Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The diagram illustrate how fabric is manufactured from bamboo.

Overall,it is noticeable that firstly we plant bamboo in spring seoson. After few months when the Autumn comes we harvest it. Then cut into strips with machines. Crush the strips to make liquid pulp. Filter it and Seprate long fibers from liquid. Soften fibers add water and amine oxide. Spin to make yarn. Weave to make fabric. After all this we make comfortable clothes. Everyone like clothes that made from bamboo.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the general subject and include several stages, from planting and harvesting to weaving and making clothes. However, the response only minimally fulfils the task: it is substantially below the required 150 words, and the process is reported as a compressed list rather than a clear summary of its main features. Some details are missing or imprecise, including the sequence of crushing, filtering and softening, and the final step is described as making clothes rather than showing finished clothing items. The comment “Everyone like clothes that made from bamboo” is not a relevant feature of the diagram. Add a concise overview of the full process and explain the stages more completely, without adding unsupported opinions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The stages are presented in broadly the correct order, and words such as “Overall,” “Then” and “After” help signal sequence. This gives the reader a basic sense of progression. However, nearly all the information is placed in one paragraph, and many stages are separated by full stops despite being incomplete sentences, as in “Crush the strips to make liquid pulp” and “Filter it and Seprate long fibers from liquid.” The overview also runs directly into the stage-by-stage account, while the final opinion interrupts the process description. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and details, and connect the stages in complete sentences with clear references to the material being processed.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibers,” “amine oxide,” “yarn” and “weave.” These terms make the general subject understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or repetitive; for example, “After all this we make comfortable clothes” is less suitable for describing the diagram than a precise reference to the finished products. There are also spelling errors in “seoson” and “Seprate,” and “comfortable” adds an unsupported judgement. Aim for accurate process language and avoid personal or evaluative comments. For example, “the finished fabric is used to make clothing” is more objective and specific.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response relies mainly on short, simple clauses, with little variety in sentence structure. Several errors occur throughout and sometimes make the process harder to follow. The opening, “The diagram illustrate,” has subject–verb disagreement; “firstly we plant” shifts into an informal present-tense instruction; and “After few months when the Autumn comes we harvest it” has an incorrect article and awkward clause structure. Several later stages are fragments rather than complete sentences, such as “Crush the strips to make liquid pulp.” There are also punctuation and capitalisation problems, including “Overall,it” and the capitalised “Seprate” mid-sentence. Practise writing complete passive sentences, such as “The strips are crushed to produce pulp,” and check agreement, articles and punctuation.

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