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 process diagram illustrates the how fabric is produced from bamboo.

Overall, it is a linear process and it contain nine steps. At the beginning, planting the plants bamboo plants after that made soften fibres then at the end of the process this is used to make clothes and other items.

Looking at the diagram in more detail, initially farmers planting the bamboo plants (spring) after that harvest this bamboo plants in the autumn season. Following by this string is cut into strips by cutter. At the forth stage, crush strips is used to make liquid pulp and then filter this strips to separate long fibres from liquid.

After filteration, water and amine oxide is added into soften fibres. Subsequently, then thread is used to made yarn by spin. At the eight step Weave is use for make fabric and at the end of the process clothes and socks is made.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the diagram as a process and give an overview that it has nine steps, beginning with bamboo planting and ending with clothing. The main stages are mostly represented, including seasonal harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the overview is unclear when it says planting is followed by “made soften fibres”; this skips several important stages and misrepresents the sequence. Some details are also imprecise: the diagram shows fibres being softened by adding water and amine oxide, then spun into yarn, rather than thread being used to make yarn. To strengthen the response, summarise the process in clear stages and ensure the overview accurately captures the progression from raw bamboo to finished fabric and garments.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and a more detailed account, and it generally follows the process from beginning to end. Paragraphing helps distinguish the summary from the stage-by-stage description. However, progression is sometimes disrupted by mechanical or unclear linking, such as “after that” repeated several times and “Following by this string”. The overview also jumps from planting to softened fibres, making the sequence difficult to follow. Use a wider range of accurate transitions, and connect each stage explicitly to the next—for example, “The strips are crushed into pulp, which is then filtered.” Clearer referencing would also help readers understand what “this” refers to.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest”, “strips”, “liquid pulp”, “fibres” and “weave”, which allows the reader to recognise most stages. There is also an attempt to use more specific terms such as “amine oxide”. However, several word choices and forms are inaccurate or awkward, including “cutter”, “filteration”, “thread is used to made yarn” and “planting the plants bamboo plants”. These reduce precision and make parts of the process harder to understand. Aim for natural collocations and accurate process terms: for instance, say that a machine “cuts the bamboo into strips” and that fibres are “spun into yarn”. Check spelling and avoid repeating “plants” unnecessarily.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer sequences using time links, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, control of verb forms and sentence construction is inconsistent. Examples include “it contain nine steps”, “farmers planting”, “harvest this bamboo plants” and “clothes and socks is made”; these need appropriate tense, agreement and sentence structure. The sentence beginning “At the beginning” is also incomplete or unclear because it moves from planting directly to softened fibres without a well-formed clause. Practise describing processes with the present simple passive, such as “The bamboo is harvested” and “The fibres are softened.” More accurate subject–verb agreement and complete clauses would make the sequence clearer.

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