Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-28
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 formation of fabric through the linear-process of manufacturing from bamboo.
Overall, total of nine distinctive steps are needed to be followed to get a finished product. Bamboo and amine oxide play a crucial role as an ingrediant. Initial stage begins with the plantation of bamboo, subsequently cut into strips, mixed with amine oxide and eventually woven into fabric.
This is a sequencial process which starts with bamboo being cut and crushed into strips to make a liquid pulp. This liquid pulp contains long fibres that are extracted by the help of filtering process. These are long fibres that are desired for the process of making clothes. This fibre is further dissolved in the water with amine oxide to soften. Softening process is done so as to spun into yarn. This yarn is woven to make chunks of fabric which are subsequently furnished to produce finished products of desirable shape.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response successfully covers all the main stages of the bamboo fabric manufacturing process, from planting and harvesting to weaving and finishing. The writer selects key features, such as cutting into strips, crushing into liquid pulp, filtering, softening with amine oxide, spinning, and weaving. An overview is provided, stating that nine distinctive steps are involved. However, the sequence contains minor inaccuracies regarding the order of operations in the middle stage (e.g., describing filtering before adding amine oxide when the diagram shows softening with water and amine oxide at step 6 and filtering at step 5). Despite this minor misinterpretation of the visual flow, the overall response is well-developed and addresses the prompt adequately, earning a solid Band 6.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The text is arranged with a clear overall progression, moving logically from the initial stages of farming to the final production of fabric. Paragraphing is used appropriately, separating the introduction, overview, and body details. Cohesive devices such as 'subsequently', 'eventually', and 'this is a sequential process' help guide the reader through the stages, although referencing becomes slightly repetitive with phrases like 'this liquid pulp' and 'these are long fibres'. Paragraph transitions are generally smooth, but paragraphing could be structured more cleanly into four distinct paragraphs. Overall, cohesion is reasonably well managed, fitting the Band 6.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a process diagram, using terms such as 'plantation', 'liquid pulp', 'extracted', 'dissolved', and 'yarn'. There are some successful attempts at less common vocabulary ('distinctive steps', 'desired for the process'), but also noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'linear-process of manufacturing', 'ingrediant' (spelling error), and 'so as to spun' (grammatical form error). Word choice is generally clear enough to communicate meaning without significant strain, aligning well with the Band 6.0 criteria.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including relative clauses and participial phrases (e.g., 'bamboo being cut and crushed', 'long fibres that are extracted'). However, there are several grammatical errors and awkward constructions throughout the text, such as 'total of nine distinctive steps are needed to be followed' (passive voice error), 'Initial stage begins' (missing article), and 'so as to spun into yarn' (incorrect verb form after infinitive). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but grammatical slips recur frequently enough to cap the score at Band 6.0.
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