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 show how bamboo plants are use to make the clothes and other products.

Overall, there are nine stages in this process starting with planting bamboo in spring. After that different staps process cuting, filter spin. At the ending with making clothes and stocks form the fabric.

First of all, bamboo are planted in the spring. In the autumn the bamboo is harvested. After that the banboo cut into the small strips by machine. the strips are the then crushed to make the liquid pulp.

At the nest the liquid pilp is filtered to seprated the long filbres in form liquid After the watar and amine oxide are added to soften the fabric and the soften fabric are spin and make the yarn. finally the yarn is weave to produce the fabric. At the end using this fabric to make the diferent types of produts. Such as t-shirt and stocks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, spinning and weaving, and you identify the final products as clothing. The overview also correctly notes that the process has nine stages and begins in spring. However, some stages are compressed or unclear: “different staps process cuting, filter spin” does not give a clear summary of the middle sequence, and the description of filtering would be more accurate if it stated that long fibres are separated from the liquid. You also say the softened material is “fabric” before it is spun; at that point it is fibre, while fabric is produced by weaving. Clarifying these details and giving a more complete overview of the transformation would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by descriptions of the early and later stages. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “After that,” and “At the end” help the reader follow the process. However, the overview’s list—“cuting, filter spin”—is difficult to interpret, and the final paragraph contains several stages in one long sequence without clear sentence boundaries. The transition “At the nest” is also unclear, while “After the” and “At the end” are repeated or awkwardly used. Grouping the stages more clearly and using accurate, varied links between them would make the progression smoother and references easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “weave,” which allows the reader to recognise most stages. However, spelling errors are noticeable, including “banboo,” “pilp,” “seprated,” “filbres,” and “produts,” and some word choices are inaccurate: the material is softened fibres rather than “the fabric” before spinning. Phrases such as “in form liquid” and “different types of products” are also imprecise or unnatural. Aim for accurate spelling and more exact process terms, for example, “separate long fibres from the liquid” and “finished garments.” This would improve precision without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the sequence “After the water and amine oxide are added…”. The process is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The diagram show” needs subject–verb agreement, and “bamboo are planted” should be “bamboo is planted.” Passive forms are often incomplete or inconsistent: “the bamboo cut into” needs “is cut,” while “the yarn is weave” needs “is woven.” There are also sentence-boundary and punctuation problems, particularly where “liquid” is followed by “After” without a full stop. Check agreement, articles and passive verb forms, and divide long sequences into complete sentences.

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