Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-17

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 flowchart illustrates a nine-step process by which fabric is made from the raw bambo plant.

In the spring season, a bamboo plant is panted, and is then harvested in the autumn season. After being harvested, a cutter is used to cut the bamboo into the strips. These strips are then crushed to extract the liquid pulp. Further, this liquid goes through the filtration process to filter out the long fibres. Amine oxide and water is then added into these fibres to make them soft. These soften fibers are then spinned to make yarn from it. Finally, this yarn is weaved to make a fabric, which is then used to make shirt and socks.

This is the whole process of nine steps making fabric from a raw bamboo plant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as having nine steps and report its main sequence, from planting in spring and harvesting in autumn through to producing fabric and clothing. However, the response is under the required 150 words, and the overview is limited: the final sentence repeats that it is a nine-step process rather than summarising its broad stages. Some details are unclear or inaccurate, such as saying the liquid is filtered to remove fibres, when the diagram specifies separating long fibres from the liquid. The final clothing stage is included, but the account could explain the transition from fabric to finished items more clearly. Add a concise overview and develop the key stages with accurate detail.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The stages are presented in a generally logical order, and sequencing phrases such as “After being harvested,” “Further,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. The response also moves from the initial growing stages to processing and then to the finished products. However, it is written as one paragraph, so the stages are not visually grouped, and the final sentence largely repeats information already given. Some links are mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “then.” Organise the response into an introduction and overview, followed by a clearly grouped account of the stages, and vary the linking language to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “filtration,” “fibres,” and “yarn,” which makes the manufacturing sequence understandable. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “extract the liquid pulp.” However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “bambo” and “panted” are misspellings, while “spinned” and “weaved” are incorrect forms for this context. “A cutter is used” is also less precise than describing the bamboo being cut. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling and word forms; this will make the description more natural without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some more complex structures, including “After being harvested” and the relative clause “which is then used to make shirt and socks.” The sequence is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. In “Amine oxide and water is then added,” the compound subject requires a plural verb; “these soften fibers” also needs the past participle “softened.” The phrase “make yarn from it” has an unclear pronoun reference, and “make shirt and socks” needs an article or plural form. There is some control of passive constructions, but improve agreement, articles, and participle forms, and check that pronouns clearly refer to the intended material.

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