Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-22

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 given diagram depicts the manufactured process of fabric from bamboo.

Overall, it can be seen that there were total nine steps and every step is necessary to produce fabric if the single one is missed process can be failed. In the very first step plants grow and in the last step clothes are made.

Looking at the diagram in more details, first of all bamboo plants spring and after then harvest in the autumn season. In the third step bamboo cut into strips by the blade. Furthermore, in the following step liquid pulp made by crush strips. In the fifth step filter step all material filtered to separate long fibres from liquid.

Moreover, In the following step add water and amine oxide to make fibres soften and then spin to make yam. In addition, in the eighteth step weave process take place to make fabric and finally clothes made from this fibres.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a basic overview from growing bamboo to making clothes, which shows understanding of the diagram’s overall sequence. Several central stages are also included, such as cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: the diagram shows clothes as the final products, not that every step is necessary or that missing one would cause the process to fail. Some details are unclear or incomplete, particularly the filtering stage, where the key point is separating long fibres from liquid. To strengthen the response, describe the process more precisely and make the overview focus on its progression from seasonal cultivation through fibre processing to finished fabric and clothing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview and a chronological description of the stages. The sequence is generally easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “Moreover” and “finally” help signal progression. However, some connections feel mechanical or are used where a direct transition would be clearer. The paragraph beginning “Looking at the diagram in more details” covers the early processing stages, while the next paragraph continues the sequence, but the links between individual steps are sometimes awkward. For example, “In the fifth step filter step” repeats the stage label and interrupts the flow. Use concise transitions such as “The strips are then crushed” and “After filtering,” and ensure each sentence clearly refers to the correct stage.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “spin” and “weave,” so the reader can recognise most stages. There is also some attempt to vary wording with phrases such as “manufactured process” and “following step.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “bamboo plants spring,” “blade,” “make fibres soften” and “clothes made from this fibres.” “Yam” appears to be a spelling error for “yarn,” and “eighteth” is an incorrect form. These slips reduce precision in a task that depends on naming materials and actions accurately. Aim for standard process collocations, such as “bamboo is harvested,” “the fibres are softened,” and “the yarn is woven into fabric.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple sentences and longer structures, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the sequence linked with “and then.” However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors occur in basic sentence patterns as well as longer ones. For example, “there were total nine steps” is missing an article, while “first of all bamboo plants spring” lacks a clear verb construction. Passive forms needed for describing a process are often incomplete, as in “bamboo cut into strips” and “liquid pulp made.” There are also problems with agreement and reference in “this fibres.” Use consistent present simple passive forms—“the bamboo is cut,” “the pulp is filtered”—and check articles, plurals and sentence boundaries. This would make the sequence clearer and more accurate.

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