Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-10

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 rendered diagram depicts the given information about the manufactured of fabric from the bamboo.

Overall, it has total nine steps. Besides, it starts with plant bamboo, while it ends with fabric final product.

In detail, plant bamboo has grown in the season of spring. In the second step, it harvested in autumn by the farmers. After that, bamboo is cut into strips. After words, crush the bamboo stripes and it make liquid pulp. Then, filter the pulp because it separates the long fibres from liquid for producing fabric. Subsequently, soften the fibres by adding watyer and amine oxide.

In case of seventh step, spin the fibres for making bamboo fabric apart from this, it make yarn. By following this, In the next step, weave the yarn and after that it make fabric. Eventually, at the last step, it forms fabric cloth very well in the given methods.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as having nine steps and give a basic start-to-finish overview, which addresses the central subject. However, the overview is not fully accurate: the final stage shows clothing items, not simply “fabric,” and the response does not clearly summarise the transformation from harvested bamboo through processing to finished products. Some stages are also unclear or inaccurately described, especially “spin the fibres for making bamboo fabric,” when spinning produces yarn, and the repeated claim that the later stages make fabric. The response is also two words below the required minimum. To strengthen the report, describe the main phases accurately and distinguish yarn, woven fabric, and the final clothing products.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the diagram’s general sequence, and paragraphing separates the overview from the stage-by-stage account. Sequencing expressions such as “After that,” “Then,” and “Subsequently” help the reader follow the process. However, progression becomes less clear in the final paragraph: “In case of seventh step” and “By following this” are awkward links, while “apart from this” does not express the relationship between spinning and yarn clearly. Some information is repeated, particularly the claim that the later stages produce fabric, and the account does not consistently distinguish each stage’s output. Use a clearer sequence of stages and connect each action directly to its result to make the progression more coherent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use several relevant process terms, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “amine oxide,” “spin,” and “weave.” This gives the response enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the broad process. However, word choice and spelling errors are noticeable: “manufactured of fabric,” “After words,” “stripes,” and “watyer” are inaccurate, and “fabric cloth” is redundant. Some phrases are also imprecise, such as “fabric final product” and “forms fabric cloth very well.” Choose standard process collocations and name the outputs precisely—for example, bamboo is harvested, fibres are softened, yarn is produced, and the woven fabric is made into clothing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple sentences and longer sequences, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, grammatical errors occur frequently, and attempts to combine ideas are often faulty. Examples include “it has total nine steps,” “it harvested in autumn,” and “it make yarn,” which show problems with articles, passive verb forms, and subject–verb agreement. The sentence beginning “After words, crush the bamboo stripes and it make liquid pulp” shifts into an incomplete imperative structure and then an incorrect clause. Capitalisation is also inconsistent in “In the next step.” Practise accurate passive constructions for process descriptions, such as “the bamboo is harvested” and “the fibres are softened,” and check agreement and sentence boundaries.

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