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 diagram was shown how the fabric has made from the bamboo. It was involved the lot of process from planting the bamboo to final outcome which is clothes, pillows, etc. Furthermore it's seasonal occupation shown from Spring to Autumn.

Firstly, the process of plantation was done in the Spring season. It had grown, till Autumn. The first process took about the six months only for the growing the bamboo. In the Autumn season,it had been harvested and moving to the next step, which is cutting into the samll strips, and from those strips it had been made a liquid pulp. While,filtering the pulp it had sepreted the long fibers from the liquid. Moreover, after filteration done had been added added the water and amine oxide on the soften fibers. Now this thin fibers collected into spilndle.

Finally, the spindle had been ready, before weaving of any kind of fabric. Moreover it had made the pillow with that spinlde.

Last but not the least, clothes are ready to wear,

To sumup from plantaion to ready to wear clothes it had been done the nine steps and the first two step had been seasonal and time consumed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as a sequence from planting bamboo to finished products, and you note the seasonal timing of planting and harvesting. However, several details are inaccurate or unsupported: the diagram shows clothing, not pillows, and it does not specify a six-month growing period. The overview also says the first two steps are time-consuming, although no durations are given. Some stages are reported, including cutting, crushing, filtering and adding water and amine oxide, but the later steps are unclear: the fibres are spun into yarn and then woven into fabric before clothing is produced. To strengthen the response, give a concise, accurate overview of the full sequence and describe each key transformation without adding information absent from the diagram.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has an overall chronological structure, using “Firstly” and “Finally” to guide the reader through the process, and it separates the account into paragraphs. This gives the description a basic progression. However, the sequence becomes difficult to follow in places, particularly in “after filteration done had been added added the water” and “the spindle had been ready, before weaving.” The final paragraph also repeats the idea of ready-made clothes rather than clearly completing the process. Some linking phrases, such as “Moreover” and “Last but not the least,” feel mechanical or do not show a precise relationship between stages. Group the stages into clear beginning, processing and finishing sections, and use direct links such as “After filtering” and “The yarn is then woven into fabric.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “fibers,” and “weaving,” which helps communicate the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling and collocation problems make parts of the account hard to understand. For example, “plantation” is not the natural term for planting bamboo, “thin fibers collected into spilndle” does not clearly describe spinning yarn, and “the spindle” appears to be confused with the yarn. There are also repeated or misspelled forms such as “added added,” “sepreted,” and “filteration.” Use precise process terms consistently: bamboo is planted, strips are crushed, fibres are softened, yarn is spun, and fabric is woven.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “the next step, which is cutting into the samll strips,” and sequencing clauses that show the intended order. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors in verb forms, sentence construction and articles frequently make the meaning unclear. Examples include “The diagram was shown how the fabric has made,” “It had grown, till Autumn,” and “after filteration done had been added.” The tense and passive forms are often unsuitable for describing a process, while fragments such as “Last but not the least, clothes are ready to wear” interrupt the sentence flow. Practise clear present-simple passive forms, for example, “The bamboo is harvested” and “The fibres are softened,” and check that each sentence has a complete, correctly ordered clause.

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