Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-31

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 illustarate the process of how fabrics made from bamboo plantaions.

Overall, in the process of bamboo plantion circle in 9 criteria, first of all planting in spring than harvest and crush intio strips fo filtering liquid , water mixed and it is weave to make fabrics for clothes.

Planting bambroo tree in spring in garden, whenit is matured for harvest than in autum harvesting start, after that sent into cutting machine for mashed up the bamboo and cut into strips wise,the slice ready for crushing and make liquid pulp,liquid pulp made from bamboo slice. Inadition, liquid pulp separate from long fibers by filtering,furthermore, water and amine oxide in the process of mixed with liquid and produce soften fibers for spin to make yarn.

The yarn make from spin to ready for weave to make propoer fabrics, in the process of bamboo to fabrics there have step wise production manufaturing process. the weaves make spin yarn fabrics and the fabric are finally ready for market such as clothes and many yarn item for customers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting and autumn harvesting through processing the fibres into yarn and fabric, and you identify the final clothing products. The overview also recognises that this is a staged process. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the bamboo is cut into strips before the strips are crushed into pulp, whereas “cutting machine for mashed up the bamboo” blurs these separate steps. The diagram shows water and amine oxide being added to soften the fibres, not mixed with liquid pulp as your account suggests. The overview would be stronger if it clearly grouped the process into growing, fibre preparation and fabric production, while keeping each stage distinct and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an identifiable overview followed by descriptions of the process, and the stages are generally presented in the correct order. Paragraphing helps distinguish the overview from the details. However, progression is weakened by long, crowded sentences and repeated information, such as explaining twice that pulp is made from bamboo slices. Linking expressions including “after that,” “Inadition” and “furthermore” are used, but some connections feel mechanical or do not clarify the relationship between stages. The final paragraph also repeats the yarn-to-weaving sequence rather than adding a clear concluding stage. Use shorter sentences and organise the details into clear groups, with each sentence explaining one or two connected steps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “fibers,” “spin” and “weave,” which helps communicate the general sequence. There are also attempts at more specific terms such as “amine oxide.” However, spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural word choices sometimes make the description difficult to follow: “bambroo,” “plantion,” “mashed up” and “propoer fabrics” are examples. Some phrases are also poorly matched to the process, such as “9 criteria” for nine stages and “many yarn item” for finished products. Aim for accurate process nouns and verbs, and check spelling and collocations so that the reader can distinguish cutting, crushing, filtering and softening clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with sequencing clauses, for example, “when it is matured for harvest than in autum harvesting start.” This shows an effort to describe stages in connected sentences, but control is limited: several complex attempts are difficult to parse, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries recur. For instance, “The yarn make from spin to ready for weave” lacks a clear verb structure, while “the fabric are finally ready” has subject–verb disagreement. Some sentences also run together without appropriate punctuation, as in the description of cutting and crushing. Build accuracy first with clear subject–verb sentences, then combine related steps using correctly formed clauses and consistent present simple verbs.

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