Leather Process
The diagram details the process of making leather products.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The above depiction illustrates how consumer leather products are manufactured.
Overall, it is clear that the process comprises 11 steps which can be grouped into 3 major stages including the preparation and transportation of raw materials, material processing and manufacturing, and completion of the end products for retail.
The process commences with the animal skin being dried in the open air and then transported by truck to a factory where it is washed in a lime solution. The washed skin is then soaked in lime before being flattened in a specialized machine.
In the remaining stages, the flattened skin is soaked again, however, this time in Tannin which is a solution of water and vegetable matter. Following the soaking, the skin is polished by means of a roller. It is then transported by truck to a factory where it is assembled into finished leather goods such as handbags, shoes, and sporting equipment.
Essay Breakdown
Structure:
Introduction:
[1] The above depiction illustrates how consumer leather products are manufactured.
Overall, it is clear that the process comprises 11 steps which can be grouped into 3 major stages including the preparation and transportation of raw materials, material processing and manufacturing, and completion of the end products for retail.
1. Summarize what the process details.
2. Write an overview to summarise the beginning, middle, and final phases of the detailed process.
Body:
Paragraph 1:
[1] The process commences with the animal skin being dried in the open air and then transported by truck to a factory where it is washed in a lime solution. [2] The washed skin is then soaked in lime before being flattened in a specialized machine.
1. Describe the initial phase of the process – including how the raw materials are dried, transported, and washed.
2. Describe the second stage of the process in detail.
Body:
Paragraph 2:
[1] In the remaining stages, the flattened skin is soaked again, however, this time in Tannin which is a solution of water and vegetable matter. [2] Following the soaking, the skin is polished by means of a roller. [3] It is then transported by truck to a factory where it is assembled into finished leather goods such as handbags, shoes, and sporting equipment.
1. Continue to give details about the following (remaining) steps of the process.
2. Detail the next step
3. Show how the leather is finally processed and ready for retail.
Vocabulary:
The above depiction illustrates how consumer leather products are manufactured.
Overall, it is clear that the process comprises 11 steps which can be grouped into 3 major stages including the preparation and transportation of raw materials, material processing and manufacturing, and completion of the end products for retail.
The process commences with the animal skin being dried in the open air and then transported by truck to a factory where it is washed in a lime solution. The washed skin is then soaked in lime before being flattened in a specialized machine.
In the remaining stages, the flattened skin is soaked again, however, this time in Tannin which is a solution of water and vegetable matter. Following the soaking, the skin is polished by means of a roller. It is then transported by truck to a factory where it is assembled into finished leather goods such as handbags, shoes, and sporting equipment.
- The depiction (noun): the picture/ process
- Manufacture (verb): produce
- Comprise (verb): to include
- Commence (verb) + with: to begin with
- Lime solution: a liquid containing lime
- A specialized machine: a machine that has the ability to do certain tasks that regular equipment is not capable of doing
- Polish (verb): to rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
- by means of: a method or way of doing something
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