The diagram below shows how leather goods are produced. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The diagram illustrates the way in which animal hide is used to manufacture

leather

products.

Overall

, there are eleven 11 in the process, beginning with drying the animal

skin

and culminating in producing

leather

goods. The first step in the diagram is when animal hide is salted and dried under the sun for a few days in order to preserve it. After the

leather

is dried, it is delivered to the factory by using a lorry. Upon arrival, the

skin

is washed with water and lime in a vat so as to remove all the salt and dirt. The washed

skin

is

then

soaked in lime for the purpose of removing protein and fat from the

skin

.

Next,

the soaked

skin

is flattened by using a roller which serves to flatten the

skin

.

Subsequently

, the flattened

skin

is soaked with Tannin ( a mixture of water and vegetable matter) so as to preserve the

skin

from rotting. Once

this

stage is completed, the soaked

skin

is polished to produce shine.

Finally

, the polished

skin

is delivered to a factory to produce

leather

products, namely shoes, bags, and balls.