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 the process of how clothing fabric was made from bamboo. In the beginning, farmer plants the bamboo seeds in spring season. After that when bamboo grew in autumn, it was harvested by farmer. Following this, it was cut into smaller strips and then these strips are crushed to make liquid pulp. subsequently this pulp is filtered and long fibres are seperated from liquid. afterward it was soaked into water and amine oxide to convert it into soften fibre. After that it was spin to make yarn and then it was weave to make a fabirc and then finally this fabric is converted into clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main stages in the correct order, from planting and harvesting through processing the fibres to making fabric and clothing. However, the response is very brief and does not provide a clear overview of the process as a whole; it mainly lists steps. Some details are inaccurate or imprecise: the diagram says bamboo plants are planted, not seeds, and the fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide rather than being “soaked” in them. The minimum length is not met: the response contains 107 words, below the required 150. To develop the report, add an overview noting the progression from seasonal cultivation to mechanical and chemical processing, then textile production, and describe the stages more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The stages are presented in a generally logical sequence, and linking expressions such as “After that,” “Following this,” and “finally” help the reader follow the process. This gives the response a basic overall progression. However, nearly all the information is compressed into one paragraph and one long chain of sentences, so the organisation is not clearly signposted. Several transitions are repetitive, and “subsequently” and “afterward” are not consistently separated or capitalised, which makes the flow less controlled. Group the stages into paragraphs—for example, cultivation and preparation, then fibre processing and manufacture—and use a concise overview to orient the reader before the details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “fabric,” so the reader can understand the main stages. The range is nevertheless limited, with repeated general phrases such as “After that” and “make,” and some word choices do not accurately describe the diagram: “soaked” is less precise than “softened,” while “converted into clothes” is awkward. There are also spelling errors in “seperated” and “fabirc.” Aim for more precise process verbs and check spelling carefully. For example, describe the fibres as being separated from the liquid, then spun into yarn and woven into fabric before the fabric is made into clothing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response communicates the sequence using both simple clauses and some linked structures, such as “After that when bamboo grew in autumn, it was harvested by farmer.” However, sentence patterns are repetitive, and errors in verb forms, articles, agreement and punctuation occur throughout. Examples include “farmer plants” instead of “a farmer plants,” “it was spin” instead of “it was spun,” and “it was weave” instead of “it was woven.” The opening also shifts between past and present (“was made” and “plants”), while several sentence openings after full stops are not capitalised. Use consistent present simple or passive forms for a process description, and divide the sequence into complete, accurately punctuated sentences.

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