Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The diagram illustrates the layout of how fabric is manufactured from bamboo in many companies.

Overall, it is clear that the bamboo fabric consists of several nine stage with initiate growing plant bamboo plants untill it spring and ended with making some luxury brand T-shirt and sockes.

To commence, growing plant bamboo in which they completely spring. However, when the plant become mature it harvest by autumn from the land. Following this, the process continue with assist of machines it cut into small strips. In addition, to make liquid pulp it need to be crush strips and fiter because it separate long fibres from liquid.

On the other hand, after completeing the process of filter the second step to added some water and amine oxide which make beneficial smell and make dry soften fibres. Furthermore, fibres make long yam which make spin. Finally, with two neddles it make rectangualr weave to make more soft and after it make luxury T-shirt and sockes in which market have higher amount of demand.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as a sequence and include several key stages, from planting and autumn harvesting through cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. This gives the reader a broadly relevant account. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the process does not begin with plants growing “until it spring,” and the diagram ends with clothing items rather than specifically “luxury brand” products. Some details are invented or misread, including the claim that amine oxide creates a beneficial smell, that the fibres are dried, and that two needles are used. The final clothing stage is mentioned, but the account would be stronger with a concise, accurate overview and clearer descriptions of what happens at each stage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs describing stages. Sequencing expressions such as “To commence,” “Following this,” and “Finally” help show that the process moves forward. However, progression is sometimes difficult to follow because links between stages are unclear or mechanically expressed. For example, “In addition, to make liquid pulp it need to be crush strips and fiter” combines crushing and filtering without clearly distinguishing their order or purposes. “On the other hand” suggests a contrast that is not present between the filtering and softening stages. Use straightforward transitions such as “Next” and “After filtering,” and give each stage its own clear relationship to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “spin,” and “weave,” which helps communicate the general topic. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “amine oxide.” However, word choice and spelling are often inaccurate, sometimes making the intended meaning difficult to identify: “yam” appears to mean “yarn,” “fiter” means “filter,” and “neddles” means “needles.” Several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, including “growing plant bamboo,” “make beneficial smell,” and “higher amount of demand.” Aim for accurate process collocations and avoid adding unsupported descriptive claims; for example, describe fibres as being softened rather than “make dry soften fibres.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, using clauses introduced by “when,” “which,” and “after.” However, control is limited, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction occur throughout. Examples include “the process continue,” “it harvest by autumn,” and “it need to be crush strips”; these require forms such as “continues,” “is harvested,” and “the strips need to be crushed.” The overview phrase “several nine stage” also has incorrect number agreement, while “after completeing the process of filter” does not form a clear grammatical clause. Build accuracy first with short, complete sentences, then add subordinate clauses once the verb forms and sentence structure are secure.

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