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 diagram illustrates the different process of manufacturing fabric from bamboo.

Overall, there are nine different stages, beggining with planting bamboo plants and finishing with making cloths.

At first, for making bamboo fabric, bamboo plants are planted in the Spring. Then, in Autumn, it becomes ready for harvest. After that, the crops are cut into strips using a sharp cutter. In the fourth step, strips are crushed to make liquid pulp and filtered to separate long fibres from liquid in the next step. Moreover, water and amine oxide are mixed to soften fibres and spin is used to make yarn. After long process where bamboo transferred to soften fibres later yarn, now its ready for weaving to make fabric. Finally, fabrics are used to make different cloths like shirts and shoes etc and ready for selling in the shops.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a clear start and finish, from planting in spring to making cloth. Several central steps are also reported accurately, including harvesting in autumn, crushing the strips, filtering the pulp, and softening the fibres with water and amine oxide. However, the account is incomplete and sometimes imprecise: it does not clearly state that the softened fibres are spun into yarn before weaving, and it adds that the products are “ready for selling in the shops,” which the diagram does not show. The final stage is clothing such as a T-shirt and socks, not shoes. The response is also 11 words below the required minimum. Include all stages accurately and avoid unsupported details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall sequence, and the overview gives the reader a useful sense of the process’s beginning and end. Sequencing phrases such as “At first,” “Then,” and “After that” help show progression. However, the stages are compressed into one paragraph, and the middle section becomes difficult to follow: “Moreover, water and amine oxide are mixed to soften fibres and spin is used to make yarn” combines two separate steps, while the following sentence repeats and muddles the transition to weaving. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and process details, and give each stage its own clear sentence. More precise links between steps would make the progression easier to follow and reduce the impression of a list.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibres,” and “weaving,” so the reader can understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and some choices are inaccurate or awkward. “Different process” should be “different stages” or “process”; “sharp cutter” is less precise than “circular saw”; and “cloths” is not the natural plural for garments here. “Shoes” also misidentifies the diagram’s socks. Spelling errors such as “beggining” are noticeable, and phrases such as “After long process” and “ready for selling” are not idiomatic. Aim for precise process terms and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the use of time clauses in “When…,” “Then,” and “After that” helps express sequence. However, longer constructions are often faulty or unclear. For example, “After long process where bamboo transferred to soften fibres later yarn” lacks necessary articles and a clear verb structure, making the meaning difficult to follow. In “Moreover, water and amine oxide are mixed to soften fibres and spin is used,” the two actions are joined awkwardly. There are also errors in number and articles, as in “different process” and “different cloths.” Use complete, direct sentences for each stage, maintain consistent present-simple passive forms, and check articles and plural forms. These changes would make your meaning more reliable.

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