Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows how instant noodles are manufactured.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The diagram demonstrates the different steps of producing instant noodles in manufacturies.

Overall, the hole process passes by eight stages from flour's storage silos to cups' labelling and sealing.

First, flour is charged into storage silos before it gets used to prepare noodles. Second, a certain amount of flour is mixed with water and oil in a mixer until it transforms into a dough. Then, the dough passes by dough sheets that contains rollers before it enters the dough strips where the usual shape of noodles is formed. After that, the noodles get poured into noodles discs, as a result, it takes a shape of a rounded disc then it is cooked in oil and dryed before the next step is launched.

In the rest two stages, cups are filled with noodles along with vegetables and spices. Finally, the cups go through labelling and sealing where all the cups get appropriate labels before they are directed to the market.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as a sequence from flour storage to labelled and sealed cups, and your overview correctly notes that it has eight stages. Most of the main stages are included, including mixing, shaping, cooking and adding vegetables and spices. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the dough does not pass through “dough sheets” that contain rollers; rollers form the sheets, which are then cut into strips and shaped into noodle discs. The final cups are not explicitly described as being filled with noodles, and “directed to the market” is not shown in the diagram. To strengthen the report, describe the transformations and equipment more precisely, especially the rollers and the final packaging stages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by a chronological account, with “First,” “Then,” “After that,” and “Finally” guiding the reader through the process. This gives the report a coherent progression. The sequence is not always easy to follow, however, because some stages are compressed into long sentences, such as the account of dough sheets, strips and discs. “In the rest two stages” also makes the transition to packaging less natural, and the relationship between the cups and the noodles is not clearly explained. Use paragraphing to separate the preparation and packaging phases, and make each transition correspond clearly to a stage in the diagram.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “dough,” “labelling and sealing,” and “vegetables and spices.” These terms make the general subject clear, and “transforms” helps describe a change in the materials. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, though: “manufacturies,” “charged into,” “passes by,” “poured into noodles discs,” and “dryed” reduce precision. “The usual shape of noodles” is also vague for describing strips. Choose standard manufacturing verbs such as “fed into,” “rolled into,” “cut into,” and “dried,” and use the diagram’s labels consistently. This would make the account more precise without requiring a much wider vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use both simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses with “before,” “until,” and “where,” and the sequence is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the hole process passes by eight stages” has an incorrect subject–verb construction, while “dough sheets that contains rollers” has a subject–verb agreement error. In “then it is cooked in oil and dryed,” the pronoun reference is unclear and the verb forms are not parallel. The sentence beginning “After that” also joins several ideas with a comma, creating a run-on structure. Aim for clearer sentence boundaries and check agreement, pronoun reference, and parallel verb forms when describing each stage.

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