Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows the process for recycling plastic bottles.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

How plastic bottles are recycled

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The process diagram illustrates how the bottels of plastic are transformed.

Overall, it is clear that the used material is processed and turned into new product and producing.The process constists of 9 stages, beginning with putting the plastic bottels in the garbage, and ending with things like T-shirts and some used plastics

Fisrtly, it begins with putting the bottels of plastic in the garbage until it moves to the second step which the garbage truck come and hold it and go to the recycling center that can make the third stage,and start sorting the plastics.Furthermore, the workers transforme them into blocks that facilitate the process.

Additionaly, they crush the blocks with a crusher robot and throw them on a washing place that make them clean.After that, hey produce plastic pellets and heat them to form raw materials and they make them organized. At the end ,they produce they produxe them to producing and products.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the diagram as a recycling process and give a broad overview that it has nine stages, beginning with disposal and leading to new products. You also report several central steps, including sorting, compressing, crushing, washing, pellet production and heating. However, the account is only partially complete: the final sentence, “At the end, they produce they produxe them to producing and products,” does not clearly explain the end products or the loop back to the recycling bin. Some details are inaccurate or vague, such as calling the bin “garbage” and saying the material is “organized” after heating. To strengthen the summary, describe the accepted/rejected sorting and clearly state that recycled material becomes raw material for products, some of which can re-enter the cycle.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction and overview are followed by two paragraphs describing stages. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” “After that” and “At the end” help the reader follow the general order. However, progression becomes unclear in places, especially in the final sentence, where repeated wording obscures the process. Some links are also imprecise: “until it moves to the second step” does not clearly express the transition, and “that can make the third stage” is difficult to interpret. Improve cohesion by grouping stages in a clear sequence and using direct links such as “The bottles are then collected and taken to a recycling centre.” Avoid repeating connectors when the relationship is already clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “sorting,” “blocks,” “crusher,” “washing,” “plastic pellets” and “raw materials,” which allows the main stages to be recognised. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spelling errors make the description less precise: “garbage” is not the best term for a recycling bin, “washing place” is vague, and “organized” does not accurately describe the material being prepared. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form problems, including “bottels,” “constists,” “Fisrtly,” “Additionaly,” “transforme” and “produxe.” Use the labels and objects in the diagram more precisely, and proofread spelling and collocations so the reader can identify each stage without guessing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the opening overview uses a subordinate clause to describe the process’s beginning and end. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms and agreement sometimes make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “the garbage truck come and hold it and go” has incorrect verb forms and an unclear subject, while “they produce they produxe them to producing” is not a complete, understandable construction. Articles and plurals are also unreliable, as in “new product” and “raw materials” after a singular process description. Practise accurate passive forms suited to process diagrams, such as “The bottles are collected,” and check that each sentence has a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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