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 how fabric is made from bamboo plants.

Overall, the process invovles of nine stages, it beginning from the plantation of bamboo trees in the spring and ending with weave to convert into final production.

Initially, plantation of bamboo trees occures in the spring and these plants are harvested manuely in the Autumn. At the third stage, bamboo plants cut into strips with help of machine. Furthermore, these strips are crushed to make liquid pulp and filtered, where long fibers separated from liquid. At the six stage, soften fibers obtained by mixing water and amine oxide. Then spine is made from the mixture of those materials and these spin use to make yarn. At the 8th stage, spine convert into weave that is used to make fabric. Finally, those fabric are used to make the final products, which consists of shirt and mozze for use of the final customers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the process from planting through to finished clothing, and the overview identifies its seasonal beginning and final outcome. Most stages are reported in the correct order, including crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the diagram shows fibres being softened with water and amine oxide, then spun into yarn; your account says “spine is made from the mixture” and that “these spin use to make yarn,” which obscures this sequence. The final products are a T-shirt and socks, not a shirt and “mozze.” To strengthen the response, describe the transformation at each stage precisely and make the overview clearer by noting the progression from raw bamboo to fabric and clothing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall sequence, supported by time and stage markers such as “Initially,” “At the third stage,” “Then,” and “Finally.” The reader can generally follow the process, and the stages are grouped into a beginning, middle and end. However, the overview sentence is difficult to follow, and some links between steps are unclear—for example, “Then spine is made from the mixture of those materials and these spin use to make yarn” repeats the idea of spinning without clearly connecting the softened fibres to yarn. The paragraph is also presented as one block, which makes the stages less easy to scan. Use a separate overview and group the detailed stages into a logical paragraph, with clear references to each material as it changes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtered,” “fibers,” and “fabric,” which helps communicate the main stages. There are also attempts at more specific terms, such as “plantation” and “final products,” but several choices or spellings are inaccurate and sometimes make the meaning unclear. Examples include “invovles,” “occures,” “manuely,” “spine” for “spin,” and “mozze” for “socks.” “Plantation of bamboo trees” and “convert into final production” are also unnatural in this context. Aim for accurate process collocations such as “bamboo is planted,” “the fibres are spun into yarn,” and “the fabric is made into clothing.” Proofreading spelling and word forms would improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “the final products, which consists of…,” and the stages are usually expressed in a comprehensible order. However, some grammatical errors affect clarity. The overview has a faulty construction: “the process invovles of nine stages, it beginning…”; a clearer pattern is “The process involves nine stages, beginning with…”. Other examples include missing passive forms in “bamboo plants cut into strips” and “long fibers separated from liquid,” as well as agreement errors in “those fabric are” and “which consists.” The sentence about spinning also has unclear verb forms and structure. Practise passive constructions, subject–verb agreement, and complete sentence patterns, while retaining a mix of simple and complex sentences.

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