Process diagram 🐟

Useful language for process diagrams #

Keywords: Task 1 | Vocabulary

Introduction #

• The figure illustrates the process used to…
• The figure illustrates the way in which…
• The figure illustrates the stages and equipment that are involved in the process of…

Overview #

• The process can be outlined in [number] steps/stages.
• The process starts with… and ends at…
• Overall, there are… steps/stages in the process, from…, through…, to…
• This process comprises [number] main stages:…
• Note: Notice the difference between “consist” and “comprise” in usage.
  • consist of sth
    • The process consists of…
  • comprise sth (NOT comprise of sth)
    • The process comprises…
  • be comprised of sth
    • The process is comprised of…

Details paragraphs #

• First (of all)
• Then
• Next
• After that
• After
• At the first/second… stage (of the process)
• At the start of the process
• In the first step
• The first/second… stage in the process is that…
• Once sth have/has been V3,…
• The resulting + noun
• Following this
• Subsequently
• This stage is followed by
• Alternatively
• Concurrently
• At the same time

Make sure that you vary the way you use linking words.

More complex transitions #

• after being V3
• at this point
• at which point
• after which
• where
• in the next step (can be used at the beginning of the second details paragraph)
• subsequently (better used in the middle of a sentence)
• finally
• this noun
• , thereby gerund (usually used in the end)

More useful vocabulary #

• sold at retail establishment
• sold to the public
  • for sale to the public
• the delivery of … to retail outlets
• manually (when something is done by hand)
• melt → molten
• a mechanical claw
• apple/cherry/pear orchard (fruit or nut trees, not citrus)
• orange/lemon/palm/banana/coconut/olive/coffee grove
• cannery
• warehouse
• spawn (v/ noncount n)
  • spawning grounds

Life cycles #

• The diagram gives information about the various stages in the life of the..
• Overall, the full lifecycle of… takes…, from…, through…, to…
• The lifecycle of the… begins when…
• In the next stage,…