Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

To produce clothes, they will use bamboo - the main ingredient to make clothes for people. Bamboo fabric is one of the most famous plant in the world. It often presents in every harvest, because it is a type of plants that everybody often plant in each area. So how bamboo fabric is made? In every spring, people often plant bamboo plants, because Spring is the most advantage season in every seasons to plant this plant. Besides, in every Autumn, people will harvest bamboo plants to sell for buyer in the market. After, they cut into strips and soften fibres as add water and amine oxide. And they filter, they separate long fibres from liquid. In addition, they crush strips to make liquid pulp and spin to make yam. Final, the weave to make fabric and the result is clothes for people who love nice clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad subject and include several stages, from planting and harvesting to making fabric and clothing. However, the account only partially reports the process: it gives no clear overview of the full sequence and misorders key stages. The diagram shows the bamboo being crushed into liquid pulp, then filtered, then softened; your response places softening and filtering before crushing. It also omits the final step of making yarn before weaving, and adds unsupported claims about bamboo being famous and commonly planted everywhere. The response is 146 words, below the required 150. To improve, focus on the diagram’s main stages in their correct order, include a concise overview, and avoid general claims not shown in the visual.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the response begins with an introduction and then attempts to describe the process in sequence, using markers such as “In every spring,” “After,” “In addition,” and “Final.” However, the progression is difficult to follow because the stages are not presented in the diagram’s order, and the opening generalisations interrupt the process description. Several links are also unclear, particularly “After, they cut into strips and soften fibres” and “And they filter,” which do not show how each stage connects. Use one paragraph for a brief overview and another for the ordered stages, with clear sequencing language such as “Next,” “Following this,” and “Finally.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “fibres,” “liquid pulp,” and “weave,” so the reader can recognise the general topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or imprecise. “The most famous plant” and “the most advantage season” do not express useful information about the diagram, while “spin to make yam” appears to confuse “yarn” with another word. Phrases such as “sell for buyer in the market” and “people who love nice clothes” are also unnatural or irrelevant to a process description. Choose precise verbs for each stage and avoid unsupported commentary; this will make the account clearer and more appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including “because” clauses, and the main topic is usually understandable. However, the range is limited, and errors recur in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and verb forms. For example, “Bamboo fabric is one of the most famous plant” has a singular/plural mismatch, while “they cut into strips” lacks a clear object and “the weave to make fabric” has an incomplete verb structure. The question “So how bamboo fabric is made?” also uses incorrect word order for a direct question. Practise accurate passive forms for process descriptions, such as “The bamboo is cut into strips,” and check each sentence for a complete subject and verb.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.