Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-20
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 explained the manufacturing process of fabric from the bamboos. The steps involment for producing the product.
Overall, the prcess depends on 9 steps, starting with the plantation of bamboo harvest and other converting steps that helpc to make clothes from the liquid pulp.
Initially, farmers planted bamboos in a spring season. After caring their crop for aproximately 5 months, the harvest the babmoobs plants in autum. All the collected bamboo then cuted into stirps whith the sharp cutter.
Extraction of pulp from the crushed strips take place in the fourth step. Strips were crushed and the desired liquid pulp was obtained.
filration was done on the fifth number. Here the long fibers were seperaed from the liquid. wather and amine oxide added in the product to make the fiber soft.. Additionally in the final three atages, the soften fibers were spinned to make yarn then the yarn was woven to make fabric sheet. in the final step the fabric sheets were used for designing different kinds of clothing items like shirts and socks.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student attempts to describe the entire nine-step manufacturing process of bamboo fabric, successfully identifying key stages such as planting, harvesting, crushing, chemical treatment, spinning, and weaving. An overview is provided in the second paragraph, outlining the total number of steps and the transition from raw plant to final clothing items. However, there are minor omissions and inaccuracies in following the exact sequence and details of the prompt (e.g., stating 'farmers planted bamboos in a spring season' rather than general planting, and minor confusions in intermediate processing steps). The progression is generally logical, but ideas lack full extension and precision, placing this response at Band 6.0 according to the descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The response is organized into paragraphs, attempting to group the stages of the process logically from start to finish. There are basic transitional markers used, such as 'Overall', 'Initially', and 'Additionally', which help guide the reader through the sequence. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical, and paragraphing is irregular (with some sentences awkwardly grouped). Referencing is occasionally unclear, and logical progression is disrupted by mechanical transitions rather than smooth semantic flow. Overall, the organizational structure meets the criteria for Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, attempting less common items such as 'manufacturing process', 'plantation', 'liquid pulp', and 'fabric sheet'. However, there are multiple lexical, morphological, and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'bamboos' instead of 'bamboo', 'involment' instead of 'involvement', 'prcess' instead of 'process', 'harvest' instead of 'harvesting', 'cuted' instead of 'cut', 'stirps' instead of 'strips', 'whith' instead of 'with', 'filration' instead of 'filtration', 'seperaed' instead of 'separated', 'wather' instead of 'water', 'atages' instead of 'stages', and 'spinned' instead of 'spun'. These frequent spelling and word-form errors restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are numerous grammatical errors, tense inconsistencies, and punctuation lapses, such as 'The diagram explained' (past tense used inappropriately for a static diagram), 'steps involment for producing' (ungrammatical phrase), 'the harvest the babmoobs plants in autum' (fragmented/ungrammatical structure), and missing capital letters or incorrect comma splices ('Additionally in the final three atages...'). While meaning is generally retrievable, errors are frequent and impede fluency, aligning with the Band 5.0 descriptors.
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