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 first and most obvious step is planting bamboo plants in Spring. Second is harvest which is done in Autumn, and after that they should be cut into stripes. The fourth step is to crush the resulting cutted striped to make liquid pulp. The next step would be filtering which consists of separating long fibers from liquid. Those fibres are then softened by adding water and amine oxide. Once softened, fibres need to be spinned to make yarn and then weaven to make the fabric we all know. The last step is to design it and use it to make clothes such as t-shirts, pants,etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main sequence from planting in spring and harvesting in autumn through to producing fabric and clothing, and you include several accurate details, such as crushing the strips into pulp and softening the fibres with water and amine oxide. However, the response is under the required 150 words, so the process is only minimally summarised and there is no clear overview of its main phases. The final step is also misrepresented: the diagram shows finished clothing items, not a separate step of designing the fabric or making clothes from it. To develop the response, add an overview and explain the stages more fully, while reporting only what the diagram shows.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The stages are presented in a generally understandable order, and linking phrases such as “after that,” “The next step,” and “Once softened” help show progression. However, the response is one short paragraph, with no clear separation between an overview and the detailed process. The sequence also relies heavily on “step” and “then,” so the connections feel somewhat mechanical. Some references are less clear, particularly “it” in “design it,” since the diagram does not show a design stage. Organise the answer into an introductory overview and a process description, and use varied, precise links such as “Following filtration” or “In the final stages” to make the progression clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “fibres,” and “yarn,” which allows the reader to follow the basic manufacturing stages. There is some useful specificity in “adding water and amine oxide.” However, several word choices or forms are inaccurate: “stripes” should be “strips,” “cutted” should be “cut,” “spinned” should be “spun,” and “weaven” should be “woven.” “The fabric we all know” is also informal and imprecise for an academic process description. Aim for accurate technical terms and neutral phrasing, for example, “the resulting fabric” or “finished garments.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes some varied sentence patterns, including the passive construction “which is done in Autumn” and the clause “which consists of separating long fibers from liquid.” Most stages remain understandable, but control is uneven. “Second is harvest” is an incomplete-sounding construction, while “the resulting cutted striped” contains errors in the participle and noun form that disrupt the sentence. The final sentence, “The last step is to design it and use it to make clothes,” also presents an unsupported action and has an unclear pronoun reference. Use complete, consistently formed clauses, and check participles and sentence structure; for example, “The strips are crushed to produce liquid pulp.”

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