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 diagram gives information about how fabric is produced from bamboo.

Overall, bamboo plants are planted in Spring time at the beginning of process. After passing through 8 steps, they will turn into brand new products.

All the stages begin with bamboo trees are being planted during Spring time. After a few months, freshly grown bamboos are harvested in August. Then, harvested plants are delivered into cutting machine, which cut them into strips. After that, crushed strips are mixed with fibres in order to make liquid pulp. As soon as it became liquid pulp, filtering tool is used to separate long fibres from liquid.

In the following stage, water and amine oxide liquids are added to soften the fibres. Once softened, fibres transported into place where they are spined to make yarn. Eventually, weaving stage comes to produce fabric. After weaving, final products will be made available on customers' hands.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as beginning with planting and ending in finished products, and you cover most of the main stages in sequence. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the diagram says bamboo is harvested in autumn, not specifically in August, and the strips are crushed to make liquid pulp rather than mixed with fibres. The overview’s claim that there are “8 steps” is also imprecise, as the diagram numbers nine stages. The final clothing stage is only vaguely described as products becoming available to customers. To strengthen the report, give a more accurate overview of the full sequence and describe the final stage shown—clothing items such as a T-shirt and socks—without adding unsupported details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs that follow the process from planting through to the finished products. Sequencing expressions such as “Then,” “After that,” “In the following stage,” and “Eventually” help the reader track the stages. However, the progression is occasionally weakened by unclear links between steps, particularly “crushed strips are mixed with fibres in order to make liquid pulp,” which does not accurately explain the transition. The overview also repeats the opening stage rather than summarising the process as a whole. Improve cohesion by grouping the stages more deliberately and using references such as “the resulting pulp” or “these fibres” only when their referents are clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “soften,” “yarn,” and “weaving,” so the reader can generally understand the stages. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural, such as “freshly grown bamboos,” “filtering tool,” and “made available on customers’ hands.” “Spined” is also an incorrect form for the process of making yarn. These errors limit precision, especially when describing the machinery and final products. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and avoid adding wording that is not supported by the diagram. For example, describe fibres as being spun into yarn and the final stage as producing clothing items.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including time clauses such as “After a few months” and “As soon as it became liquid pulp.” The sequence is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “All the stages begin with bamboo trees are being planted” combines incompatible verb structures; use “The process begins with bamboo being planted.” In “Once softened, fibres transported,” the passive verb is missing (“are transported”), while “which cut them” needs agreement with “machine” (“cuts”). There are also tense inconsistencies, including “they will turn” in a description of a general process. Use the present simple consistently and check passive forms, articles, and subject–verb agreement.

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