Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-09

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 diagram outlines the stages of fabric production from bamboo. There are nine steps in the manufacturing process.

Overall, production of the abric is a man-made prcess. It starts by planting the bamboo plants in the spring season and ends with socks or shirts.

To begin with, the planting bamboo plants in the spring season. Subsequently, humans harvest these plants by hand. Next, a cutter cuts the bamboo plants. After making the pieces we crush these pieces to make liquid pulp.

Next is a filtration process. In this step we separate long fibres from liquid to make it clean. The main process starts in the six step. In this step we add water and amine oxide to soft fibres. This product makes yarn and spin it to make yarns. These weaves are used to produce fabrick by machines. Now, fabric has amde and we use this fabric for differet purposes such as socks and shirts.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a relevant overview: it begins with planting in spring and ends with clothing. You also report several central steps, including harvesting, crushing the bamboo into pulp, filtering, and adding water and amine oxide. However, some stages are unclear or inaccurately described. The diagram shows bamboo being cut into strips, then the fibres being softened before they are spun into yarn; your account says “This product makes yarn and spin it,” which confuses the order and the actions. The overview could also summarise the transformation from plant material to finished fabric more clearly. Covering each stage accurately and distinguishing spinning from weaving would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the process. Sequencing words such as “To begin with,” “Subsequently,” and “Next” help the reader follow the stages, and the process is generally presented in order. However, some links are mechanical or unclear, particularly “The main process starts in the six step” and “These weaves are used,” where the reference is difficult to identify. The final paragraph also moves abruptly from softening fibres to yarn, weaving, and uses. Use clearer links between each stage and make sure pronouns such as “this product” and “these” refer unambiguously to the material or process just mentioned.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “liquid pulp,” “filtration,” “fibres,” and “amine oxide,” which helps communicate the main subject. There is some repetition of general words such as “step,” “plants,” and “pieces,” and several inaccurate or misspelled forms reduce precision: “abric,” “prcess,” “fabrick,” “amde,” and “differet.” Some expressions are also unnatural for this process, such as “a cutter cuts the bamboo plants” and “This product makes yarn.” Choose precise verbs for the stages and check spelling carefully. A wider, more accurate range—for example, “cut into strips,” “soften the fibres,” “spin the fibres into yarn,” and “weave the yarn into fabric”—would make the description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the opening sentence, “The diagram outlines the stages of fabric production from bamboo,” is clear and well formed. However, errors occur often enough to make some relationships difficult to follow. For example, “To begin with, the planting bamboo plants” is an incomplete clause; “In this step we add water and amine oxide to soft fibres” has an incorrect verb form; and “This product makes yarn and spin it” lacks consistent subject–verb structure. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence construction, as in “in the six step” and “Now, fabric has amde.” Practise complete clauses and consistent tense, and proofread agreement and sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these patterns would improve readability.

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