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 show that the fabric is manufactured from bamboo. Overall, it can be seen that the main features of bamboo fabric are growing.

Firstly in the spring the bamboo plants grown up and fully ready than in autumn the farmer harvest the plants of bamboo and cut into the small strips with cutting machine and than the farmer crush the small strips into the crushing machine to make the liquid pulp. After the crushing farmer filter the liquid and separate the long fibres from the liquids. After separated it than add some water and amine oxide into the soften fibres and put it into the spinner the spin the fibres to make yam. Furthermore, the yam convert into the weave to make different types of fabric. This fabric help to make many kind of suits, shirts, pants, and other kind of things so this is the process to make fabric.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as beginning with bamboo cultivation and ending in fabric and clothing, and you report several central stages, including harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the overview is unclear: “the main features of bamboo fabric are growing” does not summarise the process’s overall progression. Some details are also imprecise or unsupported. The diagram shows the final fabric being made into clothing, but it does not specify “suits, shirts, pants”; it depicts a T-shirt and socks. To make the account more complete and clear, give a concise overview of the full sequence and describe the final stage as clothing production without adding examples beyond the diagram.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The stages are mostly presented in the correct order, and linking expressions such as “Firstly,” “After,” and “Furthermore” help the reader follow the process. However, the response is written as one long paragraph, so the overview and the detailed stages are not clearly separated. Several links are repetitive or awkward, particularly the repeated use of “After” and the unclear sequence “After separated it than add…”. The final sentence also shifts from describing the process to a broad comment about what the fabric can make. Use a separate overview paragraph followed by a logically grouped description, and make each transition show the relationship between stages precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” and “weave,” which allows the reader to recognise the main stages. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning less clear. For example, “yam” is used where the intended word is “yarn,” and “the yam convert into the weave” does not express the production stages naturally. Phrases such as “cutting machine” and “crushing machine” are understandable but less precise than describing the actions directly. Build a more accurate set of process verbs and use standard terms consistently, especially for the yarn and fabric stages.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to connect stages in longer sentences, but these structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the process difficult to follow. Examples include “The diagram show,” “the bamboo plants grown up,” and “the yam convert,” where subject–verb agreement or verb forms are incorrect. The sentence beginning “After separated it than add…” lacks a clear grammatical subject and has an unclear clause structure. There is also inconsistent control of articles and sentence boundaries. Practise forming accurate present-simple passive sentences for processes, such as “The strips are crushed” and “The fibres are softened,” and check agreement and verb forms in each clause.

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