Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-11

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 the informations regardign the process of produced fabric by using bamboo.

Overall, the cursory glance at the diagram make it clear that, the methods of producing fabric from bamboo is extremely difficult and a long-term process, which need to complete approximately nine several steps. This method begin from planting bamboo spring and end with makng socks, t-shirt and others items.

Looking at the diagram in more details it evident that, making bamboo fabric is starts with planting bamboo spring, then the spring needs time to reach fully mature. In the second steps, the matured bamboo are harvested by workers in Autumn season. The next steps, harvested bamboo trees are cuted into a strips and become curshed which make liquid pulp, then the liquid pulp are seperated from long fibers from the liquid by using a filter. More specifically, in the sixs stage, the liquid are turned into soften fibers by adding water and amine oxide, after this stage, the soften fibers are produce yarn spin which is ready to make weave fabrich. After completed these all process, the weave fabric are manufactured all kinds of clothing items

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages and give a clear start-to-finish overview, from planting bamboo in spring to producing clothing. Most details match the diagram, including autumn harvesting, cutting and crushing the bamboo, filtering the fibres, adding water and amine oxide, and making yarn and fabric. This is a relevant account of the process. Some points are less fully or clearly reported: the diagram shows the final stage as clothing items, including a T-shirt and socks, but your ending is vague (“all kinds of clothing items”). The overview also calls the process “extremely difficult,” which the diagram does not establish; it would be more useful to describe its sequence and transformation from plant to finished products. Clarifying the stages would make the summary more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph describing the stages. The process is generally presented in the correct order, and sequencing expressions such as “The next steps,” “in the sixs stage,” and “after this stage” help the reader follow it. However, some links are mechanical or unclear, and several stages are crowded into one long sentence. For example, the sentence beginning “The next steps” moves from cutting through filtering without clear sentence boundaries, while “after this stage” does not make the transition to spinning and weaving fully clear. Use shorter sentences and consistent stage markers, and make the paragraphing reflect the early, processing, and final stages. This would improve progression and clarity.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “liquid pulp,” “fibers,” “filter,” and “amine oxide,” which helps communicate the diagram’s technical stages. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “illustrates” and “manufactured.” However, inaccurate word forms, spelling, and collocations sometimes make the description awkward: “informations regardign,” “curshed,” “seperated,” and “make weave fabrich” are examples. Some choices are also imprecise, such as “the methods” for a single process and “extremely difficult,” which is not supported by the visual. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling and word forms; this will make your vocabulary more natural and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “which make liquid pulp” and a sequence of stages joined with “then” and “after.” However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some parts difficult to read. For example, “the methods … is” has a subject–verb agreement problem, “the diagram make it clear” should use a singular verb, and “the liquid pulp are seperated” has incorrect agreement. The final sentence, “After completed these all process,” is also not grammatically formed. Practise building clear passive sentences for process descriptions, such as “The strips are crushed” and “The fibres are softened,” and check agreement and tense in each clause.

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