IELTS Task 1 : Process

. The flow chart shows the six stages for preparing an academic essay. First, there is a tutorial, during which the student talks about the subject of the essay with a tutor. The student may get a reading list of useful books, articles and other resources during this meeting. Stage two involves the student doing research by going to the library or by finding information online. The student's job is to take notes from these sources that he/she can then later use to write the essay. The third stage is to organise the content of the essay and to write the first draft, which the student con then checks. Stage four could be another tutorial or it could be a group discussion with other students, depending on the student. The aims in either case are to analyse the first draft and get ideas and feedback. Stage five involves the preparation and writing of a second draft. This stage includes re-reading source materials and including suggestions from the fourth stage. The sixth and final stage of writing the essay is to write a final draft, check it for errors (e.g. spelling), and add a bibliography and title page.