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)

Given flow diagram shows the proccess of how textile industry make thier products by using bamboos.

From plantation till the final fiber making, every step is clearly explained. There are nine steps in total, every step is leading towards final product making.

First of all, farmer plants bamboo after that harvesting proccess will starts and put those bamboo in to cutting machines which will convert them in to strips afterwards, crushing proccess will start which will convert all strips in to a liquid pulp, and filter will seprate the long fibers from liquid, after this chemical proccess will start, dilute amino oxide will convert the pulp in to a soften fibers. Furthermore, by using the spining we will extract the fiber and make yam, so after this we convert them in to fiber by doing weave, and at the last this fiber is used to make final textile product for example shirts, trousers, caps etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and cover its broad movement from planting bamboo to producing fabric and clothing. The sequence of cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving is mostly represented, so the response is relevant to the diagram. However, the overview is general rather than highlighting the main transformation from a harvested plant to finished garments, and several details are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the diagram specifies planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, but these timings are omitted. It shows water and amine oxide being added to soften the fibres, not “dilute amino oxide” converting pulp. The final stages are also confused: weaving makes fabric, while the diagram’s last step shows clothing items.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the process in broadly the correct order, and phrases such as “First of all,” “after this” and “at the last” help signal progression. The opening also gives a basic overview of the number of stages. However, most of the description is packed into one long sentence, making the sequence difficult to follow and obscuring the distinction between stages. Some links are mechanical or imprecise, and “afterwards” and “after this” repeat similar functions. Organise the report into a short introduction and overview, followed by clearly separated stages, and use sentence boundaries to group the agricultural, fibre-processing and finishing phases. This would make the progression clearer and reduce the need for repeated linking phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibers,” “spining” and “weave,” which allows the reader to recognise most stages. There is also some attempt to vary wording with “convert” and “separate.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings reduce precision: “yam” appears to mean “yarn,” “plantation” is not the natural term for the planting stage here, and “chemical process” is vague. “Final fiber making” also misrepresents the overall process, which ends with clothing. Use precise process terms and check spelling; for example, describe the fibres being softened with water and amine oxide, then spun into yarn and woven into fabric.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect several stages using subordinate clauses and sequencing expressions, but the long sentence structure is often faulty and makes relationships between actions unclear. For instance, “after that harvesting proccess will starts” has an incorrect verb form, while “farmer plants bamboo” lacks an article and “every step is leading” uses an awkward tense for a general process. There are also problems with agreement and sentence boundaries, particularly in the extended sentence beginning “First of all.” The response shows some ability to form complex sentences, but control is inconsistent. Use present simple consistently for process descriptions, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and divide the sequence into shorter sentences so each stage has a clear subject and action.

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