Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The given diagram illustrates how to produce fabric from bamboo.

Overview, For the production of bamboo fabric having several steps to followed. Fisrt, Preperation of bamboo plant in spring, harvest this plant in autumn. Then this plant cut into samll strips. after strips, make fabribs. filter these fabrics and then also make the crush strips. these strips into form of spi and then make its meave. at the end we make fabric. These process on the base of 1 to 9 steps.

In the beginning, Cultivation of banmboo plants in spring. when bamboo plant grow up and ready for harvest with the help of man. After cultivated, these strips cutting and make small strips. In this strips add some water and amine oxide to from soften fibers. when the fiber is formed, steam and separate the long fibers from the liquid. Also strips is more crushed to make liquid pulp.

With the subsequent stages, after making pulp.convernt it into spin for make to yam. Then making weave to make fabric. At the end this weave is ready to make some clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the overall subject and include several relevant stages, such as planting in spring, harvesting in autumn, cutting, processing fibres, spinning yarn and weaving fabric. However, the account does not report the process accurately or consistently: the overview reverses the order of crushing and filtering, and the body places softening before filtering, whereas the diagram shows crushing, filtering, then softening. The overview also says the final product is fabric, but the diagram continues to finished clothing. Some stages are unclear or omitted, including the role of amine oxide and the separation of long fibres from liquid. To strengthen the response, give a concise, accurate overview of the full sequence and describe each key stage in its correct order.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an identifiable introduction, overview and two body paragraphs, and it attempts to guide the reader with phrases such as “In the beginning” and “With the subsequent stages.” This gives it some organisation. However, progression is difficult to follow because the stages are sometimes presented out of sequence, and links such as “after strips” and “Also” do not clearly show how one action leads to another. The overview repeats information without establishing a reliable process sequence, while the final paragraph is very brief. Organise the body in the diagram’s exact order and use clear links such as “Next,” “After filtering,” and “Finally.” Check that pronouns such as “these strips” have an unmistakable reference.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “cultivation,” “harvest,” “liquid pulp,” “fibers,” “spin” and “weave,” so the reader can recognise the general topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the process hard to understand: “make fabribs,” “steam and separate,” “spin for make to yam,” and “this weave” are inaccurate or unclear. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “Fisrt,” “Preperation,” “banmboo” and “convernt.” Use the diagram’s precise terms consistently, and check spelling and collocations. For example, describe fibres being filtered from liquid, spun into yarn, and woven into fabric rather than using vague or incorrect expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to use both short statements and longer clauses, for example, “when bamboo plant grow up and ready for harvest with the help of man.” However, sentence structures are often incomplete or faulty, and errors frequently make relationships between actions unclear. Examples include “For the production of bamboo fabric having several steps to followed,” “these strips cutting,” and “In this strips add some water.” Verb forms, articles, agreement and sentence boundaries need more control; several fragments also begin with lowercase letters after full stops. Practise clear passive constructions suited to a process description, such as “The bamboo is harvested” and “The strips are crushed to produce pulp.” Then proofread each sentence for a complete subject and verb.

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