WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The diagrams below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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graphic illustrates the development of

Salmon

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fish

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from an egg throughout their life cycle which is

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considered to be a large

fish

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species.

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, the adult

Salmon

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fish

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travel to slow streams upper

river

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in order to lay eggs in

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reeds under small stones for nearly five to six months before the Flyfish are born, which measure 3-8cm,

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they start to travel

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fast stream in a deep

river

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for approximately four years until they grow up to Smolt

fish

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at 12-15 cm.

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, the

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stage of

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process is the Smoltfish moving to the open ocean for around five years where it becomes an adult

salmon

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fish

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which measures nearly 70- 76 cm. Before the process just happened again with these adults

Salmon

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mated and moved to the slow-moving upper

river

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to put their eggs under reed plants.

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, the life cycle of

Salmon

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is a natural operation and contains three cyclical phases, beginning with the laying of eggs and ending with the adult

Salmon

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fish

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.