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 diagrams below illustrates that how bamboo fabric is manufactured.

Overall, the process consist of 9 steps, starting from planting bamboo plant and ended at fabric.

Firstly, bamboo plant is planted in spring season and waited to harvest it in Autumn. After its harvesting process, cut the plant into strips which become easily to use and also crush the strips to make liquid pulp of it. Next, by using the filtration process; long fibres are separate from liquid and use soft fibres. From soften fibre, add water and amine oxide to spin. After that, the processing is almost completed. It spin to make yam and finally weave to make the fabric. The fabric then converted to any design or style.

In conclusion, the procedure is no more tough but it takes time from Spring to Autumn season for its manufacturing. Some steps are relevent as it become easy to make it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine steps and mention the seasonal start, harvesting, pulp production, fibre treatment, spinning and weaving. These details show a basic understanding of the diagram. However, the overview is not fully accurate: the process ends with finished clothing, not simply “fabric,” and the final stage is omitted from the main sequence. The description also misstates the treatment stage: water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibres, before they are spun; they are not added “to spin.” The claims that the process is “no more tough” and that steps make production easy are not supported by the diagram. To make the report more complete, describe the final clothing stage and give a clear, accurate overview of the transformation from planted bamboo to garments.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an opening, an overview and a sequence of stages. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Next” and “After that” help the reader follow parts of the process. However, progression becomes unclear around “use soft fibres” and “From soften fibre, add water and amine oxide to spin,” where the order and relationship between actions are difficult to understand. The final paragraph repeats a general conclusion rather than adding a useful summary, and “Some steps are relevant” does not connect clearly to the process description. Organise the body into a clear chronological account, using precise links between each stage, and avoid adding a separate conclusion that repeats or comments on the process.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtration,” “fibres,” “spin” and “weave.” This gives the response a basic range suited to the topic. However, several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unclear, such as “yam” for “yarn,” “soft fibres” where the process is to soften fibres, and “converted to any design or style,” which is not shown in the diagram. Phrases such as “no more tough” and “relevent” also weaken precision. Choose vocabulary that describes the depicted actions exactly, and check spelling and word forms. For example, use “finished garments” for the final clothing items and “the fibres are softened” for the treatment stage.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer sentences, and the sequence is generally understandable. However, errors occur frequently in basic sentence construction and verb forms, sometimes making the process difficult to follow. For example, “The diagrams below illustrates that how” has subject–verb agreement and clause-structure problems; “the process consist” also needs agreement, while “starting from planting … and ended” mixes verb forms. Several stages are written as incomplete or awkward clauses, including “After its harvesting process, cut the plant into strips” and “From soften fibre, add water.” Aim for complete sentences with a consistent present simple passive, such as “The bamboo is harvested, cut into strips and crushed.” Check agreement, articles and verb forms, and use punctuation to separate stages clearly.

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