Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-15

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)

This diagram below demonstrates how fabric is produced from bamboo.

Overall, there is 9 steps which is use to manufactured bamboo fabric. These all steps should be use in structure. The first part is to construct a bamboo plants in mud to make them grow. After that the all remaining 8 steps are use mostly steps are from secondary sector.

Generally, at first we grow bamboo plants in mud and it takes time to grow well. After that a farmer harvest bamboo plants and slice the bamboo plants into small strips. However, when all these stems are completed the bamboo strips are smashed to make the liquid pulp. Once the liquid pulp is made it is filter to remove long fibers from liquid. Therefore, water and amine oxide is use to make fiber soft once these all steps are complete the fiber is spin to make the yarn. In conclusion, the final steps is weave to produce the fabric and make the cloths and socks for consumers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages in the correct order, from planting and harvesting bamboo through processing the fibres, spinning yarn, weaving fabric, and producing clothing. The overview also identifies the process as having nine steps, which helps orient the reader. Most details are grounded in the diagram, including the use of water and amine oxide to soften fibres. However, the overview is unclear in places: “These all steps should be use in structure” does not explain the process’s main pattern, and the reference to “secondary sector” is not supported by the diagram. Some stages are less fully described, especially the final step, which shows clothing items rather than explicitly stating that they are made for consumers. A clearer overview of the transformation from plant to finished products would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally understandable sequence and uses separate paragraphs for an overview and the process details. The stages are mostly presented in the same order as the diagram, and linking expressions such as “After that,” “Once,” and “Therefore” help show progression. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear. “These all steps” and “when all these stems are completed” do not clearly refer to a specific stage, while “In conclusion” is not the most suitable signal for the final step of a process description. The overview also repeats information that is then given again in the main paragraph. To improve, group the stages into clear phases and use precise references such as “the resulting pulp” or “the softened fibres” to connect each step.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibers,” “yarn,” and “weave,” so the reader can follow the general production method. There are also attempts to use more specific terms, such as “amine oxide.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: bamboo plants are not “construct[ed]” in mud, and “smashed” is less suitable than a neutral process verb such as “crushed.” Phrases such as “use in structure” and “mostly steps are from secondary sector” are difficult to interpret. Spelling and word-form choices, including “cloths” for “clothes,” also reduce precision. Aim for standard process-reporting verbs and check that each phrase expresses the intended meaning naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a sequence joined with “After that” and a time clause beginning “Once the liquid pulp is made.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction occur in several places. For example, “there is 9 steps” should use a plural verb, while “it is filter” and “fiber is spin” need passive forms such as “is filtered” and “is spun.” The sentence “These all steps should be use in structure” is also grammatically unclear. Practise accurate passive constructions, which are especially useful for describing processes, and check subject–verb agreement and singular/plural forms when editing.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.