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 digaram depicts the process of how fabric is made from bamboo. It consists of 9 stages through which bamboo is converted into fabric.

Overall, this process consists of several stages. On each stage a new process take place. At first, bamboo plant is grown then harvested later on it get cutted into strips. In addition, the crush strips use to make liquid pulp then filteration process take place and form soft fibres. Furthermore, water and amine oxide is added into the soften fibres and spinned to make yarn and that yarn is used to make fabrics.

The bamboo plants grows in spring season while they get harvested in the autumn season. Futhermore, they are cut into strip and thoose strips are crushed in order to create liquid pulp. Moreover, the fileration process get start and extracts the long fibres from the liquid.

After the filteration process when the soften fibres are seperated from liquid water and amine is oxide is added into it which transform it and into thread and thoose threads are spinned to make yarn from it. Once the yarn is created it is futher moved to weave where the fabric is made.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as a sequence of nine stages and report the main progression from growing and harvesting bamboo through processing it into yarn and fabric. The seasonal details—planting in spring and harvesting in autumn—and the filtering of long fibres from liquid are relevant and accurate. However, some stages are blurred or misrepresented: water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibres, not to transform them directly into thread, and the diagram also shows a final stage in which the fabric is made into clothing. Your overview repeats that the process has several stages but could more clearly summarise its main phases, such as cultivation, fibre processing and textile production. Covering the final output and describing the softening step precisely would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the stages. The sequence is generally easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “Moreover,” and “Once” help signal progression. However, the overview repeats details that are then covered again, and the final paragraph revisits filtering and softening, making the progression less efficient. Some connections are also unclear, particularly “After the filteration process when the soften fibres are seperated from liquid,” which makes it difficult to see exactly when the additive is introduced. Organise the body into distinct phases and use references such as “these fibres” or “the resulting yarn” consistently to make links between stages clearer and less repetitive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “liquid pulp,” “long fibres,” and “yarn,” which allows the reader to understand the general production sequence. There is also some attempt to vary wording with terms such as “converted” and “extracts.” However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “digaram,” “cutted,” “futher,” and “seperated” are inaccurate, while “the crush strips” and “the fileration process get start” are not natural descriptions. “Thread” is also used where the diagram indicates yarn after spinning. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, use “crushed bamboo strips,” “the filtration stage,” and “softened fibres.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including time clauses such as “Once the yarn is created” and a relative clause in “which transform it.” The overall sequence remains understandable, but errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction are frequent enough to limit control. Examples include “bamboo plant is grown,” “the bamboo plants grows,” “it get cutted,” and “water and amine oxide is added”; these require plural or singular agreement and accurate passive forms. Some clauses are also awkwardly joined, as in “After the filteration process when the soften fibres are seperated from liquid water and amine is oxide is added into it.” Practise forming clear passive sentences for each stage, and check subject–verb agreement and clause boundaries before combining ideas.

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