Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-12

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 given process diagram illustrate the fabric is manufactured from bamboo . Bamboo fabric is made plant bamboo plants spring to Harvest to cut into strips to crush strips ( to make liquid plup ) end to make ke clothes.

Overall , all it can be seen that bamboo fabric is made in nine production . Additionally the process start from plant bamboo plants (Spring) to end off weave ( to make fabric) .

First, start bamboo fabric made all step first to end . The plant bamboo plants (spring) to Harvest in Autumn to cut into strips for plants bamboo to crush strips ( to make liquid pulp ) to Filter ( separate long from liquid) to soften fibers ( add water and amine oxide) to make spin ( to make yam ) to make weave ( to make fabric) end to make a different clothes .

These final step is make the clothes to make all production. The bamboo fabric made all the production.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the general subject and include several stages, such as planting, harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the account only partially fulfils the task because the overview is unclear and does not accurately summarise the process’s start and finish: you say it ends with weaving, while the diagram continues to finished clothing. Some stage descriptions are also incomplete or imprecise, for example, “separate long from liquid” omits that the long fibres are separated from the liquid. To improve, give a concise overview of the full sequence, including clothing as the final output, then describe the stages accurately without repeating the same general point about production.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to organise the response into an introduction, an overview and a sequence of stages. The words “First” and “Overall” also signal the intended structure. However, progression is difficult to follow because ideas are repeated and links between them are often unclear. For instance, the overview says the process ends with weaving, then the next paragraph adds clothing, and the final two sentences repeat that the fabric is made through production. Several stages are crowded into one long sentence beginning “The plant bamboo plants…”. Use one paragraph for the overview and another for the main stages, with clear sequencing language such as “After this” and “Finally”; avoid repeating information.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “filter,” “fibers,” “yarn” and “fabric,” so the topic is recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the meaning less clear. “Plup” and “yam” appear to be misspellings of “pulp” and “yarn,” while “make a different clothes” is not a natural way to describe the final products. Some labels are copied but not expressed accurately, as in “separate long from liquid.” Aim for precise process verbs and natural collocations, and check spelling carefully. This would make the description clearer and reduce repetition of “make” and “production.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both short statements and longer sequences, but sentence structures are limited and many sentences contain errors that make relationships between stages difficult to understand. For example, “The given process diagram illustrate the fabric is manufactured” has subject–verb agreement and clause-structure problems, while “Bamboo fabric is made plant bamboo plants spring to Harvest” lacks the grammatical links needed to express the sequence. Articles, verb forms and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “These final step is make the clothes.” Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and connect stages with accurate forms such as “is planted,” “is harvested” and “is then cut.”

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