Writing a describing a
process essay in your IELTS
exam
•Needs a topic sentence/ paragraph to introduce
your essay or topic
•What would be a good introduction for this
describing a process essay about making
chocolate??
Writing a describing a
process essay in your IELTS
exam
Introduction/ Topic Sentence Clues
Perhaps you could start your essay with these sentences:
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans that grow on cacao trees. The process of making chocolate involves many
stages.
The first stage is….
or
Chocolate is a product of cocoa beans which grow on cacao trees. Cacao trees mainly grow in South
America, Africa and Indonesia. Converting the white cocoa beans into liquid chocolate takes many
steps.
The first step is…
**ADVICE: as much as possible, use the words and phrases that are given to you that describe the pictures**
Writing a describing a
process essay in your IELTS
exam
Your paragraphs need to be in logical order and use words showing
sequence of events:
 Firstly/ The first stage of…
in the beginning/ at the beginning…
Then…
 next…
After the third stage…
 Finally…
Just state the facts, the main facts and no personal opinions