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 illustration depicts the process to manufacture fabric from bamboo.

Overall, it is a nine-stage sequential process, begining with bamboo plantation and ends with waerable cloths, during this process it undergone trough harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softning, spining, and weaving.

First, bamboo plants are planted in spring, which then harvested by man using tool in autumn. Harvested bamboo then cut into strips with round shaped cutter. Strips are crushed to make it in form of liquid pulp, after which liquid pulp goes to filteration stage, at which point, long fibres are separated from liquid.

After that, water and amine oxide are added with fibres, making it soften fibres. Soften fibres then spun to make yarn and wooven then to make it fabric, which ultimately used to make clothes such as T-shit and Socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and cover its main progression from planting in spring to producing clothing, including harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. The overview is relevant, and details such as adding water and amine oxide and separating long fibres from liquid are accurately reported. However, the final stage is described as fabric being used to make clothes, whereas the diagram shows clothing as the outcome after weaving; make this sequence explicit. The response is also below the required 150 words, which limits the detail available to report. Expand the account with precise descriptions of the stages and a clearer overview of the transformation from raw bamboo to finished garments.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by the early processing stages and then the later stages. Sequencing expressions such as “First,” “After that,” and “ultimately” help the reader follow the process, and the stages are presented in the correct general order. Some links are less smooth or precise, however. For example, “which then harvested by man” does not clearly connect the planting and harvesting actions, while “making it soften fibres” makes the relationship between the added substances and the fibres awkward to follow. Use complete, clearly linked clauses and maintain consistent references to the material at each stage. This would make the progression more fluent rather than relying mainly on basic sequencing words.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “weaving,” which allows the reader to understand the main stages. There are also attempts at more specific terms, such as “amine oxide” and “round shaped cutter.” However, several spelling errors are noticeable, including “begining,” “waerable,” “softning,” “spining,” “wooven,” and “T-shit.” Some word choices and collocations are also imprecise: “bamboo plantation” is less natural here than “planting bamboo,” and “goes to filteration stage” is awkward. Check spelling carefully and choose standard process terms such as “circular saw,” “filtering,” and “finished garments” to improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including a relative clause in “which then harvested by man” and a sequence linked by “after which.” The overall meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “it is a nine-stage sequential process, begining” needs a correctly formed participle, and “which then harvested” is missing an auxiliary verb. Passive forms are often needed in this process description: “bamboo is harvested,” “strips are crushed,” and “fibres are softened.” The sentence “Soften fibres then spun” also lacks the required auxiliary, while “which ultimately used” has the same problem. Practise consistent passive constructions and check articles and verb forms; this will make your varied sentence attempts more accurate.

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