Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-29

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)

This chart show that how to recicle plastic bottels overall picture explain the recicling system.

first of all the labour collect the plastic bottels from different dustbins. then they put this bottels in the truck and then truck deliver this bottels in tha factory. on reachin the factory

the labour take bottels in the specific drum and then a compreser compres the bottels and convert ints shape into the square. then a mixture mashin cut bottels into small pieces then small pieces wash in the factory. after washing the small pieces of bottle they come into the raw meterial mashin this machine convert this pieces into raw meterial . After raw meterial then its use in different taskes like bottle and plastic lunch boxes and plastic bag for example shopin bags .after usin the plastic bags and boxes then again we putt in the dustbin and again labour collect this .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the main sequence from putting bottles in bins through collection, sorting, processing and making new products, and you recognise that the cycle repeats. Details such as compressing bottles into a square block and washing the crushed pieces are relevant. However, some important stages are unclear or omitted: the diagram shows plastic pellets being produced, then heated to form raw material, whereas your account moves directly from washing to a “raw meterial mashin.” The sorting stage’s separation of suitable and unsuitable bottles is also not explained. The opening calls this a “chart” and gives only a vague overview. To strengthen the response, state the complete cycle clearly and describe the pellet and heating stages accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response follows the broad order of the process, and sequencing expressions such as “first of all,” “then,” and “after washing” help the reader track the stages. The final reference to putting used products back in the bin also signals the cycle’s return to its beginning. However, nearly all information is presented as one continuous paragraph, with repeated “then” and “after” creating a mechanical rhythm rather than clear progression. Some references are difficult to follow, as in “this machine convert this pieces,” and the shift from raw material to products and back to collection could be signposted more clearly. Group the description into an introduction/overview and ordered process stages, and use a wider range of accurate linking and referencing.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “factory,” “compress,” “small pieces,” “raw material,” and examples of end products. These choices communicate the general process, but the range is limited and several words or phrases are inaccurate or imprecise, such as “mixture mashin” for the crushing equipment and “specific drum” for the sorting stage. Repeated use of “bottels,” “pieces,” and “then” also restricts precision. Spelling errors—including “recicle,” “meterial,” and “shopin”—are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause. Build a more accurate process vocabulary, for example “sort,” “crush,” “wash,” “pellets,” and “manufacture,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect stages in longer sentences, for example, “after washing the small pieces of bottle they come into the raw meterial mashin,” but most structures are simple or joined with repeated “then.” Errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between actions unclear. Examples include “This chart show,” “the labour collect,” and “this machine convert,” where subject–verb agreement is missing; “they put this bottels” also has problems with number and determiner use. Sentence boundaries and capitalisation are inconsistent, and several clauses run together. Practise accurate present-simple descriptions of processes, including passive forms such as “the bottles are crushed,” and use full stops to separate each stage.

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