A process description tells a reader how something happens.
The idea
Introduce the process, describe each stage in order with clear sequence words, and finish with the result. Use the present simple for a usual process.
Examples
- First, Mina washes the vegetables.
- Next, she cuts them into small pieces.
- After that, Leo checks the dates on the form.
- The team then sends the plan to the manager.
- Once the paint is dry, Amir adds a second coat.
- Finally, the neighbours put the chairs away.
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Do not put the final stage before an action that must happen earlier.
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Choose First or Finally: ___, open the empty box.
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First
First marks opening the box as the starting action.
Choose next or finally: Pack the books; ___, close the box.
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finally
finally introduces the last action after the books are packed.
Choose Once or First: ___ the glue is dry, hang the picture.
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Once
Once shows that hanging the picture depends on the glue being dry.
Practice round
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Choose First or Finally: ___, open the empty box.
Choose next or finally: Pack the books; ___, close the box.
Choose Once or First: ___ the glue is dry, hang the picture.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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