Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-28

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 given picture describes how fabric is made using bamboo. This process consists of 9 steps ,including the result.

First of all, bamboo is planted in the summer season in a large field. The plants are properly nurtured and irrigated with sufficient amount of water. In the autumn season, bamboos are harvested and then cut into strips. Strips are properly crushed to make liquid pulp.

Afterwards, long fibres are separated from the liquid through the process of filtration. Water and amine oxide is added to it , as it helps to soften the fibres. Then, the same fibres are used to yield yarn. Further, the yarn is used to weave clothes, which are worn by various people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as bamboo fabric production and report most of the main stages in the correct order, from planting and harvesting through crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the overview is limited: “This process consists of 9 steps” does not summarise the overall transformation from a plant to finished products, and the final clothing stage is not clearly reported. There is also an inaccurate detail: the diagram specifies planting in spring, not summer. Claims that the bamboo is grown “in a large field” and “properly nurtured and irrigated” are not shown. The response is below the required 150 words, so the account is underdeveloped. Add a concise overview and describe the final clothing stage using only information shown.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The stages are presented in a generally logical sequence, and time and sequence markers such as “First of all,” “Afterwards,” and “Then” help the reader follow the process. The paragraph also moves from cultivation to fibre processing and then to yarn and fabric. However, the response is a single block, and the progression would be clearer with a separate overview followed by grouped stages. Some links are mechanical, while “it” in “Water and amine oxide is added to it” has an unclear reference: it could refer to the liquid or the fibres. Organise the stages into paragraphs and use precise references, such as repeating “the fibres” where needed, to make the connections clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtration,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “weave,” which makes the main steps understandable. There is some useful variation in describing actions, but several choices are imprecise or unnatural for a process report. “Yield yarn” is not the most natural way to describe spinning, and “clothes, which are worn by various people” adds a general claim rather than naming the diagram’s finished products. “Properly nurtured” and “large field” are unsupported details. Aim for precise process collocations and avoid embellishment: for example, say that the fibres are spun into yarn and the fabric is made into clothing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

Your response includes a mix of simple sentences and some linked clauses, and the sequence is generally easy to understand. Passive forms such as “are harvested” and “are separated” suit a process description. Some grammatical errors remain, including the agreement error in “Water and amine oxide is added” (the compound subject requires “are added”), and the punctuation spacing in “steps ,including” and “it , as.” The sentence “This process consists of 9 steps, including the result” also uses an unclear structure because the result is not itself a step. Use a wider range of accurate passive constructions and check subject–verb agreement and punctuation. These issues do not prevent the reader from following the process.

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