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 provided diagram illustrates how fabric is manufactured and how clothes are produce from bamboo.

Overall, the process started from producing bamboo plant in spring and harvesting them in autumn and end with delivering fabric. Which can produce manny items like socks t-shirts.

The process start from growing bamboo plants in spring season which was harvested in autumn by individulas. Likewise, the bamboo plants go through cutter machine which cut bamboo into strips. Followed by, the strips was added in crusher machine which make strips into liquid pulp. The liquid pulp was added in filter which separate long fires from liquid. After filternation in the fibres lots of water and amine oxide has added which make soften fibers.

Regarding the process, the soften fibres was spined to make round ball of yam. After making yam the fibres was weave in various shape to make fabric. At the end various tshirts and socks clothes was produced for sell.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers the main stages from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, spinning and weaving, and it gives an overall start-to-finish summary. It also correctly identifies the final products as T-shirts and socks. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the diagram shows the finished clothing items, not their delivery or sale, and the overview says the process ends with “delivering fabric.” The description of softening is also difficult to follow because it suggests water and amine oxide are added after filtration without clearly stating that this is the softening stage. To strengthen the report, describe the sequence precisely and distinguish the production of fabric from the final clothing products.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by descriptions of the early and later stages. The sequence is generally understandable, and transitions such as “Followed by” and “After” help connect steps. However, some links are awkward or unclear. “Overall, the process started… and end…” is a sentence fragment after the overview, while “Regarding the process” does not clearly signal a new stage. The repeated use of “The process” and “After” also makes progression somewhat mechanical. Grouping the stages more clearly—for example, growing and preparing bamboo, processing fibres, then making fabric and clothing—and using accurate references such as “these fibres” would improve flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibres,” and “weave,” so the reader can follow the general production stages. However, several word-choice, spelling, and collocation errors reduce precision: “individulas,” “filternation,” “spined,” and “yam” appear where “individuals,” “filtration,” “spun,” and “yarn” are intended. “Round ball of yam” is also an unnatural description of a ball of yarn, and “produce for sell” is not an appropriate phrase for the diagram’s final products. Aim for accurate process terms and natural combinations, such as “the fibres are spun into yarn” and “the fabric is used to make clothing.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex forms, including passive constructions such as “was harvested” and “was added,” but errors in verb forms, agreement, and sentence boundaries are persistent enough to make some sentences difficult to read. For example, “The process start” should be “The process starts,” and “the strips was added” needs plural agreement. The overview sentence beginning “Which can produce…” is a fragment, while “the process started… and end” mixes verb forms. Passive voice is useful for describing a process, but it needs consistent forms: for example, “the strips are crushed” and “the fibres are softened.” More accurate sentence construction and consistent tense would make the sequence clearer.

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