Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

This diagram explain that how the fabric is ready with the help of the bamboo. How bamboo is transfer into clothes .

Initially, the bambo is plant in the spring and its takes time to grow . In autumn the bamboo grow well . In this process there are 9 steps that are used for the formation of clothes. It includes planting, chemical , and cutting process. If the bamboo grow well then it helps alot in the process and good quality product can be create.

Secondly, they cut the bamboo from the bamboo feild . Than, they cut the bamboo into pieces with the help of machines. After that they take a soften fibers to add in it and pour water and filter it.

Lastly, they spring the yarn and make fabric from it . Then you can made clothes by yourself o you can buy it from the market . This is the whole process that is proced for a cloth prepersation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad subject and give a basic sequence from growing bamboo to making fabric and clothing. The references to planting in spring, harvesting in autumn, cutting, and producing yarn and fabric are relevant. However, the process is only partially reported: the diagram’s key middle stages—crushing the strips into liquid pulp, filtering out long fibres, and softening them with water and amine oxide—are confused or omitted. For example, “take a soften fibers to add in it and pour water and filter it” does not clearly describe the order or purpose of these steps. The overview is also unclear, and comments about product quality, making clothes yourself, or buying them are not shown in the diagram. Focus on accurately summarising the full sequence and its main transformation from plant to finished clothing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure and uses sequence markers such as “Initially,” “Secondly,” “After that,” and “Lastly,” which help the reader follow the general direction of the process. However, progression is not consistently clear: the middle stages are compressed into one sentence, and “After that they take a soften fibers to add in it and pour water and filter it” makes the order of actions difficult to understand. The opening repeats the topic rather than providing a clear overview, while the final comments about buying clothes interrupt the process description. Organise the response into an introduction and overview, followed by clearly ordered stages. Use linking words to show the actual sequence, rather than relying on broad labels such as “Secondly” and “Lastly.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “plant,” “cut,” “filter,” “yarn,” and “fabric,” so the reader can recognise the general topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the process hard to interpret. “Spring the yarn” does not convey spinning, and “a soften fibers” is not a clear description of the fibre-softening stage. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “bambo,” “feild,” “alot,” and “prepersation,” alongside vague phrases such as “chemical” and “good quality product.” Use precise terms from the diagram, such as “crush,” “liquid pulp,” “long fibres,” and “spin the fibres into yarn,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and some basic meaning is understandable, as in “In autumn the bamboo grow well.” However, grammatical errors are frequent, and some sentences require effort to interpret. Examples include “This diagram explain that how the fabric is ready,” “the bambo is plant,” and “its takes time to grow,” which show problems with subject–verb agreement, passive forms, and pronouns. The sentence beginning “After that they take…” also has an unclear structure, while “Then you can made clothes” uses an incorrect verb form and shifts to direct address. Practise accurate present-simple and passive constructions for process descriptions, such as “The bamboo is harvested” and “The fibres are softened,” and keep sentence patterns clear before attempting longer combinations.

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