Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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 guven diagram illustrates the process of making bamboo fabric.

Overall, it is the linear process of making a fabric from bamboo through nine different stages beginning from growing a bamboo and concluding with a new fabric.

Initially, Plant a bamboo best if it's in a summer season. After the bamboo are grown harvest that in a autumn.Then, cut the harvested bamboo into strips. Following the step, strips should be crushed to make a liquid pulp. When liquid pulp became ready we need to filter and separate long fabric from the liquid.

The separated fabrics are soften by mixing water and amine oxide. After the fibres are soften it is spinned to make a yarn. Then, the yarn is weaved to make a fabric. Finally, our bamboo fabric is ready to be used and design as we want.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and describe the main sequence from planting through to weaving, so the response is relevant and includes an overview. However, some details are inaccurate: bamboo is planted in spring, not summer, and the final stage shows clothing items made from the fabric rather than simply fabric being ready for use. The overview also says the process concludes with “a new fabric,” which does not fully capture the clothing stage. Several steps are described briefly, and the response is 12 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail you can provide. Include the final products and accurately report the seasonal labels, then add a little more detail about the processing stages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall order, with an opening, an overview and a description that follows the stages from planting to the finished product. Sequencing expressions such as “Initially,” “Then,” “Following the step” and “Finally” help the reader track the process. However, the description is presented as one long body paragraph, and some transitions feel mechanical or unclear, particularly “After the bamboo are grown harvest that in a autumn.” The shift from filtering to softening is understandable, but the links between stages could be expressed more smoothly and consistently. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and process details, and connect each stage with concise, accurate transitions while avoiding repeated “Then.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibres,” “yarn” and “weaved,” which allows the reader to understand most stages. There is some useful task-specific language, but word choice and spelling are inconsistent: “guven” is a misspelling, “best” is not appropriate for planting, and “separate long fabric from the liquid” should refer to fibres. Phrases such as “our bamboo fabric is ready to be used and design as we want” are vague and do not accurately name the clothing products shown. Aim for precise nouns and natural collocations, such as “long fibres,” “soften the fibres” and “finished garments.” Check spelling and avoid conversational wording such as “our” in an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a time clause in “When liquid pulp became ready” and a passive construction in “The separated fabrics are soften.” The sequence remains mostly understandable, but some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation make parts awkward. For example, “After the bamboo are grown harvest that” has incorrect agreement and an incomplete clause, while “the fibres are soften” needs a correctly formed passive verb. “It is spinned” and “is weaved” also show difficulty forming past participles. There are some sentence-boundary and capitalization problems, such as “autumn.Then” and capitalizing “Plant” mid-sentence. Practise accurate passive forms and proofread each sentence for agreement, articles and punctuation.

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