Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-18
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 illustrates the manufacturing of fabric from bamboo.
Overall it shows the flow chart of steps of production of the fabric from the bamboo. The manufacturing includes 9 steps.
Firstly planting of bamboo plant occurs in the spring season. Second step is Harvesting which takes place in the season of autumn. Then the crops cuts into the strips using tools in the third step. Then the crush strips step occurs in which the strips crushed to make liquid pulp. Next step is filtration in which the long fibers get separates from the liquid. The next step is softening the fibers by adding water and amine oxide into it. The 7 step is spinning to make a yam from the soften fibers. then weaving the yam to make fabric. Finally the fabric is ready to make different clothes like shirts, socks;etc. Now the products are ready to sale or also to export to the different states.
These are all steps that how bamboo fabric is made by using bamboo plant.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response successfully covers all the main stages of the linear manufacturing process, from planting bamboo in the spring to creating finished products. The overview statement correctly captures the essential information that the diagram illustrates a nine-step process to produce fabric from bamboo. However, there are minor lapses in selecting and reporting features; for instance, the writer introduces some speculative information at the end about products being ready to sell or export, which is not depicted in the source diagram. Despite this slight addition of external information, the core steps are accurately sequenced and reported, meeting the expectations for a Band 6.0 performance.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is arranged in a coherent overall structure with a clear introduction, body, and concluding sentence. Sequential linking expressions such as "Firstly", "Second step", "Then", "Next step", and "Finally" are used to guide the reader through the nine stages of the process. However, the paragraphing is underdeveloped, as the entire body of the process is squashed into a single, dense block of text rather than being logically partitioned. Additionally, referencing is sometimes repetitive, relying heavily on simple time connectors. Cohesion is functional but at times mechanical, justifying a Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for describing a process, successfully incorporating specific terms from the prompt such as "manufacturing", "harvesting", "liquid pulp", and "amine oxide". However, there are notable word-choice errors and spelling mistakes, such as writing "crops cuts into the strips" instead of 'stalks are cut', "crush strips" instead of 'crushed strips', and misspelling "yarn" as "yam". These errors slightly detract from the precision of the writing, though they do not impede overall comprehension, placing this firmly in the Band 5.5 to 6.0 range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The essay displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. While some sentences are constructed correctly, there are frequent grammatical errors regarding passive voice and subject-verb agreement, such as "the long fibers get separates from the liquid" and "planting of bamboo plant occurs". Punctuation is also clumsy in places, such as the semicolon misuse in "shirts, socks;etc.". The control of grammar is somewhat inconsistent, leading to errors that occasionally disrupt the flow of reading, which corresponds to the Band 5.5 descriptor.
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