IELTS Writing Task 1 · Process · Environment and energy
The diagram below shows the life cycle of a dragonfly. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features.
- 1
Eggs laid
Eggs are laid by the female in or just below the surface of a pond
- 2
Hatching
After two to five weeks, the eggs hatch into wingless nymphs
- 3
Life underwater
The nymphs live underwater for up to three years, feeding on small water creatures
- 4
Moulting
As each nymph grows, its skin is shed as many as twelve times
- 5
Leaving the water
The fully grown nymph climbs out of the pond up a plant stem
- 6
Emergence
The adult breaks out of its old skin, and its wings are left to dry for several hours
- 7
Adult flight
The adult hunts flying insects and lives for only a few weeks
- 8
Mating
Adults mate near the water, and the eggs are then laid in the pond
Back to stage 1, eggs laid, and the cycle begins again.
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