Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-16

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)

The fibric can make from the bamboo. First of all the bamboo season is spring and it planted the bamboo and it grow up in autumn.It harvest and cut into strips and then crush strips and make the liquid pulp and then filter the liquid and separate pulp from liqid and separate the long fibres and then soften fibres by adding water and amine oxide and it can be tranfrom into thread and then spin to make yam and then weave to make the fabric and finally turn iinto colthes.Its organic and free from the harmful chemical and reaction of allergic which is due to the agent that use to make the fabric. And now the days where fabrics make from plastic that cause the cancer in humans must be promote the natural material fabrics that is harmless even they are benefical for humen and deline the rates of disease

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to describe the process of manufacturing fabric from bamboo, but the response falls short of fully satisfying the task requirements. While some stages of the process are mentioned, such as harvesting in autumn, cutting into strips, making liquid pulp, and weaving, the account is disjointed and misses several key details shown in the diagram, such as the specific role of amine oxide and water or the filtering step. Furthermore, the writer introduces a significant amount of irrelevant personal commentary and opinion regarding health benefits and plastic fabrics in the final section, which is inappropriate for an Academic Task 1 report. According to the descriptors, the task is addressed only partially, warranting a band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response lacks paragraphing entirely, appearing as a single dense block of text. Cohesive devices are extremely basic and repetitive, relying heavily on 'and then' to link clauses together. Although there is a sequential flow mirroring the diagram, the lack of clear paragraph structure and mechanical transitions prevent a smooth, logical progression. Referencing is also unclear in places, such as pronoun usage referring back to the bamboo. These features align with the band 5.0 descriptor, where information shows some organisation but lacks clear overall progression and cohesive devices are inadequate or overused.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive ('make', 'bamboo', 'strip', 'fabric'). There are numerous word choice and lexical errors, such as 'fibric' instead of fabric, 'colthes' instead of clothes, and 'yam' instead of yarn. The student also struggles with word forms and collocations, writing 'it planted the bamboo' instead of the passive voice. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic meaning about the process, frequent errors in spelling and word formation restrict the score to a band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is extremely limited. The text consists almost entirely of simple sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions ('and'), and attempts at complex structures are largely absent or grammatically faulty. There are frequent errors in verb tense, voice, and subject-verb agreement, such as 'the bamboo season is spring and it planted the bamboo and it grow up'. Punctuation is also neglected, with missing commas and periods causing run-on structures. These persistent, frequent errors hinder readability, placing the response firmly at band 4.0.

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