WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram below shows how coffee beans are processed before export.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
- 1PickingRipe red cherries are harvested
- 2PulpingMachines remove the outer skin
- 3FermentationBeans soak in tanks to loosen the pulp
- 4WashingClean water rinses away the residue
- 5DryingBeans are dried on raised beds in the sun
- 6HullingThe parchment layer is removed
- 7GradingBeans are sorted by size and quality
- 8BaggingGreen beans are packed in sacks for export