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IELTS/Unit 7: Natural Cycle Diagrams

Vocabulary

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Life Cycle

/lyf sy-kul/

"Birth to death sequence."

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Hatch

/hach/

"Come out of egg."

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Larva

/lar-vuh/

"Worm stage."

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Pupa

/pyoo-puh/

"Cocoon stage."

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Adult

/ad-ult/

"Fully grown."

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Mature

/muh-choor/

"Become fully grown."

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Emerges

/i-mur-jes/

"Come out."

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Lay eggs

/lay egz/

"Produce eggs."

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Evaporate

/i-vap-uh-rayt/

"Turn to gas."

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Condense

/kon-dens/

"Turn to liquid."

Article

Natural Cycles 🦋

Describing nature (e.g., Water Cycle, Life Cycle of a Frog).

Difference from Manufacturing

  • Active Voice: Often used because nature 'does' it. (The frog lays eggs. The sun shines.)
  • Vocabulary: Biological terms (larva, pupa, evaporate).

Sample: Silkworm Life Cycle

Prompt: Diagram of a silkworm.

Sample Excerpt: The life cycle commences when the moth lays eggs on a mulberry leaf. After ten days, silkworm larvae hatch from these eggs. They feed on the leaves and grow. Eventually, they spin a cocoon of silk thread.

Discussion

  1. What is the difference between linear and cyclical processes?
  2. What verb tense is used? (Present Simple)
  3. How do you indicate the cycle repeats?

Practice

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Natural cycles often use...

2.

What comes out of an egg commonly?

3.

Which voice is more common here than man-made?

4.

To 'emerge' means...

5.

Water turning to vapor is...

6.

A cycle implies...

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Synonym for 'grow' is...

8.

Where do mosquitoes lay eggs?

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The 'Pupa' stage is usually...

10.

How many stages are usually in a cycle?

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