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 picture shows how bamboo produced fabic in nine dfferent stages.

Overall, bamboo plant is a big source of yarn and from harvesting to fabic formation there are several steps involved.

First of all, on a large scale, plants are produced by the farmer according to their growth demand. When it is grown, farmer harvest the crop and then cut plant into different strips. These strips are then undergo a pcocess of crushing. After crushing, it convert into a pulp and the pulp then filtered and seprate long fibers from it. To soft fibers amine oxide and water will add. Spining is the next step, in which final product yarn is manufactured. Yarn is used to make fabic like clothes, socks, and the pillows.

It is finally distribute into the markets and different retailor or whole sellers sold in their shops.

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 and harvesting through crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. This gives the reader a relevant account of how the material becomes fabric. However, the overview is vague: “bamboo plant is a big source of yarn” does not clearly summarise the transformation from plant to finished products. The final stage is also misreported: the diagram shows clothing items, but not distribution to markets, retailers or wholesalers, and it does not show pillows. The response contains 141 words, so it does not meet the 150-word minimum. To develop the task more fully, give a precise overview and report only stages shown in the diagram, including the final clothing stage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the process in a generally understandable order, and sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “After crushing,” and “The next step” help the reader track the stages. The paragraphing is limited, however, and the account moves from the process to unsupported claims about markets without a clear transition. Some links are also awkward or unclear, as in “These strips are then undergo a process of crushing” and “the pulp then filtered and separate long fibers from it.” Organise the response into a brief introduction and overview followed by a clearly sequenced process description. Use linking expressions selectively and make sure each reference, such as “it,” clearly identifies the material being discussed.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “crushing,” “pulp,” “fibers,” “spinning,” and “yarn,” which allows the reader to understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, form and spelling problems reduce precision: “fabic” is misspelled repeatedly, “produced” is not the natural choice for growing plants, and “a big source of yarn” is imprecise. “Retailor or whole sellers” is also inaccurate and unnecessary because these stages are not shown. Aim for accurate process terms and natural collocations, such as “bamboo is cultivated,” “the fibres are softened,” and “the yarn is woven into fabric.” Proofread spelling and avoid adding vocabulary for steps absent from the diagram.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use sequencing clauses, but the range is limited and errors occur frequently enough to make several sentences awkward. For example, “When it is grown, farmer harvest the crop” has article and agreement problems, while “These strips are then undergo” combines incompatible verb forms. The passive process description is also often incomplete: “the pulp then filtered” needs an auxiliary verb, and “amine oxide and water will add” needs a passive construction. There are also errors in “It is finally distribute.” Practise forming accurate present-simple passive sentences for processes, such as “The pulp is filtered” and “Water and amine oxide are added,” and check subject–verb agreement and articles.

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