Task 1 The diagram illustrates the process that is used to manufacture bricks for the building industry. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The

given

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apply

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diagram illustrates how

manufacture

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manufactured

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bricks

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are used for

building

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the building

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industry. As can be inferred from the diagram, there are seven steps beginning with digging clay from underground and finishing with

delivery

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the delivery

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bricks

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of bricks

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.

Firstly

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, a digger is used to dig clay from underground. The clay

then

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is filtered by a metal grid and put onto a roller to add sand and water. After that, the mixture is shaped by two methods: wire cutter or mould. Those formed

bricks

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are arranged neatly and transported into a drying oven for drying in 24 - 48 hours to prepare for the next steps. The

forth

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fourth

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step is putting

bricks

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into a machinery system for

heated

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heat

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. At

first,

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the kiln

heat

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heated

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bricks

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with

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at

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moderate

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a moderate

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temperature

at

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of

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200 C - 980 C.

Next,

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the temperature

increase

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increases

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to

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from

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870oC to 1300oC,

then

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the

brickis

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bricks

brick is

are moved into a cooling chamber in two to three days. After that, those ready-to-use

bricks

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are packaged, put on a truck for delivery and

finish

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finished

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the process.