Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows how fabric is manufactured from bamboo.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The process chart illustrate the information about how bamboo fabric is made.

To commence with, In the first the bamboo plants panted in the spring season. Then they harvested in autumn season. After harvesting bamboo is cutted into strips. In fourth step crush strips is ready to make liquid pulp. In the next step it gets filter and long fibres get separate from liquid.

Moving further, In sixth step, soften fibres is ready in this fibre water and amine oxide is added. Moving further the spin is ready to make yam. In the second last step, weave is their to make fabric. In the last step the clothers are ready to wear.

Overall, this process has total nine steps. It started from the plantation of bamboo, and ended up by the things which is made of the fabric

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as beginning with bamboo cultivation and ending with finished clothing, and you include several central stages, such as harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, spinning and weaving. However, the description is only partial: the overview is brief, and the sequence and purpose of some stages are unclear. For example, “soften fibres is ready in this fibre water and amine oxide is added” does not clearly explain that water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibres. The final stage is described as clothes being ready to wear, which is a reasonable interpretation of the clothing shown. The response is also below the required 150 words, limiting the detail provided. To improve, give a clearer overview and explain each stage accurately and explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic chronological structure, with the stages grouped into two paragraphs and signposted by phrases such as “To commence with,” “Moving further,” and “In the last step.” This helps the reader follow the general direction of the process. However, progression is sometimes mechanical, and several transitions do not make the relationships between stages clear. For instance, “In the fourth step” and “In the next step” are used without consistently guiding the reader through the sequence, while the overview beginning “Overall” appears only after the detailed account. Some sentences are also difficult to connect because their meaning is unclear. Organise the response into an introduction, a concise overview, and a step-by-step description, using clear references to the stages rather than repeating the same transition phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “spin,” and “weave,” which allows you to cover the main stages. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the process hard to understand. For example, “cutted” is not the correct form of “cut,” “yam” appears to be a misspelling of “yarn,” and “clothers” is not an appropriate word for the finished items. Phrases such as “the spin is ready” and “weave is their” also do not express the intended actions naturally. Build a more precise set of process verbs and use standard terms such as “yarn” and “garments”; check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly uses short, simple statements and attempts some sequencing with “Then” and “After harvesting.” However, grammatical errors occur frequently, and some sentences are difficult to interpret. Examples include “The process chart illustrate,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “In the first the bamboo plants panted,” which lacks a clear grammatical structure. Verb forms and sentence construction are also problematic in “After harvesting bamboo is cutted into strips” and “In sixth step, soften fibres is ready.” The final sentence, “the things which is made of the fabric,” contains an agreement error and an unclear clause. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use consistent present simple passive forms to describe the stages, such as “The bamboo is harvested.”

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