Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-16

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 tha process of producing fabric and clothing from bamboo plants.

Overall,there are nine main stages in yhis process, beginning with planting bamboo in spring and ending with the production of clothes and other fabric items. The process both natural and several machinical process.

First of all, bamboo plants are planted in spring. They are then harvested in the antnum. In the third steps the harvested bamboo can be cut into the strips. After that these strips can be used to produced the liquid plup.

In the next step, the plup can be filter to seprate the long fiber from the pulp . Next,the fiber can be soft by adding the water and amine axide. When the fiber become soft, it can spin to make yarms.

In thr final stages, the tarn is woven to form the fibre from the yarn. Finally these fabric can used to manufacturing differwnt types of cloyhes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a relevant overview from planting in spring to finished clothing, which captures the main direction of the diagram. Most stages are included, including harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the diagram shows the final products as clothing items, while “other fabric items” is vague, and “the yarn is woven to form the fibre” reverses or confuses the relationship—the yarn is woven into fabric. The overview also says the process includes “natural and several” processes without clearly explaining the key transformation from bamboo to fabric. More precise reporting of the outputs at each stage would make the account more complete and clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence, with an overview followed by stages grouped into paragraphs. Sequencing expressions such as “First of all,” “After that,” “In the next step,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. This gives the report a coherent overall structure. However, the linking is somewhat mechanical, relying heavily on repeated step markers, and a few references are unclear: “these strips” and “the fiber” require the reader to infer exactly which material is being discussed. The final paragraph also moves from yarn to fabric and clothing without clearly distinguishing those outputs. Use a wider range of links and make each stage’s input and result explicit to improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “separate,” “fibre,” “woven,” and “amine oxide,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, such as “plup,” “seprate,” “yarms,” “tarn,” and “cloyhes.” Some combinations are also unnatural or imprecise, including “produced the liquid pulp” and “form the fibre from the yarn.” Aim to use accurate process terms and check spelling carefully; precise words such as “pulp,” “soften,” “spin,” and “manufacture” will help communicate the stages more reliably.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including passive constructions such as “They are then harvested” and a time clause beginning “When the fiber become soft.” The passive is appropriate for describing a manufacturing process, but control is inconsistent. Errors include “the process both natural,” which lacks a verb, “the third steps,” “the pulp can be filter,” and “these fabric can used.” Subject–verb agreement, articles, plurals and verb forms are often inaccurate, and punctuation spacing is uneven. These problems sometimes make the intended meaning harder to follow. Practise forming consistent passive clauses—for example, “the pulp is filtered” and “the fibres are softened”—and check agreement and sentence completeness.

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