Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-22
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)
Bamboo is one the most valuable crop.Land owners plants bamboo in the season of spring .Farmers usually harvest bamboo in autumn. During the time of harvesting the bamboos are carefully cutted in the long strips.These long strips are crushed .The crushing process convert the long strips in the form of a liquid pulp.A filter is used to separate long fibres from liquid pulp.The farmers add water and amine oxide in the liquid pulp which soften the hard texture of liquid pulp.The liquid mixture is then spin which separates the long fibres to make a yarn.The yarn is basically a thread which is weaved in the factories at industrail level and in small villages at the homes where it converted into the soft fabric .The fabric is used to make clothes which people wear in their day to day life for the formal use and also for the most important ocassions.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to describe the nine-stage diagram illustrating how bamboo fabric is manufactured. While the overall process is mentioned, the response lacks a clear overview and misinterprets the sequential order at certain points (for instance, the filtration and chemical softening stages are described out of logical order compared to the diagram flow). Furthermore, the text relies heavily on a chronological step-by-step recitation rather than selecting and reporting the main overall features and comparisons required for Task 1. Important visual details, such as the final clothing items in step 9, are only vaguely alluded to. These shortcomings in task completion and overview place the response in the Band 5.0 range.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is written as a single dense paragraph, completely lacking appropriate paragraphing. While basic cohesive devices such as 'These long strips' and 'The liquid mixture' are used to link sentences, the progression of ideas is hindered by the lack of clear structural separation between the agricultural stage, the chemical processing stage, and the final manufacturing stage. Referencing is occasionally repetitive, with phrases like 'liquid pulp' repeated multiple times in close proximity rather than substituted with pronouns. Overall arrangement is somewhat cohesive, but the lack of paragraphing and mechanical transitions restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate to communicate the basic steps of the process, featuring domain-specific terms such as 'crop', 'harvest', 'pulp', 'fibres', and 'fabric'. However, there are notable lexical errors and unnatural word choices, such as 'cutted' instead of 'cut', 'industrail level', and 'spin' instead of 'spun'. The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with frequent reuse of common words ('bamboo', 'strips', 'liquid pulp'). Because the vocabulary errors are noticeable and the range remains basic, this performance aligns with Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a mix of simple and basic complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are several grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('Land owners plants' instead of 'plant'), incorrect verb forms ('are carefully cutted', 'is then spin'), and missing articles ('one the most valuable crop'). Punctuation is also faulty, with missing commas after introductory phrases and run-on structures. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect Band 5.0 descriptors.
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