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 diagram indicates, how fabric is generated from bamboo. There are several features in the diagram.

It can be seen that, In this diagram there are 9 parts. Every parts need difference kind of material. Overall, this process to biggen with plants bamboo and end with produce clothes.

First step is that, plant bamboo. Then it harvest in Autumn after that it is going to cut and make small strips. Next process that is makes liquid pulp. This liquid is going for filter and separate long fibers from liquid pulp it is very small pieces.

This liquid transfer through filter and separate long fibers from liquid. Next it makes soften fibres and need some water and amine oxide. Next is that, it is call spin and it makes yarn and it looks like round shape of ball. Yarn makes fabric known as weave. Eventually after all the process clothes are generated.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as beginning with bamboo planting and ending with clothing, and you include several central stages, such as harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. This gives the reader a broadly accurate account of the diagram. However, some stages are unclear or repeated: the filtering and separation of fibres are described twice, and the account does not clearly distinguish the liquid pulp from the long fibres. The overview is also brief and contains an unclear phrase, “Every parts need difference kind of material,” rather than summarising the main transformation from harvested bamboo into fabric and finished garments. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview and describe each stage once, in the diagram’s order, with accurate details such as planting in spring and the final clothing items.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence, using markers such as “First step,” “Then,” “Next,” and “Eventually,” so the reader can follow the general movement from planting to clothing. The paragraph breaks also separate the introduction from the process description. However, progression is weakened by repetition: filtering and separating fibres are explained in both the second and third paragraphs. Some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “This liquid transfer through filter,” which makes it difficult to see how the stages connect. The opening also announces “several features” without clearly organising them. Group the stages into a clear introduction and overview followed by a chronological account, and use precise references to distinguish the pulp, fibres, yarn and fabric.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “amine oxide,” “yarn” and “weave.” These terms show awareness of the diagram’s subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the process hard to understand. For example, “fabric is generated” and “clothes are generated” are less natural than “fabric is produced” and “clothing is made”; “biggen” is not the appropriate verb for describing how a process starts. “Every parts need difference kind of material” is also unclear. Aim for accurate process verbs and natural combinations, and avoid repeating the same terms when a more precise reference is possible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both short statements and longer sequences, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, sentence structures are limited, and errors occur frequently in verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation. Examples include “Every parts need,” “it harvest in Autumn,” and “it is call spin”; these should use correct plural agreement and passive forms, such as “Each stage requires” and “it is called spinning.” Several sentences are fragments or have unclear construction, including “Next process that is makes liquid pulp.” Commas also interrupt clauses unnecessarily, as in “The diagram indicates, how fabric is generated.” Practise forming accurate passive sentences to describe each stage, and check subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries before finishing.

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