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 process diagram illutrates the steps of manufacturing fabric from bamboo tress.

Overall, it i sclaer that there are eight steps before we get fabric cloths, and the process starts from planting bamboo tress. The overall procedure is a long time comsuming system.

Firstly, In spring season bamboo plants are being planted in the field. Afterward teh bamboo graws farmer cut down the mature palnts and harvested it in Autumn season, following this procedure bomboo are bing cut into strips and crushed to make liquid pulp. The mixture then goes through a filter tube and filered out long fibres from the liquid solution.

In meantime the collected soft fibres are mixxed with added water and amine oxide. Likewise the procedure then produce yam, that being spin to gave a round shape. In the last stage, weave are are made to amke fabric. Finally, the fabric than used to make cloths such as t-shirt and shoks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, spinning, weaving, and making clothing, and the overview identifies the process as beginning with planting. The sequence is generally accurate, including crushing the strips into pulp and filtering out long fibres. However, the overview says there are “eight steps before we get fabric,” which is unclear: the diagram has eight production stages before the final clothing outcome, and fabric itself is produced at weaving. The claim that the procedure is “a long time consuming system” is not supported by the diagram. Some stages are also described imprecisely, particularly the transition from filtering to softening. A clearer overview and more exact reporting of the final stages would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early agricultural and processing stages, then the later fibre-to-clothing stages. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “Afterward,” “In the last stage,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. However, some links are mechanical or awkward, and the direction of the diagram’s middle row is not made explicit, so the sequence can be harder to track. “In meantime” also does not clearly connect the softening stage to the preceding filtering stage. Improve cohesion by using a consistent set of precise sequence markers and by grouping related stages in sentences that clearly show what happens to the material at each point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibres,” “spin,” and “weave,” which allows the reader to understand the general production stages. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “amine oxide” and “solution.” However, spelling errors are frequent enough to weaken control, including “illutrates,” “comsuming,” “bomboo,” “fil ered,” and “shoks.” Some word choices and collocations are imprecise: “fabric cloths” is redundant, “filter tube” is not the clearest description, and “produce yam” uses the wrong word for yarn. Aim for accurate spelling and natural process collocations, and avoid adding words that do not improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a sequence joined with “following this procedure” and a sentence beginning “Afterward.” This shows some range, but control is uneven. Errors in verb forms and agreement appear in phrases such as “bamboo plants are being planted,” “farmer cut down,” “fibres are mixxed,” and “weave are are made.” Articles, plurals, and sentence construction also need attention; for example, “the collected soft fibres” and “the fabric than used” do not form accurate patterns. These errors sometimes make relationships between stages unclear. Practise writing concise passive sentences for process descriptions, checking that each has a clear subject and correctly formed verb, and proofread for agreement and tense consistency.

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