Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

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 following diagram shows that how fabric is manufactured from bamboo. Bamboo is a plant which is grow in spring. At first, the farmer find the bamboo plant. The farmer harvest the plant in autumn and then cut it into the strips. After that crush the strips to make liquid pulp. Filter the strips to separate long fibres from liquid. So the 6th point is to soften the fibres by adding water and amine oxide in it. After to do this all thing the farmer spin it to make yarn. Then it sent to many clothing industries to make the weave to make fabric. Many industries take it by farmers to make different cloths of bamboo. At the last they made the clothes of the bamboo fabric.

So, This is the whole work to manufactured the fabric of bamboo. Mostly work is done by farmers. The whole diagram shows that how to collect bamboo, clean bamboo and then make clothes from the bamboo.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the main stages from planting and harvesting bamboo through processing fibres and producing fabric, and you correctly include the seasonal details and the addition of water and amine oxide. However, some details are inaccurate or unsupported: the diagram shows bamboo being harvested, not a farmer finding the plant, and it does not say farmers send material to clothing industries. The final stages are also blurred: spinning makes yarn, weaving makes fabric, and the diagram then shows clothing items. Your overview, that the process collects and processes bamboo before making clothes, is relevant but broad; a clearer summary of the sequence and its transformation from plant to finished products would make the key features more complete and precise. Some stages are reported only briefly or unclearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the general order of the process, using markers such as “At first,” “After that,” “Then,” and “At the last,” so readers can identify a sequence. However, the account is presented as one continuous paragraph followed by a short concluding paragraph, and the progression becomes difficult to follow when the description shifts to unsupported claims about farmers and clothing industries. Some links are mechanical or unclear, particularly “After to do this all thing” and “Then it sent,” where the reference is uncertain. The final sentences repeat the idea that bamboo is made into clothes rather than adding a distinct overview. Grouping the stages into a clear introduction, overview, and logically connected process description would improve organisation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use several task-relevant terms, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “amine oxide,” and “yarn,” which help communicate the process. The range is nevertheless limited, and some word choices or combinations are inaccurate or repetitive. For example, “make the weave to make fabric” does not clearly express the weaving stage, while “different cloths” is an imprecise way to describe the finished products. Repeated use of “make” and “bamboo” also reduces variety. Aim for precise process verbs and natural collocations, such as “the fibres are softened,” “spun into yarn,” and “woven into fabric.” These choices would make the description more concise and technically accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect stages with longer sentences, but grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between actions unclear. Examples include “Bamboo is a plant which is grow,” “the farmer find,” and “After to do this all thing,” which show problems with verb forms and sentence construction. Passive forms are especially useful for describing a process, but “Then it sent” is missing an auxiliary, and “the farmer spin it” does not maintain accurate agreement or tense. There are also errors in articles and plurals, as in “into the strips.” Most sentences rely on simple patterns, with limited accurate variety. Practise forming consistent present-simple passive sentences, for example, “The strips are crushed to produce pulp,” and check each sentence for a complete verb phrase.

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