Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-25

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 process diagram illustrates the step by step process of manufacturing fabric from bamboo.

Overall, there are 9 stages, starting with plant bamboo in Spring, and finished by making clothes. Many important stages like cut into strips, add water and amine oxide to soften fibres, and spin to make yarn are also included.

Firstly, one have to plant bamboo plants in Spring. Then hargest the bamboos. Cut bamboos into strips before crushing strips to make liquid pulp. After that filter is used to separate long fibers from liquid.

Water and amine oxide are added to soften fibres. Next step is spin to make yarn. Then weave the yarn to make fabric. Finally ending by making different type of clothes socks.

In conclusion, the full process represents making clothes by bamboos, one have to follow different specific stages to complete the process.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a broadly accurate account from planting in spring through to fabric and clothing. The main production stages—cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving—are included, so the response is relevant. However, the overview is not fully clear: “Many important stages” lists details rather than summarising the process’s overall pattern, and the final stage is described vaguely as “making different type of clothes socks.” The response also contains fewer than the required 150 words, which limits the detail available. To strengthen the report, state clearly that the process moves from seasonal cultivation and harvesting to mechanical and chemical fibre preparation, then yarn, fabric and finished garments.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The stages are presented in a generally logical order, and sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “Then,” “After that,” “Next” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. The opening and closing also make the topic clear. However, the progression is somewhat mechanical because most steps are listed in short, separate statements, and the final “In conclusion” repeats the general idea rather than adding a useful summary. Some connections between stages could be made more smoothly, for example by grouping the preparation of the bamboo into one paragraph and the conversion of fibres into garments into another. Clearer paragraphing and less repetitive sequencing would make the organisation more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “liquid pulp,” “separate long fibers,” “soften fibres,” “yarn” and “weave.” This is enough to communicate the main stages, but the range is limited and some choices are inaccurate or awkward. “Hargest” is a spelling error, while “different type of clothes socks” does not express the final products clearly. Phrases such as “the full process represents making clothes by bamboos” are also unnatural. Aim for precise process collocations and consistent terminology, such as “bamboo is harvested,” “the fibres are softened,” and “finished garments, including a T-shirt and socks.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates the sequence using mostly simple sentences, with a few attempts at more complex structures, such as “before crushing strips to make liquid pulp.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward. For example, “one have to plant” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, and “Finally ending by making…” is an incomplete construction. “Next step is spin” also needs a grammatical subject and an infinitive form, while “the full process represents making clothes” is an awkwardly formed clause. Use passive structures suited to process descriptions—for example, “The bamboo is planted” and “The yarn is then woven”—and check agreement, articles and complete sentence structure.

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