1. Introduction The chart/diagram(s) + show(s)/describe(s)/illustrate(s) + how + ___ + (be) + produced/made/…

OR

The chart/diagram(s) + show(s)/describe(s)/illustrate(s) + the process/production of ___
2. Overview Overall, there are ___ main steps/stages in the process of producing/making ___, starting/beginning with ___ and ending/finishing with ___.

OR

Overall, the process of producing/making ___ involves ___ main steps/stages, starting/beginning with ___ and ending/finishing with ___.
3. Body (You should divide the body into 2 parts
with the first half of the process/cycle for Body 1, and the left for Body 2)
Tense: mostly Present Simple Tense
(for general cycles or processes without a specific point of time) 

Linking words or phrases describing a process or cycle:

  • Firstly / First of all / To begin with/ At the first stage / The first step(stage) in the process is ___
  • Secondly (Thirdly, …) / At (In) the next (second, third, subsequent, …) step / Subsequently / The next (second, third, subsequent, …) step is ___ / The process continues with ___ 
  • After / After that / Afterwards / Then / Next / 
  • Before
  • While / During / Simultaneously / At the same time
  • Finally / The final step is ___ / The process concludes (ends, finishes, …) with ___

Structures:

  • [Subject – objects] + [be] + [P2]
  • [After/Before/…] + [being] + [P2], [clause]
  • [To + V], [clause]
  • [Subject – people] + [verb]