Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-08

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 diagram illustartes formation of fabric products from a bamboo plant. Process are complete in 9 steps.

Overall, man-mad process completed in nine steps, starting from cultivation of bamboo plant in spring season, while finish if fabric products are made.

At the begining, plants are cultivated in spring season, which is then cutted by farmers in the autumn season. After that, the cutted plants take to cutter machine with which the plants are crush to strips for making liquid pulp. The fifth step is the filtration where the pulp are filter and separate long fibres from liquid, moreover, in sixth step the soften fibres are form and add water and amine oxide to connect long fibre and make it.

In addition, the long fibres are spining to farom yam in the round shape to avoid from irregularity. In the eight step the the weave are form from yam by using of skill, nevertheless, the fabric products are form in the last step which not the least.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a broad overview from growing bamboo to finished fabric products, which captures the diagram’s main direction. You also report several key steps, including harvesting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the diagram shows bamboo being cut into strips before the strips are crushed, while your account says the plants are cut and then taken to a machine “to strips.” The explanation of softening is also confused: water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibres, not to connect them. The final stage shows clothing items, but this is only briefly mentioned. A clearer, more complete account of the sequence and the purpose of each stage would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has an overall chronological structure, moving from cultivation through processing to the finished products. Paragraphing also separates the overview from the detailed stages, and sequence markers such as “At the beginning,” “After that,” and “In addition” help guide the reader. However, some links are mechanical or do not express the relationship accurately: “moreover” does not clearly connect the filtering and softening stages, and “nevertheless” is not appropriate for introducing the weaving stage. The long middle sentence combines several steps, making the sequence harder to follow. Use one clear sentence for each group of stages and choose connectors that show sequence or result, rather than contrast or addition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “cultivation,” “filtration,” “fibres,” “pulp,” “spin” and “weave,” showing an adequate range for describing the diagram. Some less common terms are attempted, but inaccurate word choice, word forms and spelling reduce precision. For example, “formation of fabric products” is less natural than “production of fabric,” and “yam” appears where “yarn” is intended. There are also misspellings such as “illustartes,” “begining” and “farom.” Phrases such as “the plants are crush to strips” and “the weave are form” are not idiomatic, though the main process can generally be understood. Focus on accurate process collocations and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “which is then cutted by farmers” and a sequence of linked stages. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction occur often enough to make some details difficult to follow. Examples include “Process are complete,” “the pulp are filter,” and “the soften fibres are form”; these need appropriate subject–verb agreement and passive forms. The sentence beginning “After that” also shifts between stages without consistently marking which material is being acted on. Practise forming passive constructions for processes, such as “the strips are crushed” and “the fibres are softened,” and keep each sentence focused on one or two stages.

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