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IELTS Writing Task 1: Life Cycle Diagram

August 12, 2015 by Liz 47 Comments

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Below is an IELTS writing task 1 life cycle diagram model answer and practice. This lesson focuses on the use of plural and
singular nouns as well as using the correct verb form. You will also see how to write an introduction and overview for a
diagram report.

IELTS Life Cycle Diagram

IELTS Diagram Model Answer & Practice

This gap fill gives the first two paragraphs of the above IELTS practice diagram.

Use the words listed to fill in the gaps. You may need to alter the form of the word to ensure the sentence is grammatically
correct, for example singular or plural nouns or verb form. Not all words are used.

wing fix spot remain hatch end behind stage emerge eggs lay structure
elytra finish curl over
The first diagram illustrates the (1)……………. in the life of a lady bird, while the second diagram shows its body (2)
…………………………… Overall, there are four stages in the life cycle of a lady bird from (3)………………….. to adult insect.
The lady bird’s anatomy is characterised by colourful (4)………………. of red and black.

Initially, eggs are (5)…………………. on the underside of a leaf and (6) …………………. there for between two to five days.
After this, larvae (7)……………… from the eggs and continue in that form for 21 days. At the end of the three weeks, the pupa
stage begins where the larvae pupate by (8)……………… into a pupa on the backside of a leaf and this lasts for 7 days. At the
(9)…………… of this stage, an adult lady bird emerges and the life cycle starts again.

The second diagram shows that the lady bird has bright red elytra with black (10)…………….. that cover both the wings and
the abdomen. It also has six legs in total, three on each side. On its head, it has eyes and antennae, while just (11)…………….
the head there is the pronotum.

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Mahmudul Hasan says:
August 21, 2017 at 5:45 pm

I do not get number 7 why it is (emerge). I presume that i would be “larvae emerged” or “Larvae emerges”.

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Liz says:
August 21, 2017 at 5:49 pm

The task was to write the missing word. The word “larvae” is not missing – it is already given.

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drawlu says:
May 11, 2016 at 9:19 am

Hi Liz,
Thank you for your lesson.
I have a question about the 5th blank. I notice that your answer is ‘laid’. But I checked the Oxford dictionary, which says that ‘lay’ means a
bird, insect etc lays eggs, it produces them from its body, while ‘hatch’ means if an egg hatches, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc
come out. It seems to be the same. Could I use ‘hatch’ in this blank?

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Liz says:
May 11, 2016 at 9:53 am

“lay” means to produce the egg. “hatch” is the verb for the young chick (or in this case, the larva) coming out of the egg. They
are completely different verbs with different meanings. A bird will lay 10 eggs and sit on them for 1 month. After 1 month, some of the
eggs will hatch. Hope that helps.
Liz

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Nguyen Thi Hang Nga says:

October 20, 2017 at 4:48 am

Could you show the difference btween “hatch” and “emerge”,

Many thanks,
Nga

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Liz says:
October 20, 2017 at 7:40 pm

Please look in the dictionary. Don’t look in an English Vietnamese dictionary. Look in a big English English dictionary
which explains the meaning of each word in English.

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Maliheh says:
January 5, 2016 at 11:29 am

Dear Liz

I have two questions, if you don’t mind. First, can we write lady bug instead of lady bird? (I know it sounds dumb but I need to know if I can
replace it?) Second, I have noticed, sometimes, you write introduction and overview as one paragraph, is it because the introduction is too
short to be count as one separate paragraph?

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 Liz says:
January 7, 2016 at 6:07 pm

http://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-2016/

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Cyril says:
October 23, 2015 at 9:09 am

Hi Liz;

I noticed that the wings of the lady bird are actually shown as a transparent structure different from the elytra. I believe it is covered by the
elytra. However, in your sentence “… that cover both the wings and the abdomen.”, it seems to me that the black spots and not the elytra is
being referred to. Would “and” be more appropriate than “that” here?

Thanks.

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Liz says:
October 23, 2015 at 7:10 pm

Both ways can be used.

All the best
Liz

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pooja singh says:

October 9, 2015 at 11:08 am

Dear Mam,
I had read many of your tutorial .They were really enriching.Please can u tell me how to enhance vocab and also how to prevent
redundancy in my writing skills .
Thank,
Pooja

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Liz says:
October 10, 2015 at 11:22 am

Sorry, I don’t understand “redundancy in writing”. This is not correct English. Please write your comment again so I can
understand.
Thanks
Liz

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sumina sunar says:

October 7, 2015 at 11:33 am

thank you liz ! your lessons are helping me alot. My exam is on 31st oct. I hope I’ll score 7.

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juveriya says:
October 5, 2015 at 8:26 pm

Hi Liz,
Can we use the short forms of some words like “i.e.,=that is, viz.,=namely, eg.=example”
in our writing test..

reply back as soon as possible because on 8th oct I have my writing exam…

Thank you..

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Liz says:
October 6, 2015 at 12:08 pm

No. You should use no contractions in IELTS writing.

Liz

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Rabia says:
September 26, 2015 at 8:10 pm

Hi Liz
Thank you so much for your wonderful website. I just have a request. Could you please upload a model answer of any flow chart?
Kind Regards

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Dipankar Barua says:

September 26, 2015 at 5:21 am

Dear Liz
Thanks lot for your great teaching.
I have faced so many problems in reading section. When I practice at home I just get 18 or some time 19 kinds of score. I need over 6
band. My exam is next month on 24 October. Please mam give me some tips specially for reading section.

