Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-10

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 process of manufacturing fabric from the bamboo plants.

Overall, the process is linear and consists of nine main stages. Beginning with planting the bamboo plants and ending with the production of clothes which are made from fabric.

First, bamboo plants are planted in spring to grow and be ready to harvest them in autumn. Next, the sorted plants is cutted into strips and crushed to make lequid pulp. After that, lequid is filtred to separate long fibres.

Once the long fibres are separeted, water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibres, than the fibres are spined to make yams, before weaving to make fabric and producing different clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a relevant overview from planting to clothing, then describe the main sequence from harvesting through fabric production. However, the account is under-developed and does not fully report the final stages: it mentions weaving and clothes but gives little detail about the diagram’s final clothing stage. Some details are inaccurate or unsupported, such as saying the plants are “sorted”; the diagram shows them being cut into strips. The response also falls 36 words short of the required minimum, limiting the detail available. To strengthen the report, describe each stage precisely and add a little more information about the transformation from pulp to fibres, yarn, fabric and finished garments.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall sequence, supported by time and process markers such as “First,” “Next,” “After that,” and “Once.” The overview is separated from the stage-by-stage account, and the reader can follow the process from planting to clothing. This coherent arrangement is a strength. However, the report is compressed into only two paragraphs, and the final sentence carries several stages at once, making the ending feel rushed. The overview sentence beginning “Beginning with…” is also a fragment rather than a complete sentence. Use a fuller paragraph structure and divide the later stages into clearer units; this would make the progression more deliberate while retaining the effective sequencing already present.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “pulp,” “fibres,” “soften,” “weaving,” and “fabric,” which allows the reader to understand the general production sequence. However, the range is limited, and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “lequid,” “filtred,” “separeted,” “spined,” and “yams.” “Sorted plants” is also not an accurate description of the diagram’s cutting stage. Aim for accurate forms such as “liquid,” “filtered,” “separated,” “spun,” and “yarn,” and use precise process verbs consistently. A wider selection of terms such as “crush,” “extract,” and “manufacture” would help describe the stages more flexibly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate the basic sequence using both simple sentences and some linked clauses, for example, “First, bamboo plants are planted in spring…” and “Once the long fibres are separeted, water and amine oxide are added…”. Passive forms are appropriate for describing a manufacturing process. However, the range remains limited, and errors occur frequently enough to affect fluency. In “the sorted plants is cutted,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the past participle is incorrectly formed; “than” is also used where “then” is needed. The overview fragment, “Beginning with planting…,” lacks a main clause. Check agreement and verb forms, and make sure each sentence has a complete grammatical structure.

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