Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-13

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 given diagram below displays how fabric is extracted from bamboo including many steps.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that from bamboo to fabric inclueds many difficult steps. For instance, harvesting, crushing strips to get liquid pulp.

All the process begins from raw bamboo plants growing on the fields in spring season. In the second step collecting bamboo which can be named as harvesting bamboo starts right after the autumn starts. After that all the bamboos individually cut into strips by a sharp rotating blade. However, strips goes into a pressing machine where the strips became liquid pulp.

After completing almost half of the procedure long fibers are separated from liquid using filter. Then the fiber drownd into a solution mixed with water and a chemical formula called amine oxide which soften the fibers.

In the seventh step the fiver turned into a ball named yam by spining those fibers into thin strips. In order to make cloths from fiver a large size of cloths are made called weave. From the weave we can get our cloths made of fiber and we call it fabric

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as a sequence from growing bamboo to producing fabric, and include several key stages, such as harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering and softening the fibres. However, the overview is vague: “many difficult steps” does not clearly summarise the main transformation from plant material to yarn, fabric and finished clothing. Some details are inaccurate or unclear. The diagram shows harvesting in autumn, not necessarily “right after the autumn starts”; crushing produces liquid pulp, but the strips are not described as becoming pulp in a pressing machine. The final stages are also confused: yarn is spun from fibres, then woven into fabric, and the diagram additionally shows clothing as the end product. A more precise overview and accurate coverage of these later stages would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by the early and later stages, with sequencing phrases such as “After that,” “Then,” and “In the seventh step.” This makes the general order understandable. However, progression is sometimes weakened by unclear links and references. For example, “After completing almost half of the procedure” is an imprecise transition, while “From the weave we can get our cloths” does not clearly explain the relationship between weaving, fabric and clothing. The overview also repeats the general idea that the process has many steps rather than guiding the reader through its stages. Grouping the process into cultivation, fibre preparation and textile production, and using clearer references to each material, would make the cohesion more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibers,” and “amine oxide,” which helps communicate the subject. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “rotating blade.” However, several word choices and spelling errors reduce precision: “fabric is extracted” is not the most natural description, “fiver” and “yam” appear to mean “fibre” and “yarn,” and “cloths” is used where “cloth” or “clothing” is intended. Phrases such as “chemical formula” and “large size of cloths” are also inaccurate or awkward. Aim for consistent process terminology and check spelling carefully; more precise verbs such as “produce,” “separate,” “spin” and “weave” will help describe each stage.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a relative clause in “a chemical formula called amine oxide,” and the sequence is generally understandable. However, errors occur across sentence structures, verb forms and agreement. For example, “All the process begins” should use a plural subject or a different construction, “strips goes” has incorrect agreement, and “the strips became liquid pulp” uses an unsuitable tense. The passive construction in “After that all the bamboos individually cut” is incomplete, and “which soften the fibers” does not agree with its subject. Some sentences also lack clear grammatical relationships, particularly the final sentence beginning “From the weave.” Practise accurate passive forms for process descriptions and check subject–verb agreement and tense consistency in each sentence.

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