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 diagram illustrates the manufacturing of fabric using bamboo. Overall, This process is linear beginning from the plantation of bamboo going through 9 main stages resulting in a useable fabric that can be used differently.

Firstly, this process starts in the Spring by planting the bamboo. Followed in Autumn the harvestation of the ready ripe bamboo. After that its cut into fine long strips and crushed afterward resulting in crushed strips submerged in liquid pulp. following the process with filteration to filter the long fibres from the liquid. Lastly, the fibres are softened by the addition of the solution containing water and amine oxide.

The softned long fibres go through multiple steps afterward. Its first spinned to make yarns of threads followed by whats called weaving which is the process that converts the yarns into fabric that can be used for different purposes such as the making of clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as a sequence from planting bamboo to producing fabric, and include several key stages, including the seasonal planting and harvest, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the overview is imprecise: the diagram ends with finished clothing items, not simply usable fabric, and the response does not clearly summarise the full progression from raw bamboo to end products. Some descriptions are unclear or inaccurate, particularly saying the crushed strips are “submerged in liquid pulp”; the diagram indicates crushing produces liquid pulp, then filtering separates the long fibres from the liquid. The response also falls one word short of the required minimum. To strengthen coverage, describe the final clothing stage and clarify the material changes at each step.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early processing stages and then the later stages. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “After that,” and “Lastly” help the reader follow the process. However, some links are mechanical or awkward, and the middle paragraph’s sentence beginning “Followed in Autumn…” is not smoothly connected to the previous sentence. The transition to “The softened long fibres…” does signal the move to the final stages, but the ending would be more complete if it explicitly included the diagram’s final clothing stage. Use complete, connected sentences and vary the sequencing language while keeping the stages in their correct order.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of process vocabulary, including “planting,” “harvest,” “strips,” “fibres,” “solution,” “yarn” and “weaving,” which makes the general subject clear. There are also attempts at more specific terms, such as “amine oxide.” However, several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural: “harvestation” is not the appropriate noun here, “softned” is misspelled, and “spinned” is not the correct past participle. “Yarns of threads” is also redundant, while “useable fabric that can be used differently” is repetitive and vague. Choose standard process terms and check spelling and collocations; more precise wording would make the stages easier to understand without changing the overall meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex structures, including the overview sentence and the clause “which is the process that converts the yarns into fabric.” The sequence is generally understandable, but grammatical errors occur in several sentences. For example, “Followed in Autumn the harvestation…” is a fragment, and “After that its cut” needs a subject and a correctly formed passive construction. “Its first spinned” also has an incorrect verb form and lacks a clear grammatical subject. Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, as in “Overall, This” and the lower-case “following” after a full stop. Aim to use complete passive sentences consistently for the manufacturing stages, and proofread verb forms, sentence boundaries and capital letters.

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