Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-10

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 6.5)

The process diagram illustrates the manufacturing of instant noodles.

Overall, this linear process involves eight steps, which begin with transporting the flour to the factory and end with the labelling and sealing, followed by several stages in between.

The first step starts from picking up the flour from storage silos and shipped it to the place where mixing takes place. Here, water and oil are added in the mixer to prepare a dough. Following this, dough sheets are made with the help of rollers and converted the sheets into the strips. Furthermore, strips of dough are transformed into the noodle discs.

The further processing are done by the addition of oil for cooking and drying. Moreover, cups are used as packaging. Subsequently, vegetables and spices are added into the cups of cooked and died noodles. Finally, the last step of labeling and sealing takes place, where labels are placed on the packaging and these labeled cups are sealed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the process as linear and give a clear start-to-finish overview, while covering the main stages from flour and mixing through to packaging. The account of adding water and oil, forming sheets and strips, making noodle discs, and cooking and drying is relevant and generally follows the diagram. This shows good coverage, but some details are unclear or inaccurate: the flour is transported from the truck into the storage silos, rather than picked up from the silos and shipped onward. The overview also says the process ends with labelling and sealing, although the finished cups then emerge on a conveyor. The later packaging stages are less fully explained, particularly the order in which cups, vegetables and spices are added. Clarifying these points would make the report more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two chronological body paragraphs, so the reader can follow the production sequence. Linking expressions such as “Following this,” “Furthermore,” “Moreover” and “Finally” help signal progression, and the stages are mostly grouped sensibly. However, some transitions are more formulaic than necessary, and the relationship between stages becomes unclear in the final paragraph: “cups are used as packaging” is followed by the addition of ingredients, without clearly showing that the cooked noodles enter the cups before vegetables and spices are added. The overview also says the process ends with labelling and sealing, which conflicts with the later description of the final stage. Use clearer sequencing and references to maintain a consistent account.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “manufacturing,” “converted,” “transformed,” “addition,” and “packaging,” and the main stages remain understandable. There are also some attempts at more formal wording, such as “The further processing are done.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this diagram. “Picking up the flour from storage silos” misrepresents the movement shown, while “died noodles” appears to be a misspelling of “dried noodles.” “The further processing” and “place where mixing takes place” are also awkward or repetitive. Aim for precise process collocations, such as “is fed into,” “passes through,” and “is packaged,” and check spelling carefully. This would improve accuracy and flexibility without requiring unnecessarily elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex forms, including the overview clause “which begin with…” and sequencing clauses introduced by “Following this” and “where.” The meaning is generally recoverable, but some errors in verb forms and agreement reduce accuracy. In “The first step starts from picking up the flour from storage silos and shipped it,” the coordinated verbs do not share a consistent grammatical form; “the further processing are done” also has a singular/plural agreement problem. In “dough sheets are made … and converted the sheets,” the second clause lacks a correctly formed passive verb. The final sentence shifts between “takes place” and “are placed … and these … are sealed,” making the construction cumbersome. Practise consistent passive forms, which are especially useful for describing processes, and check agreement and parallel structures.

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