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 manfucturing fabric from bamboo.

Overall, the process includes 9 steps in total from planting to making cloths. The noticable points are the bamboo plants plant and harvest in two specific seasons.

The process starts form planting the bamboo plants in Spring and in Autumn season people harvest the plants. The stripes are being crushed after cut to make liquid pulp. Then it goes on a filteration to seperate the long fibres from liquid. To make the fibres soften, water and amine oxide added with the fibre.

When fibre became soft, it goes on a spin to make yarn and people weave the bamboon yearn to make the fabric. Using the bamboo fabric, finally people make different types of cloths like t-shirt, shocks and many more.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine steps and give a relevant overview, including the seasonal planting and harvesting. The account also covers the main transformation from bamboo strips to pulp, fibres, yarn and fabric, and correctly mentions the final clothing products. However, some stages are omitted or not clearly reported: cutting the bamboo into strips is not explicitly described, and the overview does not capture the full progression from cultivation to finished garments. The response is also below the required 150 words, so there is limited space to develop the stages fully. To strengthen the report, describe each stage in sequence and make the overview summarise the complete process, including the final products.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall sequence, moving from planting and harvesting through fibre processing to weaving and clothing. Paragraphing separates the overview from the process details, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Then,” and “finally” help guide the reader. However, the progression is not always precise: “The stripes are being crushed after cut” skips over the cutting stage, while “it goes on a filteration” and “it goes on a spin” make the sequence sound repetitive and mechanical. Some references, such as “it” and “the fibre,” are also not fully clear. Use direct stage-by-stage transitions and name the material or process at each point to make the connections smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “liquid pulp,” “long fibres,” “amine oxide,” “yarn,” and “weave,” which helps communicate the subject. There is some range in describing the stages, but several word-choice, spelling and form errors reduce precision: “manfucturing,” “noticable,” “seperate,” “bamboon yearn,” and “shocks” are distracting, and “stripes” is not the correct term for cut bamboo pieces. Phrases such as “goes on a filteration” are also unnatural. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling carefully; using terms such as “is filtered” and “is spun into yarn” would make the description more natural and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a passive construction in “The stripes are being crushed” and a time clause beginning “When fibre became soft.” However, control is limited, and errors occur in several sentences. For example, “water and amine oxide added with the fibre” lacks a finite verb and has an unclear grammatical relationship; “The process starts form planting” has an incorrect preposition, and “people weave the bamboon yearn” has an unclear object. Tense and article use are also inconsistent, as in “When fibre became soft.” Practise forming accurate passive clauses for process descriptions, such as “The fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide,” and check that each sentence has a clear subject and verb.

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