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Liz says:
September 26, 2015 at 9:54 am

See my tips on this page: http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-information-and-tips/

Liz

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gurwinder kaur says:

September 15, 2015 at 1:40 pm

hello mam,
thanx a lot for ur reply. i have one more query that if there is any difference between the questions,do you agree or disagree and to what
extent do you agree? I mean that in both type of statements ,we can partially or fully agree? In the question agree or disagree, we have to
choose one or we can sit on the fence for it?
gurwinder

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Liz says:
September 15, 2015 at 1:42 pm

They are the same question.

Liz

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gurwinder kaur says:
September 13, 2015 at 12:25 pm

hi mam,
If it is mandatory to write overview in process chart,diagrams and maps?

gurwinder

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Liz says:
September 13, 2015 at 1:20 pm

All writing task 1 academic tasks MUST have an overview.

Liz

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trac says:
September 9, 2015 at 7:26 am

Whoa. Thanks so much Liz for that wonderful tip that the verb “emerge” is used for frog eggs, worm eggs etc and that you can’t
use hatch because it’s for chickens.. Thank you for this wonderful website. Plus, I also found your YouTube videos helpful especially with
your tips on true,false,not given question. Before watching that, I could barely have a passing mark but now, I find that type of test in
reading the easiest. Now, I’m enjoying learning writing from your website. I’m positive that I’ll get my target band score. More power to you.

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Liz says:
September 9, 2015 at 12:45 pm

That’s really good news! I’m glad you are beginning to enjoy learning and you are developing. I always hope students can
enjoy IELTS as well as improve their score. Thanks for your support
Liz

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rahi says:
August 15, 2015 at 6:51 am

Hi miss Liz, my ielts test was on 13th of August and it was my first attempt essay was government should spend money on
international aid and when they disadvantaged people such as; unemployment and homeless. So I couldn’t understand disadvantaged
people even I couldn’t write conclusion due to less time in addition I didn’t complete questions of reading passeges.

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MonkeyEnglish says:
August 15, 2015 at 3:20 am

Thank you Liz for your interesting lessons!

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Prottoy says:
August 14, 2015 at 5:13 pm

Hello liz

First of all, thank you for today’s lesson. I have a question regarding the 7th gap. Can we use ‘are hatched’ or ‘hatch’ instead of ’emerge’

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 Liz says:
August 14, 2015 at 5:26 pm

No, hatch is used with chicken eggs, not worm eggs or frogs eggs. Diagrams are really testing your understanding on
collocations.
All the best
Liz

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Sukhpreet Singh says:

August 14, 2015 at 8:10 am

I m a student of GT..pls send me the topics or tips for writing test related to this…

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Chompoo says:
August 13, 2015 at 6:22 pm

Hello Liz,

First off all, thanks for this useful site.

I’m just wondering about the answer of the item 5, why don’t we use passive form of “remain” ?
When I’ve filled the by myself, I thought the answer was “remained”
Thank you,
Chompoo

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Chompoo says:
August 13, 2015 at 6:25 pm

Oh! sorry, It was my mistake. I should have checked it more carefully.

The answer of the item 5 is “laid”

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Basem says:
August 13, 2015 at 12:41 pm

Really your way in teaching so amazing !!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

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Liz says:
August 13, 2015 at 12:53 pm

You’re welcome

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sayid says:
August 13, 2015 at 12:10 pm

Thanks. We need more help especially in academic writing. The fill in gaps practice is very fruitful.

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 Liz says:
August 13, 2015 at 12:33 pm

Good to know. I’ll do more in the future.

Liz

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asma says:
August 12, 2015 at 6:15 pm

thanks. It’s really improving my level in ilets.

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Ahmad says:
August 12, 2015 at 4:54 pm

Dear Liz,

Initially,I would like to thank you very much for your efforts and time.

And I’ve noticed that the word ( antenna ) in the second-to-last line in your answer is supposed to be ( antennae ), isn’t it ?

Thanks

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Liz says:
August 12, 2015 at 5:22 pm

Thanks. Well spotted!

Liz

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Ron says:
August 12, 2015 at 4:46 pm

Hi Liz,

why does the answer of no 7 is not “emerges”?

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Liz says:
August 12, 2015 at 5:23 pm

Because “larvae” is plural. The singular is “larva”.

All the best
Liz

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Mowlid says:
August 12, 2015 at 3:45 pm

Dear Eizabeth,
I am grateful to have someone like you and this page help me a lot. But still I have problems with writing. So please what will you advise me
to enhance my writing skills.
Thanks.

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 Liz says:
August 12, 2015 at 7:45 pm

My only advice is to review your writing for structure and linking devices, check my model essays for content of each
paragraph and how to write topic sentences, learn the techniques for each type of question in writing and lastly check that your language
is accurate and you are avoiding errors.
All the best
Liz

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terry says:
August 12, 2015 at 3:19 pm

Hi liz. .this post is very helpful. .hope to see more from you. .i am having difficulty with diagram and processes . .hope you
include that in yoir next post. .thank you.

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kyumsun says:
August 12, 2015 at 3:10 pm

Wow~! It is really helpful practice for a diagram. I really appreciate your efforts~!
Thank you very much~!

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Liz says:
August 12, 2015 at 3:20 pm

Thanks. I’m really pleased you found this lesson useful

Liz

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