Band 6+: The diagram below shows the process of making olive oil. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram illustrates how olive oil is made.

Overall, it is clear that this linear process consists of 8 steps, commencing with collecting the ripe olives and culminating with transporting the finished products to store.

To commence, the process begins when the olives are harvested manually with a rake. These harvested olives are stored in a vat for 2 to 3 days before being put onto a conveyor belt, where these are rinsed with cool water. The olives then are moved to a crushing machine, including three hammers, which apply a force onto them to split olive stones and olive paste.

The former then pass through a pipe and stored in a container while the latter enter another pipe to a pressing and filtering machine, which has filters and hydraulic press to release oil from these olive paste, following this, the oil goes through a process called spinning and separating when transported to a centrifuge, aiming to remove water. The qualified oil then is bottled before being delivered to the store.