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 diagram below illustrates that how fabric clothes is manufactured by bamboo after exiting from different process.

Overall, this report reveals that this manufactured process consists nine steps. To begin with, firstly we can grow the plants of bamboo in field after that we can harvest these plants and thirdly we can cut into strips. Moreover, in fourth step we can take the process of crush strips and in fifth step we can do the filtering process and separate long fibers from liquid while, in sixth step we can add some water and amine oxide . Additionally, in step number seven we can spin to make yam and in step number eight we can weave to make fabric as well as in last step we make a good quilty clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as having nine steps and include the main sequence from planting and harvesting through to weaving and clothing. However, the account is only partial: the overview does not clearly summarise the transformation from raw bamboo into finished products, and several stages are merely named rather than explained. For example, you mention crushing but omit that this produces liquid pulp, and you do not clearly state that filtering separates long fibres from the liquid. The final stage is described as making “good quilty clothes,” although the diagram simply shows finished clothing items. The response is also 20 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail you can provide. Add a fuller overview and explain the key changes at each stage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the diagram’s general order, and sequencing expressions such as “To begin with,” “after that,” and “in fourth step” help the reader track the stages. This gives the account some organisation. However, nearly all information is compressed into one paragraph and a long chain of clauses, so the progression feels mechanical rather than clearly structured. Connectors such as “Moreover” and “Additionally” do not show meaningful relationships between stages, and “while” is used awkwardly to join the filtering and softening steps. Separate the overview from the process details, then group the stages into clear phases and use concise links such as “Next” or “Once the fibres have been filtered.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “filtering,” “fibers,” “spin,” and “weave,” so the reader can recognise most stages. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which makes parts of the description unclear. “Yam” appears to be a misspelling of “yarn,” while “good quilty clothes” is not an appropriate description of the final products; the diagram shows clothing, without indicating its quality. Phrases such as “fabric clothes is manufactured by bamboo” and “different process” are also imprecise. Use accurate terms for the materials and outputs, and avoid adding qualities not shown in the diagram. More precise process vocabulary would make the report clearer and more formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to use sequencing clauses and longer sentences, but the response relies heavily on one extended sentence pattern, and errors are frequent enough to make some relationships difficult to follow. For example, “illustrates that how” has an incorrect clause structure, and “this manufactured process consists nine steps” is missing a required preposition. The repeated use of “we can” also produces awkward sentence construction, while the clause beginning “while, in sixth step” is not punctuated or joined correctly. Articles and sentence boundaries are often missing or inconsistent. Practise writing a clear overview in a complete sentence, followed by shorter, accurately linked sentences describing the stages. This will improve control while allowing you to show more varied structures.

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