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IELTS Report on the lifecycle of a salmon fish

IELTS Report lifecycle of fish

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. 

IELTS Report lifecycle of salmon fish

IELTS Report 1 on the lifecycle of Salmon

Introduction 

The given diagrams explain the life cycle and respective sizes of a large fish species called the Salmon. 

Overview

Overall, it shows the salmon develops in three major stages from a Fry to an adult Salmon. At each stage, the size of the fish and their habitats change.

Body Paragraph 1

Salmon eggs are laid in the upper river, which is slow-moving, among small stones and reeds. After 5 to 6 months, they are hatched into the first stage of Salmon fish ‘Fry’. It is around 3 to 8 cm in length. They migrate to the fast-moving lower river. In about four years, they develop into the next stage called smolt, which then migrate to the sea.

Body Paragraph 2

The smolt, which is 12 to 15 cm in length, matures into an adult Salmon of 70 to 76 cm in almost five years.  Then adult salmon travels back to the upper river to lay eggs.

Review of IELTS Report 1 on the lifecycle of Salmon

  • In exactly 150 words, the author reports all given aspects of the life cycle of the Salmon Fish. The report has all the necessary paragraphs that justify their functions.
  • The body paragraphs connect with each other well and compare the three stages appropriately.
  • The words used are apt and precisely fit the sentences.
  • The author writes a variety of sentence structures.

Before moving further, you may watch a video on the lifecycle of a salmon fish.

IELTS Report 2 on the lifecycle of Salmon

Introduction 

The given diagram illustrates the life cycle of a species of large fish. This giant fish is called the ‘Salmon’. 

Overview

Overall, it shows the salmon develops from a Fry to an adult Salmon. The Fry is usually found in slow-moving water, while the adult Salmon is located in the open sea. 

Body Paragraph 1

Let’s begin with the embryonic stage. At approximately 5 to 6 months, Salmon eggs are found in the upper river surrounded by small stones and reeds. After this period, it develops into a Fry of around 3 to 8 cm in length. About four years later, in the lower river, the Fry will change into a Smolt and increases in size up to 12 to 15 cm. 

Body Paragraph 2

This Smolt leaves the river for the open sea, where it matures into an open ocean and develops into an adult Salmon in almost five years. This adapted Salmon grows from 12-15 cm up to 70-76 cm in length. It then lays eggs after some time, and the whole cycle begins again. 

Review of IELTS Report 2 on the lifecycle of Salmon

  • Although almost all paragraphs are written well by the author, some awkward sentences downgrade this report.
  • The first sentence is very similar to the sentence given in the task. Such repetition is not good if you wish to score higher.
  • The overview misses to mention how many stages does the Salmon fish goes through. Since this paragraph is a summary of the report, the author should not miss it.
  • Consider the following sentence.

At approximately 5 to 6 months, Salmon eggs are found in the upper river surrounded by small shores and reeds.

  • Salmon eggs are not ‘found’ but ‘laid’.
  • It is unclear whether small stones and reeds surround eggs or they surround the river.
  • Also, does it take 5 to 6 months to lay eggs or hatch the eggs. It is not clear.
  • The words used are acceptable, but as shown in the above example, the sentences are unclear as they may change the intended meaning.

IELTS Report 3 on the lifecycle of Salmon

Introduction 

The given life cycle belongs to a large fish called salmon. The information leaves us with three stages of the salmon life cycle.

Overview

The provided data shows the growth of salmon from 3-8 cm to 70-70 6 CM. They have stages named fry smolt and adult salmon.

Body Paragraph 1

The cycle begins from the eggs lead in the slow-moving a forever among the reeds and small stones. These eggs need a time period of five to six months before they hatch. Small salmon hatched from the eggs, also known as fry, are around 3 to 8 cm long.

Body Paragraph 2

These fry fishes move into the lower river, which has a fast pace floor. After four years, they grow in about 12 to 15 and are known as smolt and travel to sea.

Body Paragraph 3

After five years, small toys developed into adult salmons of about 72-76 cm long. They move back into a river, and the life cycle of salmon fish continues.

Review of IELTS Report 3 on the lifecycle of Salmon

  • The introduction paragraph cleverly avoids repeating the words from the task. However, it could have been structured in a better way.
  • The overview paragraph is not exactly the summary of the report. It is simply information given. So, such an overview is not acceptable.
  • All body paragraphs are acceptable. However, one of the significant aspects of completing the task is comparing major features. Since the author reports each stage in a separate body paragraph, there is no way he or she can compare these life stages. Also, as a result, the writer cannot use comparative sentences.

IELTS Report 4 on the lifecycle of Salmon

Introduction

The given diagrams depict the lives of salmon fish right from their birth to the time they turn adults.

Overview

One diagram illustrates the growth stages of salmon. The other diagram shows the different natural conditions and water bodies where salmon migrate depending on their age.

Body Paragraph 1

Baby Salmon is termed as fry, about 3 to 8 cm in length, as displayed in the bottom diagram. Once the salmon grows to a medium length of 12 to 15 cm, it is called a smolt. Adult Salman has the largest size of 72 to 76 CM. We will now refer to these specific names of salmon when referring to the following diagram.

Body Paragraph 2

We can see that salmon eggs are laid in the upper river’s slow-moving parts for approximately 5 to 6 months in the upper diagram. The eggs are laid among small stones and reads. These eggs are hatched into Fry.  They move from the upper beds of the river to fast flowing beds of the lower river, where they may stay for approximately four years. By the end of this period, fry transforms into a small it which migrates to the open sea and stays there till about five years. Now they grow into adult salmon, which interestingly migrate backs to the upper river to lay eggs. 

Review of IELTS Report 4 on the lifecycle of Salmon

  • The introduction in the report manages to avoid the repetition of the task.
  • However, the overview again is not the detailed summary expected. 
  • As far as body paragraph 1 is concerned, the author smartly covers the second diagram depicting all body paragraph sizes 1. And, then he or she mentions the actual life cycle of Salmon in the second body paragraph. Such distribution is acceptable.
  • The second body paragraph compares the three stages in the life cycle of the Salmon fish cleverly.
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