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IELTS Academic Task 1: Process Diagram — Food & production
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The diagram below shows the process of producing tea, from the tea bush to a finished cup. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The process is as follows. Tea production starts in warm, high-rainfall regions, where tea bushes are grown and the young leaves are picked by hand. The freshly picked leaves are first spread out on trays and withered in the air or sunshine for several hours to reduce their moisture. They are then rolled, which breaks the leaves and releases their juices, and left to ferment, a stage that darkens the leaves and develops the flavour. Next, the leaves are dried in ovens and sorted by size and quality. The finished tea is packed into chests or packets and transported to shops and markets. Finally, the consumer adds boiling water to the leaves, allows the tea to brew for a few minutes, and drinks it.
Examiner focus: Separate the industrial stages (withering → rolling → fermentation → drying) from the final consumer stage of brewing.
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