Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The diagram delineats how dress is made from plants.

Firstly, in spring season trees of bamboo are planted. Then, in autum farmers harvest them and then they cut them into strips. After that, for making liquid pulp , they crush these strips. Now, they try to separate long fibres from this liquid. Adding some water and amine oxide for soften fibres. Then try to making yarn by spining.Now, weave them for making fabric. At last, bamboo Fabrics are ready to make cloths.

In conclusion, this processing has nine steps, such as panting, harvesting, cutting, softing, filtering etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the process as bamboo-based and include several accurate stages, including planting in spring, harvesting in autumn, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the account is very brief and does not clearly report the full sequence: the final stage, where the fabric is made into clothing such as a T-shirt and socks, is not described. The conclusion says there are nine steps but lists only some, and it omits a clear overview of the process from cultivation to finished products. The response also falls 53 words short of the required minimum, limiting the detail you can provide. To improve, give a concise overview and explain each stage in order, including the final products.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The stages are mostly presented in the correct order, and sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “Then,” “After that,” and “At last” help the reader follow the process. The response also separates the main description from a concluding sentence. However, nearly all the information is compressed into one paragraph, and the repeated use of “then” and “Now” makes the progression sound mechanical. Some links between stages are unclear, particularly “Adding some water and amine oxide for soften fibres,” which reads as a fragment rather than a complete step. Organise the response into an introduction and overview, followed by a clearly developed sequence, and use a wider range of accurate linking phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “long fibres,” “amine oxide,” “yarn,” and “weave,” so the reader can understand the general subject. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable: “delineats,” “autum,” “spining,” “panting,” and “softing” make the description less precise. Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “trees of bamboo” and “bamboo Fabrics are ready to make cloths.” Use the diagram’s terms consistently and check spelling carefully. More precise process language, such as “bamboo plants,” “soften the fibres,” and “finished garments,” would make the account clearer and more appropriate for an academic process description.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use some simple sequencing sentences, such as “Then, in autumn farmers harvest them,” and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and several sentences are incomplete or have faulty verb patterns. “Adding some water and amine oxide for soften fibres” lacks a main verb and uses an incorrect infinitive construction; “Then try to making yarn” also has an incorrect verb form and no clear subject. The opening sentence, “The diagram delineats how dress is made from plants,” does not accurately express the process structure. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use consistent present simple passive forms where appropriate, for example, “The fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide.”

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