Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-26

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 5.0)

The given image tells about fabric, that how fabric is manufactured form bamboo, an old technique use to make clothes from bamboo.

In this process, we discuess the whole process in nine different categories, that how bamboo fabric is made from different steps. In the first step, we are shocked to know that bamboo fabric is derived from a plant, which is also know as bamboo plant or spring plant, it is know as bamboo plant because this plant is grown in spring sesion, and to the next step when it is completely grown then it is harvest form the roots and use the strips of this plant.

In the next step, then add water and amine oxide to soften the fibres of the strip, then further these long fibres are filter seprately from the special liquid, that crush strips to make liquid pulp.

In the final steps, these crush long strips are spin to make yarn, that is know as weave to make fabric or clothes. In the last, we can make a lots of things from these yarn, like for mens, womens, kids, etc all kind of people with different varaties.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the topic and recognise that the process has several stages, but the account only partially reports the diagram’s main features. There is no clear overview of the full progression from planting to finished clothing, and some important stages are omitted or confused. For example, the diagram shows harvesting in autumn, then cutting and crushing the bamboo before filtering the liquid pulp; your description places softening before filtering and says the bamboo is harvested “from the roots,” which is not shown. The final stages—spinning yarn, weaving fabric, and producing clothing—are also blurred together. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview and describe each stage in the correct order, using only details supported by the diagram.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to early processing and then to the final stages. Sequencing phrases such as “In the first step,” “In the next step,” and “In the final steps” help the reader follow the general process. However, progression is not consistently clear: the middle paragraph reverses the order of filtering and softening, and the long second paragraph combines several stages in a confusing sentence. Some linking words are repetitive or awkward, particularly repeated uses of “then.” Organise the process into clear chronological stages, with one or two steps explained per sentence, and use references such as “the resulting pulp” to connect ideas precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “fibres,” “liquid pulp,” “yarn,” and “weave,” so the reader can recognise the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the process difficult to understand. “Harvest form the roots” is not an appropriate description, while “crush strips to make liquid pulp” is expressed unclearly. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “disc uess,” “seprately,” “sesion,” and “varaties,” alongside imprecise phrases such as “a lots of things.” Aim for accurate process verbs and standard spelling, and avoid adding unsupported descriptions such as “spring plant.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use sequencing clauses, but the range of structures is limited and complex sentences are often faulty. For example, “The given image tells about fabric, that how fabric is manufactured” has an incorrect clause structure, while “In the first step, we are shocked to know” is an awkward construction for an objective report. Verb forms and agreement also cause problems in “these crush long strips are spin” and “then it is harvest.” Articles and sentence boundaries are inconsistent, and several sentences run together multiple stages. Use straightforward present-simple forms—“the strips are crushed,” “the fibres are filtered,” and “the yarn is woven”—and check that each sentence has a clear subject and verb.

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