Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

the diagram illustrates the process of fabric manufactured from bamboo .

Overall, the process consists of sevral stages , beginnig with plants bamboo and ending with weave

First, plant bamboo spring next, it id harvest (autumn) then cut into strips after that crush strips to make liquide pulp afterwards the step of filtre by separate long fibres from liquid

Then, soften fibres by add water and amine oxide then spined to make yarn afterwards weave to make fabric finally a clothers like shirt

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The student has failed to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, writing only 83 words. Consequently, the response is severely under-developed. While the student attempts to outline the process of manufacturing bamboo fabric, mentioning stages such as planting, harvesting, cutting into strips, and weaving, the lack of sufficient length means that many parts of the task are only superficially touched upon. There is a rudimentary overview sentence at the beginning, but the overall summarization and comparison of main features required for a Band 6 or above are absent. Due to the under-length penalty and lack of adequate development, this falls into the lower band categories.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text lacks standard paragraphing and is presented in two very brief, broken blocks of text. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, and often misused (e.g., stringing clauses together with 'then', 'after that', and 'afterwards' without proper punctuation or sentence boundaries). There is no clear logical progression or structuring of ideas into a cohesive report. The mechanical connection of steps fails to guide the reader smoothly through the nine stages of the diagram. Referencing is unclear, and punctuation is largely ignored throughout the response.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is extremely basic and repetitive ('process', 'fabric', 'bamboo', 'plant', 'harvest', 'strip', 'make'). There are numerous spelling and word-formation errors, such as 'sevral' instead of several, 'beginnig' instead of beginning, 'liquide' instead of liquid, 'filtre' instead of filtration or filter, 'spined' instead of spun, and 'clothers' instead of clothing or clothes. The student attempts a few process-specific terms like 'amine oxide' and 'yarn', but the overall lexical range is limited and inadequate for an academic task, frequently straining the reader's understanding.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response contains severe grammatical and structural deficiencies. There is a near-total absence of full, well-formed sentences, with phrases strung together as fragments (e.g., 'First, plant bamboo spring next, it id harvest (autumn)'). Punctuation and capitalization are completely neglected. There is no evidence of complex sentence structures used accurately; instead, basic attempts at describing steps result in broken syntax and persistent errors (e.g., 'fabric manufactured from bamboo' instead of 'fabric is manufactured from bamboo', 'id harvest' instead of 'is harvested'). These frequent errors significantly impede communication.

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