Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-13

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 5.5)

The process chart represents the steps involved in manufacturing of fabric out of bamboo.

overall, the procedure comprises of total 9 stages. Starting from bamboo plantation and ending at the collection of outfit.particularly it is not a labour intensive but require minimal manual interventions and some technical equipments.

in initial stage, bamboo plants are planted in spring which get completely matured in autumnand ready to harvest.After harvesting , bamboo is cutted into small strips manually with the help of sharp blade. These strips are crushed to make liquid pulp, marking the end of prepratory phase.

in the next sequence, the liquid pulp undergo filteration process to seprate long fibres from rest of the material.Futhermore these long fibres are soften by addition of water with amine oxide,chemical agent.once soften, fibres are spun into yarn which in turn wooven into fabric.Finally, the fabric is turned into garments such as socks, t-shirts completing the production cycle.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student successfully summarises the main features of the bamboo fabric manufacturing process, covering all stages from bamboo plantation to the final collection of garments. The overview effectively captures the total number of stages and the general nature of the process. Key features are reported, such as harvesting in autumn, crushing strips into liquid pulp, filtering, softening with chemical agents, spinning into yarn, and weaving into fabric. However, some details are slightly generalized, and the response would benefit from a more explicit comparison or highlighting of key transitional phases between the preparatory and production phases. Nonetheless, all parts of the visual prompt are addressed adequately, placing this comfortably in Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement, guiding the reader through the 9 stages of the process from start to finish. The student attempts to use cohesive devices and sequential markers, such as 'Starting from', 'In initial stage', 'After harvesting', and 'In the next sequence'. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical and affected by punctuation and spacing oversights, such as missing capital letters after full stops and missing spaces after commas (e.g., 'autumnand', 'harvesting , bamboo'). Paragraphing is also somewhat underdeveloped, as the response is clustered into a few dense blocks rather than being separated logically into distinct process phases. These mechanical flaws and basic paragraphing constrain the score to Band 5.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for describing a manufacturing process, incorporating terms such as 'plantation', 'harvesting', 'liquid pulp', 'filteration', 'fibres', and 'garments'. There are several attempts to use less common vocabulary, though this is accompanied by spelling and word-choice inaccuracies, such as 'filteration' (filtration), 'seprate' (separate), 'Futhermore' (Furthermore), 'soften' (softened), and 'wooven' (woven). Additionally, 'outfit' is used somewhat unnaturally in place of garments or clothing. Despite these errors, the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the core meaning of the process without heavily impeding the reader's understanding, aligning with Band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student exhibits a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting relative clauses and participial phrases (e.g., 'marking the end of prepratory phase', 'fibres are spun into yarn which in turn wooven into fabric'). However, grammatical control is frequently undermined by punctuation errors, missing articles, and morphological slips (e.g., 'comprises of total 9 stages' instead of 'comprises a total of 9 stages', 'require minimal manual interventions' instead of 'requires', 'bamboo is cutted' instead of 'cut'). Capitalisation at the beginning of sentences and after full stops is frequently neglected throughout the text. While meaning remains generally clear, the density of basic grammatical and punctuation errors prevents the score from reaching a higher band, placing it at Band 5.0.

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