Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-24

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 how fabric is manufactured from bamboo.

This process involves 8 important steps. This process strats from planting bamboo plants, harvesting, cuting bamboo into strips, crushing strips, filtering, softing of fibers, spining finally weaving to make fabric.

The manufacturing process starts from planting bamboo plants in Spring. After this harvesting of bamboo plants take place in autumn. Once the harvesting processis completed than cut the bamboo in to strips with the help of cutter. Than crush strips to make liquid pulp. Than this liquid pulp goes through the process of filtering which separate long fibers from liquid. Sotfting of fibers is done by addition of water and amine oxide. Than the important step f spining takes place long fibers are spined to make yam. Than the last most important step of weaving comes which is used to make fabric. Hence, fabric is made and ready to used for the manufacturing of clothes and soaks etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as bamboo fabric production and report several key stages, including planting in spring, harvesting in autumn, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the overview says there are “8 important steps,” whereas the diagram shows nine, and the final stage—finished clothing such as a T-shirt and socks—is not clearly included as a process step. Some details are also unclear or inaccurate: the diagram specifies a saw for cutting, while “cutter” is vague, and the description of spinning does not clearly explain that fibres are made into yarn. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview of the full sequence and accurately describe the final products as well as the main transformations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response follows the diagram’s general sequence, and the progression from planting through processing to weaving is understandable. The opening and subsequent description also provide a basic overall structure. However, the stages are largely presented in one long paragraph, and repeated transitions such as “Than” make the account sound mechanical. The overview repeats the process rather than highlighting its broad phases, and the final sentence shifts to clothing without clearly connecting this to the diagram’s last step. Use separate paragraphs for an overview and the detailed sequence, and vary linking expressions—for example, “Following harvesting,” “The resulting pulp is then filtered,” and “Finally”—to make relationships clearer and less repetitive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “fibers,” and “weaving,” so the reader can generally follow the topic. However, the range is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors reduce precision: “softing,” “spining,” “yam” (intended as “yarn”), and “soaks” (intended as “socks”). Some expressions are also awkward, such as “the last most important step” and “ready to used.” Choose accurate technical terms and check spelling carefully; “spin the fibres into yarn” and “finished garments” would express the relevant stages more naturally. Avoid repeating “important” when describing each stage, since the process order itself conveys their role.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a sequence introduced by “Once the harvesting process…” and a relative clause in “which separate long fibers from liquid.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make the relationships between actions difficult to follow. Examples include “This process strats from,” “After this harvesting … take place,” and “ready to used”; these involve verb forms, agreement and sentence construction. The long sentence beginning “Than the important step…” is also incomplete or poorly connected. Practise forming clear passive process sentences, such as “The strips are crushed to produce liquid pulp,” and check subject–verb agreement, articles and verb patterns. More accurate sentence structures would make the sequence easier to understand.

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