Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-24
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 illustrates the formation of fabric from bamboo plants. this is done by 9 steps starting from the bamboo plants via series of stages including gathering, softening, crushing, spining etc to get over desire product of fabric from which we can create clothes, shoes and many other items.
Initially, starting from the Cultivation of the bamboo plants during spring season and then harvested it in autumn season by farmers. then these plants are cut down into strips with the help of the industrial machines. afterward these fine and clear strips then added to the water and amine oxide to become soften like fibres for utlilization. In addition to this tese long fibres is then separated from the liquid through the process of filtration.
Following this, the extracted fibres undergo several further stages before the final product is produced. and to make liquid pulp these strips are crushed down and finally the yam is procduced through spinning and then weave are created to make fabric. so over final product is ready to make clothing and other items.
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 summarise the 9-step process of manufacturing fabric from bamboo plants. However, there are significant sequencing and processing errors that prevent a higher band score. For example, the student states that the strips are added to water and amine oxide to soften before being crushed into liquid pulp, whereas the diagram clearly shows crushing into liquid pulp (Step 4) precedes filtration (Step 5) and softening fibres with amine oxide (Step 6). Furthermore, the overview in the introduction is poorly structured with lowercase starting letters ('this is done by 9 steps...'). While the main stages are mentioned, the lack of accurate process representation and poor task framing pull this down to Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into three paragraphs, but paragraphing and logical progression are weak. The second paragraph runs several distinct stages together without clear separation or control, beginning with 'Initially...' followed immediately by 'then these plants are cut... afterward these fine and clear strips then added...'. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and repetitively ('then', 'afterward', 'In addition to this'), and referencing is sometimes unclear, such as 'tese long fibres is then separated'. Paragraph 3 also exhibits disjointed flow and structural errors like starting a sentence with 'and to make liquid pulp...'. Overall organisation demonstrates Band 5 characteristics.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with noticeable errors in word choice and morphology. Examples include 'spining' (spinning), 'utlilization' (utilization), 'tese' (these), 'yam' (yarn), and 'over final product' (our final product). While the student attempts some less common topic-specific vocabulary such as 'Cultivation', 'amine oxide', and 'filtration', the frequent spelling and lexical errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited, minimally adequate range suitable for Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing contains frequent grammatical and punctuation errors. Many sentences are fragmented, run-on, or lack proper capitalization and punctuation at sentence boundaries (e.g., 'this is done by 9 steps starting from the bamboo plants via series of stages including gathering, softening, crushing, spining etc to get over desire product...'). There are also subject-verb agreement and article errors, such as 'these long fibres is then separated' and 'harvested it in autumn season by farmers'. The range of structures is limited, and attempts at complex sentences often result in faulty syntax and punctuation, placing this response firmly at Band 5.0.
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