Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-07

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 depicts several stages involved in instant noodles production.

Overall , there are eight stages ,beginning with storage of silos and terminating with labelling and sealing .

At the onset , flour is transported by a track to production area and store them in as silos. Mixing water and oil , they go through a mixer and produce dough sheets . A machine is responsible to generate strips on the sheets . Subsequently, those dough with stripes run through several coil like discs and yielding coil structured noodles . Cooking and drying are done in a chamber by mixing oil .

Cups ,coming from a machine while different types of vegetables and spices are added to those cups to make the noodles delicious . Finally ,label the cups with appropriate date of production and expiration with ingredients they used and then cover the cup with plastic portable lids . The desired products then go to the retail shops to consumers .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a clear start and finish, while covering the main sequence from flour storage through mixing, shaping, cooking, adding ingredients, and packaging. This addresses the task, but some details are less fully or accurately reported. For example, the diagram shows flour being delivered by truck to storage silos, whereas “transported by a track” and “store them in as silos” obscure that step. The account also says the noodles are cooked “by mixing oil,” rather than clearly describing cooking in oil and subsequent drying. The final retail-shop destination and production/expiration dates are not shown in the diagram, so avoid adding these. A more precise overview and closer reporting of the pictured stages would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable overall progression: an introduction and overview are followed by stages in sequence, with transitions such as “At the onset,” “Subsequently,” and “Finally.” This makes the process generally easy to follow and supports the clear organisation. However, some links between stages are compressed or unclear. For instance, “Mixing water and oil, they go through a mixer and produce dough sheets” leaves the subject of “they” uncertain, and the movement from cups and added ingredients to labelling is not clearly separated. Paragraphing is also limited, with most details crowded into one block. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview and process details, and make each stage’s input and output explicit to achieve more consistently smooth progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “mixer,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” “cooking and drying,” and “labelling and sealing.” Phrases such as “several stages” and “terminating with” also show an attempt to vary expression. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise, however: “track” does not describe the flour-delivery vehicle, “coil like discs” is unclear, and “plastic portable lids” is not a natural description of the packaging shown. “Delicious” and the references to retail shops and dates introduce interpretation rather than precise process description. Choose terms that match the diagram and use standard collocations for manufacturing stages. These inaccuracies do not prevent the reader from understanding the general process, but they reduce precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts at complex structures, including “while different types of vegetables and spices are added” and the sequence introduced by “Subsequently.” However, control is uneven, and several sentence patterns are incomplete or awkward. “Mixing water and oil, they go through a mixer” has an unclear subject and an incorrectly attached opening phrase; “A machine is responsible to generate” uses an unsuitable verb pattern; and “those dough with stripes … run” has problems with countability and agreement. Articles, plurals, and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “as silos” and the spaces before commas. Prefer complete, direct sentences with a clear subject at each stage, and check verb forms, agreement, and sentence boundaries carefully.

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