Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-07

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 picture below show how fabric is made. It also illustrate the process of making fabric from the bamboo plants. There are 9 stages in the diagram from harvesting the bamboo to nicely prepared clothes. The initial step is grown the bamboo plants in Spring, and harvested them in Autumn season which is carried out by cutting the bamboo into strips. Once cutting have been done, water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibres. Next stage includes the filtration and separated the long fibres from liquid and transformed those strips to make liquid pulp. At this point, yarn is produced to collect all the weaves to make the fabric.

In the final stage, a nicely outfit is prepared which would be used for wearing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and mention the seasonal planting and harvesting, as well as some later processing. However, the account is incomplete and several stages are confused: the diagram shows cutting before crushing, then filtering, softening, spinning, weaving and producing clothing. Your description places softening before filtration and does not clearly explain the sequence from pulp to yarn and fabric. The overview is also vague, and the final clothing stage is described as an outfit being prepared rather than as the diagram’s finished garments. The response is below the required 150 words, which limits how fully you can report the main features. Cover every stage in order and give a clear overview of the process from planting to finished clothes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a broadly chronological pattern and uses sequencing expressions such as “The initial step,” “Once,” “Next stage,” and “In the final stage.” These help the reader recognise that you are describing a process. However, the progression becomes difficult to follow when filtration, separation, and pulp production are combined in one sentence, and the order of softening and filtering is unclear. The paragraph also moves from the opening overview directly into details without a distinct, well-developed overview. Use one clear paragraph to summarise the process and another to describe the stages in sequence. Linking each stage explicitly to the next would make the organisation more coherent and reduce ambiguity.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “fibres,” “filtration,” and “liquid pulp,” so the reader can identify several parts of the manufacturing process. However, the range is limited, and some word choices or combinations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “nicely prepared clothes,” “collect all the weaves,” and “a nicely outfit.” “Filtration” is also less clear here than the verb “filter,” which matches the diagram’s stage. Aim for precise process verbs and natural collocations, for example, “spin the fibres into yarn” and “weave the yarn into fabric.” This would make the description clearer and more appropriate to an academic process report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, using forms such as “Once…” and “which…,” but control is inconsistent. Errors include “The picture below show” and “It also illustrate,” where the singular subject requires a singular verb, and “The initial step is grown,” where the verb form does not fit the sentence. In “Once cutting have been done,” the auxiliary and construction are faulty; “Once the bamboo has been cut” would be clearer. The response also shifts between passive and active forms without consistent control. Practise accurate present-simple passive structures for process descriptions, such as “The strips are crushed” and “The fibres are filtered,” alongside shorter sentences. This will help you express the stages more reliably.

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