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. Write at least 150 words. upper river (slow

the 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 and

have

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three stages

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fly, smolt and

an

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adult

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salmon

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with different sizes.

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, the

adult

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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

river

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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 fast stream in a deep

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for approximately four years until they grow up to Smolt

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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

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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

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

adult

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Salmon

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fish

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