Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-17
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 diagram shown process of how fabric is manufatured from bamboo, Cultvation plants and making clothes.
Overall, Bamboo fabric is made of in 9 step each step is diffrance in process making fabric. Have many formation throughout to make maked clothes.
nitially, bamboo plants are grown in spring and are harvested in autumn. The harvested bamboo is then cut into small strips, which are subsequently crushed to produce a liquid pulp. This pulp is passed through a filter to separate the long fibres from the liquid.
In the next stage, the fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide. Once they have been softened, they are spun into yarn. The resulting yarn is then woven to create bamboo fabric. Finally, this fabric is used to manufacture various clothing items, such as T-shirts and socks.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to summarise the diagram illustrating the manufacturing of bamboo fabric. While the main stages—from growing and harvesting bamboo to crushing, filtering, softening, spinning, weaving, and finally producing clothing items—are mentioned, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 135 words. This under-length impacts the overall completeness of the task. Additionally, the overview section is poorly constructed and contains major grammatical distortions, such as 'Bamboo fabric is made of in 9 step each step is diffrance in process making fabric.' Although the sequence of the process is generally followed in the body paragraphs, the lack of a fully developed overview and the failure to meet the word count limit restrict the score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into four paragraphs, which shows an attempt at logical structure, separating the introduction, overview, and the chronological steps of the manufacturing process. However, the cohesion is severely impacted by awkward phrasing and mechanical transitions. The overview paragraph is confusingly linked and fails to provide a cohesive summary of the main trends or stages. While words like 'Initially', 'In the next stage', and 'Finally' are used to sequence the body paragraphs, referencing and logical flow between sentences are occasionally disrupted by poor punctuation and sentence fragments, such as the opening sentence: 'The diagram shown process of how fabric is manufatured from bamboo, Cultvation plants and making clothes.' Overall arrangement is somewhat coherent, but cohesion is frequently faulty.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary relevant to the process diagram, successfully employing terms such as 'harvested', 'liquid pulp', 'filter', 'softened', 'spun into yarn', and 'woven'. However, there are notable spelling errors and incorrect word forms throughout the text, including 'manufatured', 'Cultvation', 'diffrance', and 'maked'. The range is limited and repetition occurs, particularly with basic verbs. While some less common vocabulary related to the process is attempted, the frequent lexical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes prevent the response from achieving a higher band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'The harvested bamboo is then cut into small strips, which are subsequently crushed to produce a liquid pulp.' However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with significant structural errors and missing verbs, for example, 'The diagram shown process of...' instead of 'The diagram shows the process of...', and 'Bamboo fabric is made of in 9 step each step is diffrance...'. Punctuation and word form errors are frequent. Although some sentences are correct and communicate the intended meaning, the high density of basic grammatical errors restricts the score to a band 5.
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