Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-02

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 illustrates the process is how bamboo fabric is made. Overall, It showed nine number of steps from beginneing to ending outcome.

Overall; the process was on linear and every steps has ensuring achieve the final result.

Looking more closely; The first process was start by planting the bamboo plants on the spring season and after that harvest the bamboo in autumn season on the step two. Although, In step three we cut the bamboo into strips while crush strips to make liquid pulp on step four.

Futhermore, In the process of five we separate long fibres from liquid and filter it. After that in step six by adding water and amine oxide the soften fibres will be produced. Moreover; In step seven the spin will be ready to make yam and in second last step weave will be formed to make fabric. In the final step the bamboo farbic is ready to make diffrent kind's of clothes as well a ball of wool.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine steps and include the main stages from planting and harvesting through to making fabric and clothing. The seasonal details and the addition of water and amine oxide are also accurately reported. However, the overview is unclear and partly repetitive: “Overall, It showed nine number of steps” gives a count rather than summarising the process’s main phases, while “every steps has ensuring achieve the final result” is difficult to interpret. Some details are also inaccurate or confusing: the final stage shows clothing, not “a ball of wool”; the ball of yarn belongs to the spinning stage. To strengthen the response, give a clear overview of the progression from growing bamboo to producing yarn, fabric and garments, and describe each stage precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response follows the diagram’s sequence, and the use of “Overall,” “Looking more closely,” “Furthermore,” and “After that” helps signal progression. The stages are grouped into paragraphs, so the reader can generally follow the process. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear: several transitions are followed by semicolons, and “Although” introduces a sentence that does not express a contrast. The overview is repeated rather than developed, and references such as “the process of five” and “in second last step” make the sequence less natural to follow. Organise the response into a concise overview and a clearly sequenced description, using simple links such as “Next” and “Once the fibres have been softened” where they clarify relationships.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “spin,” and “weave,” and you include the specific material “amine oxide.” This gives the response enough task-related language to communicate most stages. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “nine number of steps,” “the spin will be ready,” and “a ball of wool” for the yarn shown. Spelling errors, including “beginneing,” “Futhermore,” “yam,” “farbic,” and “diffrent,” also reduce precision. Aim for standard process phrases such as “the fibres are spun into yarn” and check spelling carefully; this will make the description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a sequence joined with “while” and a clause beginning “by adding water and amine oxide.” However, control is inconsistent, and several errors make sentences difficult to understand. For example, “The diagram illustrates the process is how…” combines two sentence patterns, while “every steps has ensuring achieve” has problems with agreement and verb form. “The first process was start by planting” also uses an incorrect passive construction, and tense shifts between “was,” “cut,” and “will be produced” are not well controlled. Use a consistent present simple passive for process descriptions, such as “The bamboo is planted” and “The strips are crushed,” and check subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries.

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