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 iilustrates how fabric is processed from bamboo plant.

Overall, the production of fabric starts from planting the bamboo plant then harvest them by cutting plants into pieces. Along with, adding some liquids to make them soft then filtering and crushing strips to produce ball shape yarn of threads. In this way fabric is developed for making clothes or other stuff like that.

The very first step for producing fabric from bamboo plants is to sow them in spring and then harvest those plants when they grow up in autum season. Furthermore, cut those plants into small portions to make them soft farmers add water and amine oxide into those strips.

Aditionally, the fifth step is to filter them by separating long fibres from the liquid, crush pieces to make liquid pulp and then make a spin of yarn. The second last stage is making fabric called weave, finally producing or stiching clothes and other things for wearing such as soaks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process from planting bamboo through to fabric and clothing, and include relevant details such as the seasons and the addition of water and amine oxide. However, several stages are misreported or placed in the wrong order: the strips are crushed to make liquid pulp before filtering, and the fibres are softened after filtering; your overview reverses these steps. The diagram also shows spinning fibres into yarn and weaving fabric, but the description of these stages is brief and sometimes unclear. The overview gives a general sense of the process, yet it does not accurately summarise its main sequence. To strengthen the response, report each stage in order and distinguish clearly between processing the bamboo, making yarn, and producing fabric and clothing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to descriptions of the stages. Some sequencing language, including “The very first step,” “the fifth step,” and “finally,” helps the reader follow the process. However, progression is weakened by inaccurate sequencing and by links that do not clearly express the relationship between stages. For example, “Along with” does not connect the overview’s ideas naturally, while “Aditionally” introduces a sequence that then reverses crushing and filtering. Several sentences also combine multiple steps without clear boundaries. Organise the body in the diagram’s order, use one or two stages per sentence, and choose precise transitions such as “next,” “after filtering,” and “finally” to make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “fibres,” “liquid pulp,” “yarn,” and “weave,” which allows the reader to recognise the main stages. However, the range is limited and several choices are imprecise or unnatural, such as “ball shape yarn of threads,” “a spin of yarn,” and “fabric is developed.” “Other stuff like that” is too informal for an academic process description, and spelling errors such as “autum,” “Aditionally,” “stiching,” and “soaks” reduce accuracy. Aim for standard process collocations, for example “spin the fibres into yarn” and “weave the yarn into fabric.” More precise verbs and accurate spelling would make the account clearer and more suitable for IELTS Academic Task 1.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the response uses sequencing clauses such as “when they grow up in autum season.” However, the longer constructions are often faulty, and frequent errors sometimes make the relationships between steps difficult to understand. Examples include “starts from planting … then harvest them,” where the verb forms and reference are inconsistent, and “Furthermore, cut those plants into small portions … farmers add water,” which lacks a clear sentence boundary and has an incomplete opening clause. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence construction in “the second last stage is making fabric called weave.” Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, check tense and agreement, and separate stages with full stops or carefully formed clauses.

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