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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 how olive oil is produced. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The process is as follows. Production begins in autumn, when ripe olives are harvested from the trees, either by hand or by machines that shake the branches. The olives are transported to a mill, where they are washed and any leaves and twigs are removed. Next, the olives are crushed — traditionally between large stone wheels — into a thick paste. The paste is then pressed, or spun at high speed in a centrifuge, to separate the oil from the water and solid material. After separation, the oil is filtered to remove any remaining particles and stored in large steel tanks. Finally, the oil is bottled, labelled and distributed for sale.
Examiner focus: Harvest to bottle in six stages; note the two alternative methods at the harvesting and extraction stages (by hand or machine, pressing or centrifuge).
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