processes.

Passive form is more academic in style, and the agent of action is usually unimportant in a process.

The diagram shows the process of preparing food for space missions. Astronauts on space missions require much food.

The illustration shows the different stages of preparing meals for astronauts. There are nine steps involved...

It's good to make inferences about the process.

It s good to simply describe what the diagram actually shows.

sequencers

adjectives and adverbs

modal verbs

articles

discursive essay

factual description

interpretive activity

listing exercise