Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-27
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 stages through which fabric manufraturation take place from bamboo,tracing the frocess from bamboo plants being grown to the final stage of clothes formation.
overall, the procedure follows a linear multi-stage sequence, that begins with bamboo plants that are being planted in spring and ends with making weave to make fabric to cloth manufracting . During these stages the plants are harvested, cut into strips than crushed, filtered ,soften fabrics being spin and weave to make clothes.
In the inital stage, plants of bamboo are grown in spring season , which are theb harvest in autum. After being harvest, they are then cut into strips and crushed to make liquid pulp. Following this, filteration occur which separate kong fibres from liquid. To soft the fibres water and amine oxide is added.
The remaining stages deals with spin, weave and clothing. The soften fibres are spin to make yarn and subsequently are then weanven finally to make clothes like shirts shocks and all, completing the manufacturing cycle.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student successfully covers all the main steps in the bamboo manufacturing process, from the initial planting in spring to the final creation of clothing items. The overview clearly highlights that the process is a linear, multi-stage sequence. Key features such as harvesting, cutting into strips, crushing into pulp, filtering, softening with water and amine oxide, spinning, and weaving are all mentioned. However, there are minor omissions and slight inaccuracies in detailing the final steps, such as referring to 'weave to make fabric to cloth manufracting' rather than clearly separating the yarn-making and weaving stages. Despite these minor flaws, the task is adequately addressed, earning a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a coherent overall arrangement and follows the linear progression of the diagram from beginning to end. Paragraphing is used to separate the introduction, the general overview, the middle stages, and the final steps. Cohesive devices such as 'In the initial stage', 'After being harvest', and 'Following this' help guide the reader through the process. However, some referencing is slightly clunky or repetitive, and punctuation errors occasionally disrupt the flow, as seen in phrases like 'sequence, that begins' and 'than crushed, filtered ,soften fabrics'. Overall cohesion is satisfactory for a Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student attempts a range of process-related vocabulary, including terms like 'manufacturing', 'procedure', 'linear', 'filteration', and 'pulp'. However, the vocabulary is marred by frequent spelling errors ('manufraturation', 'frocess', 'inital', 'autum', 'filteration', 'kong', 'soften', 'spin', 'weanven') and grammatical word-choice issues ('cloth manufracting', 'soften fabrics being spin'). While the lexical range is adequate to convey the basic steps of the diagram, the high density of spelling and morphological errors restricts the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as relative clauses ('plants of bamboo are grown in spring season , which are theb harvest in autum') and participial phrases. However, grammatical accuracy is weak throughout the text, featuring frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and passive voice construction (e.g., 'fabric manufraturation take place', 'plants that are being planted', 'they are then cut into strips than crushed', 'To soft the fibres', 'The soften fibres are spin'). These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the grammar from reaching a higher band, justifying a score of 5.0.
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