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 flowchart displays the process of making fabric from bamboo in the following 9 steps.

Overall, the manufacturing process of bamboo fabric involved several significant steps.Begining with the cultivation of bamboo by harvesting ending with weaving to make fabric follwed by spin to make yarn.

firstly, planting bamboo plants in the spring season and after the plant is grow then harvesting bamboo in the Autumn period ,cutting the bamboo stick leaves using a tool and collecting leaves and crushing strips to make liquid pulp. Filtering is the most essential step to seperate long fibres from liquid. After this, soften the fibres by ading water and amine oxide.

the last three significant steps are spin the soft fibres to make yarn and from that yarn threads start weaving to make fabric and finally the fabric turns to cloth as socks and tshirt.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine steps and include the main stages from planting and harvesting through fibre treatment, spinning and weaving. You also report the seasonal details and the addition of water and amine oxide, so much of the information is relevant. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: it says the process ends with weaving, then mentions spinning afterwards, whereas spinning precedes weaving and the final stage shows clothing. Some details are also misreported: the bamboo is cut into strips, not “stick leaves,” and the diagram does not say leaves are collected. The response is 141 words, below the required 150, and several stages receive little explanation. A clearer overview and accurate coverage of the final clothing stage would strengthen the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs describing the stages. It also follows much of the process sequence, using markers such as “Overall,” “firstly,” “After this” and “the last three significant steps.” However, progression is weakened by the overview’s contradictory order, which places weaving before spinning, and by the long, loosely connected sentence beginning “firstly, planting bamboo plants.” Punctuation and capitalisation also make the boundaries between ideas difficult to follow. Group the stages in sequence and use complete sentences, with clear transitions between the agricultural, processing and finishing stages. This would make the organisation more coherent and reduce the impression of a list of steps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “cultivation,” “harvesting,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “amine oxide,” “yarn” and “weaving.” These terms show that you can describe several technical stages, and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, some choices are inaccurate or imprecise: “cutting the bamboo stick leaves” does not describe cutting stalks into strips, and “the fabric turns to cloth” is not a natural way to describe making clothing. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “Begining,” “follwed,” “seperate” and “ading,” alongside repetition of “step” and “bamboo.” Use precise process collocations and check spelling; for example, describe the final stage as garments being made from the fabric.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the main stages can usually be understood. However, the range is limited, and errors are frequent enough to make some relationships unclear. For example, “Begining with the cultivation of bamboo by harvesting ending with weaving” is an incomplete and confusing overview, while “after the plant is grow then harvesting bamboo” has faulty verb forms and sentence structure. The long sentence beginning “firstly, planting…” also lacks a clear main clause and has inconsistent punctuation. Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and keep the process description consistently in the present simple, such as “The bamboo is harvested in autumn and cut into strips.” Check sentence boundaries and capitalisation as well.

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