Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-12

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 production of fabric from bamboo.

Overall, there are 9 stages of production starting with planting the bamboo plant and ending with desired fabric.

The process begin with planting bamboo plant and harvest in autum in next stage.Next the bamboo cut down into strips and following this the strip were crushed down to get liquid pulp.Subsequently the filteration process initiated and long fibers were separated from pulp liquid.

Next step is to soften the fibres by mixing of amine oxide and water into the liquid.Subsequently the soften fibres were spined to make yarn.Following this the next step is to weave to make fabric. Finally the desired fabric is ready at step 9.

This diagram shows the whole process of making a fabric from bamboo plant which includes several steps like planting, harvesting, crushing, filtration, mixing of chemicals and finally the required yarn is ready to make fibre.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main sequence from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, spinning and weaving, and your overview identifies the nine-stage process and its endpoints. Most details are relevant, including separating long fibres from liquid and softening them with water and amine oxide. However, some stages are not fully or accurately reported: the diagram shows the final step as clothing items made from the fabric, whereas “the desired fabric is ready at step 9” is imprecise. The final sentence also says the yarn is ready “to make fibre,” which confuses the sequence: yarn is woven into fabric, and the diagram then shows finished clothing. Clarifying these later stages and keeping the overview focused on the complete process would make the account more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the process in a generally understandable order, and paragraphing separates the overview from the detailed stages. Sequencing expressions such as “Next,” “Subsequently,” and “Finally” help the reader track the steps. However, these links are used repetitively, so the progression can feel mechanical rather than smoothly connected. The final paragraph largely repeats the process summary and introduces a confusing ending about yarn being ready “to make fibre.” There are also awkward joins, for example “in next stage.Next,” where punctuation and spacing interrupt the flow. Grouping the stages into clearer phases—cultivation, fibre processing, and fabric production—and avoiding repeated summaries would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “separated,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “weave.” These terms allow you to describe most stages clearly, and the response attempts more specific language such as “filtration.” Some word choices and forms are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “spined” does not correctly describe making yarn, “filteration” is misspelled, and “desired fabric” is vague for the clothing shown at the end. “Mixing of chemicals” is also less precise than naming the water and amine oxide. More accurate process collocations and careful spelling would make the vocabulary more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a sequence of clauses describing crushing, filtering and softening. The main meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in verb forms, articles and sentence construction are noticeable. For example, “The process begin” needs subject–verb agreement, while “the bamboo plant and harvest” lacks a clear grammatical structure; “the strip were crushed” also has a number-agreement error. The passive forms needed for process descriptions are often incomplete, as in “the bamboo cut down” and “the fibres were spined.” Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly around “stage.Next.” Practise accurate passive constructions and check agreement and sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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