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 illustrates the process how bamboo fabric is made.

Overall, it can be seen that the total process consists of nine stages. To start with, hervesting bamboo by labour and ending with made of colths and other products.

In addition, bamboo palnts are growing spring season. Then mature plant harvested by labour or machine. After that, plants are cuting into a strips for make liquid pulp before that liquid pulp are filter for long fibres from liquid. The next, soften fibres are add water and amine oxide for spin then to make yam.

Following this, when spin are completed that transfer for make weave and ready to make fabric. Finally, when all process are completed then it goes to garments and other clothing process sector for makein different types of products such as, t-shirt, jeans, and other cloting products. The total process are consists nine stages and then finally make product.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the diagram as a nine-stage process and cover its broad progression from planting bamboo to producing fabric and clothing. Several key stages are also included, such as harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the diagram specifies harvesting in autumn, while you do not report the season, and it shows finished clothing items rather than a separate “clothing process sector.” Jeans and other products are not shown. The overview gives the number of stages but does not clearly summarise the main transformation from bamboo to finished garments. To strengthen the response, report the seasonal stages accurately and describe the sequence and final products without adding unsupported details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and a description of later stages. Sequencing expressions such as “To start with,” “After that,” “Following this” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. However, progression is sometimes difficult to track because several stages are compressed into long, unclear sentences—for example, “before that liquid pulp are filter for long fibres from liquid.” The overview also repeats the nine-stage point at the end, while the transition from spinning to weaving is not expressed clearly. Organise the body in the diagram’s order, using one or two stages per sentence, and use references such as “the resulting fibres” to make links between steps clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “spin,” “weave” and “fabric,” which helps convey the subject. However, word choice and spelling are often inaccurate, and some phrases are difficult to interpret: “made of colths,” “yam” and “makein different types of products.” There are also awkward combinations such as “harvesting bamboo by labour” and “clothing process sector.” Use precise terms from the diagram and check spelling carefully; for example, distinguish “yarn” from “yam,” and use “finished garments” for the clothing shown. A wider range of accurate process verbs and natural collocations would make the description clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the overall meaning can usually be understood. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some stages unclear. Examples include “bamboo palnts are growing spring season,” “plants are cuting into a strips,” and “soften fibres are add water.” The final sentence also has an incomplete or awkward structure: “The total process are consists nine stages.” Practise forming passive clauses for process descriptions, such as “The strips are crushed” and “The fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide.” Check subject–verb agreement and use complete, clearly punctuated sentences.

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