Okay, so in this lesson six of our IRS Terminator writing course, is writing for part one for academic Isles, we're going to be talking about diagraphs. Don't worry, because diagrams are much more common sense than you might think. As I say, the promotions to this course, if you have average intelligence, and an intermediate level of English, really everything in the writing is quite easy to understand. Once you get the concept. Don't worry. Let's go on.

Here is a typical type of the diagram that you might see on a lot of isles exams. And of course, the question will be pretty much describe what you see. So, diagrams they simply show process and you need to describe that process. Remember, no opinions? No not necessarily have to make any conclusions most of the time. So, let's look at the type of vocabulary that we might need to talk about diagrams, particularly a process, which is what most diagrams are about.

Let's go away from this diagram and think about making a cup of tea. If your friend has never had a cup of tea and his entire life or her entire life, and says to you, how do you make a cup of tea? Where would you start? You can pause this video now if you like. It starts thinking about how would you describe the process Making a cup of tea. Think about it.

When you think you've got it, cut back and stop the video again. Okay, done that. Your friend knows how to make a cup of tea now. All right, let's see if we sink the same way would you stop describing a cup of tea making a cup of tea? What would you do first? Then what would you do?

What would you do next? What would you do after that finally What would you do last? So, do you see the words in red first, then next, after that, finally, last. They are sometimes referred to as signpost words. Because the like signposts telling us or in our case telling the examiner something is changing vocabulary notebook time. Here are the words we had a look at just a few moments ago.

First then Next, after that, finally, at last. Now, can you think of some other words that mean the same as the red ones? Here's a heat when you're looking for these sorts of things. If you have word on your computer, you can type one of these words highlighted, then go to review. Look up thesaurus. It will give you alternative words to use for the same meaning.

So, hope the video, pause the video and see what words you can come up with that mean the same as the ones in red. Have fun. Start the video when you come back and you're ready. Okay, let's assume you've done that. What are some other words that mean? The same The red ones, see if we think the same.

First we could say initially to begin at the outset to start with four then we could say afterwards subsequently, following that, for next and after that, we could use the same words that we use for then finally, we could say as last, lastly, after all, in the end, to end to conclude, what of course last means the same. How did you do this? Probably more. Check it out. All right, the words for then next and after that can be used anywhere in In the description, except for first or last. But first and last, can go nowhere else except the beginning or the end.

Remember, like we've said about all our vocabulary that we've been building. You don't need to know all these words. Just pick the ones that you are comfortable with. But be sure you know at least one for each signpost. Okay, here is a typical diagram that you might see in an IRS exam. Here, of course, are some notes which are not on your exam paper.

You have to make these up yourself. See, since we've got about four paragraphs, that's about right. So let's see. Let's make sure we write an introduction and an overview of the domain At Graham, what's it all about? paragraph two, how the process begins up to the production of long molecules. This case, in paragraph three, we might go from molecules to the mold.

What happens there? paragraph number four, what happens to the finished product? So there we have it in four stages. We break it down like this, to make it simple for us. Don't forget the introduction, etc. We just make an overview.

This process This picture shows the process of blah, blah, blah. Do we know exactly what it is? No, we don't. Does that matter? No. We only take the information we know we can that we can get from the diagram.

So we might say This diagram shows the process From the oil refinery, to the packaging of some plastic molded product, we don't know what it is. We don't care. Right And down here we start with paragraph two first to begin with. And then all of this is the then after the next blah blah blah. And um before finally, in the end to conclude the goods are packaged in boxes and waste products discarded paint the box products are stored in a warehouse. Okay.

Well, let's have a look at this. Now that you've got a good idea, can you describe this process in the diagram? You need to write about 160 words and set it out before paragraph start with an overview This diagram shows this time when you write this use a clock. Try to get it done in 20 minutes. Remember, plan plan fails the plan is a plan to file. Okay?

Do you need to know what that making? who the people are? Now you duck. So Duck Duck, don't waste time on non relevant questions. Just get on with the job. Pause the video.

Go back. Did you write 160 words in four paragraphs Did you sit it out pretty much like this plan? He might have a slightly different plan. That's okay. As long as it works for you. And did you separate your paragraphs with a blank line and indent the first word of each paragraph?

We'll talk about those a little later. So describing a process or a diagram is not quite as scary as you thought. Maybe you want to practice by describing a few others. It's a good idea to use words that are not the same as the diagram if you have them. But they should have the same meanings. Here's one just to play around with.

He's another one. How does water get from the ocean, into the rivers and what happens? To within. Remember, do not quote exactly the words that are in the diagram. You will lose marks. Of course, there's probably not much more that you can not not too many which can use to replace snow.

But where you can replace other words do all right. Have fun. Now you know about diagrams. We should be all sorted. Going on to part two of the writing process in the IRS exam.