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)

The diagram depicts the process that how fabric is manufactured from bamboo. Overall, the process of manufacturing the clothes from bamboo consist of eight steps.

first of all, we need to plant bamboo plants. The plantation process should happen in the spring season.

Secondly, we need to harvest in the bamboo plant ,when the autumn season arrived. Ather that the harvested plants cuts in strips and then the strips are crushed in order to make liquid pulp. Then the liquid pulp undergose in the filter process.the process is done to separate the long fibres from liquid. Moreover, water and amine oxide is added in the fibre. This is done to make the fabric more soft. Then these long fibres are spun in order to make yarn. After that, the yarns are used to make weave. Weave is the process in which a complete fabric is made. Then these weave are used to make different clothing items such as shirts or socks

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting bamboo in spring through harvesting in autumn, processing the fibres, and producing fabric and clothing. The overview identifies the process as a sequence, but it says there are “eight steps”; the diagram shows nine, including the final clothing stage. Most intermediate details are accurately reported, such as crushing strips into pulp and filtering to separate long fibres. However, the final stages are not fully precise: the diagram shows fibres spun into yarn, then woven into fabric, and finally made into clothing, whereas “the yarns are used to make weave” blurs the distinction between weaving and the resulting fabric. A more complete overview and clearer account of the final stages would make the summary more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The stages are presented in a generally logical order, and sequencing expressions such as “First of all,” “Secondly,” “After that,” and “Then” help the reader follow the process. The response also moves from cultivation to processing and then to the finished products. However, the writing is presented as one continuous paragraph, so the overview and detailed stages are not clearly separated. Some links feel mechanical, and the transition from filtering to softening and then spinning could be made more explicit. For example, “Moreover” does not clearly signal the next step in the sequence. Use a distinct overview paragraph followed by a process paragraph, and vary linking phrases while keeping each stage’s relationship clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibres,” and “yarn,” which allows the reader to understand most stages. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “separate the long fibres from liquid.” However, several word choices and forms are inaccurate or unnatural: “the process that how” is not a suitable construction, “undergoes in the filter process” is awkward, and “make weave” does not express the production of fabric naturally. Spelling errors such as “Ather” and “fibre” written inconsistently also reduce control. Choose precise process verbs and check spelling and collocations; this will make the description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes both simple statements and longer sentences linked with clauses, for example, “This is done to make the fabric more soft.” The sequence is usually understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. Errors include “the process … consist” instead of subject–verb agreement, “the harvested plants cuts” instead of a passive form, and “water and amine oxide is added” instead of plural agreement. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “in the filter process.the process.” Some complex constructions, such as “when the autumn season arrived,” are not well controlled in this present-process description. Practise accurate passive forms and agreement, and punctuate each sentence carefully while retaining a mix of sentence structures.

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