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Instant Noodle Manufacturing Process

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The diagram below shows how instant noodles are manufactured. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Annotated response

12 correction notes

The provided diagram outlines the various stages involved in the . It is evident that this linear process consists of eight steps, starting with the storage of flour in silos and concluding with the labelling and sealing of cups.

Initially, the involves pumping from a truck into tower silos for storage. , the flour is combined with a mixture of water and oil in a mixing machine. The material is rolled out to form dough sheets, which are subsequently run through a machine and later to make noodle discs.

The cooking and wrapping procedures are highlighted in the following stages. After the noodles are into cups, seasonings and are added . The latter steps include labelling and sealing, which results in a finished product that is ready for use.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response presents the process in a generally clear sequence, with an overview and well-linked stages. Its main limitation is the accuracy of individual actions and locations: it calls flour wheat, places mixing inside the silos, and describes disc formation as stretching. The final paragraph also needs an explicit account of cooking in oil and drying before packaging, although mentioning cooked, dry noodles is itself consistent with the diagram.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

TA Task Achievement

6.0

The response identifies the eight-stage process and gives a clear overview, but several details are inaccurate or incomplete: flour is called wheat, mixing is placed inside the silos, disc formation is described as stretching, and cooking in oil is omitted.

CC Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

The process is sequenced logically across three paragraphs with varied cohesive devices such as initially, once, and subsequently, giving clear and consistent progression.

LR Lexical Resource

7.0

Vocabulary is flexible and mostly appropriate to the process, with terms like silos, dough sheets, and noodle discs, though a few choices such as veggies and the vague material are less precise.

GRA Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

Sentence structures are varied and mostly accurate, using passives and relative clauses effectively, with only occasional errors such as to divide into strips that do not impede meaning.

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