Cambridge 10- Test 4- Task 1

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.

The salmon begin life as eggs in upper river among reeds and pebbles. After approximately six months, the newly hatched salmon called fry immigrate to the lower river. This part of the river has a fast flow, making it a convenient place for salmon for the next four years.

Having grown to smolt (12-15 cm long), the salmon swim down to the open sea to live for another five years. In that place they grow much faster compared their life in the river, ultimately reaching 76 cm which is five times bigger than the smolt in lower river. The adult salmon swim back to the original place to lay eggs and the cycle starts anew.

Overall, the salmon life cycle has three distinct stages. It starts in the reeds in the upper river and continues for about 10 years in two other different places.

sample answer written by Mahdi Modarres

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