Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-12

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 below shows how instant noodles are manufactured.

Overall it is evident that, the noodels making process is a man made process with eight main stages. It begains with storing raw flour and end with sealing and labeling the final noodle cups.

On a closer observation it can be seen that, a truck delivers flour to large storage silos. From there the four is sent to a mixer, where it is combined with water and oil to make dough. Next, the dough passes through rollers to become flat dough sheets. These sheets are then cut into thin dough strips and shaped into round noodle discs.

Furthermore, the noodle discs are cooked in oil and left to dry. Once they are dry the noodles are placed into cups alog with vegetables and spices. finally the cups are labeled and sealed making them ready to be sold.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a relevant overview, from flour storage to the final cups being sealed and labelled. The main sequence is mostly accurate, including mixing, rolling, cutting, cooking and adding vegetables and spices. However, the response is below the required 150 words (137 words; the nine words copied from the prompt are excluded), so some stages receive only brief treatment. For example, the transition from dough strips to noodle discs is compressed into “shaped into round noodle discs,” and the final packaging stage could be described more fully. To strengthen the report, meet the word requirement and include a little more precise detail about the stages and how the cups move through the process.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a clear sequence: an overview is followed by the early production stages and then cooking and packaging. Connectors such as “From there,” “Next,” and “Furthermore” help the reader follow the process, and the paragraphing supports this progression. This is a coherent overall account. Some linking is mechanical, however, and the repeated use of “the dough” and “the noodles” makes the flow less flexible. The phrase “Once they are dry” also gives a clear reference, but the final sentence would connect more smoothly if the packaging actions were presented as a distinct final stage. Varying transitions and using clearer references would make the progression more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” and “cooked in oil.” This gives the reader a workable account of the manufacturing stages. However, the range is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors reduce precision: “noodels,” “begains,” “four” for “flour,” and “alog” are noticeable. Some phrasing is also imprecise, such as “the noodles making process” and “a man made process.” Aim for accurate spelling and more natural process language, for example “the production of instant noodles” and “the flour is transported.” More precise verbs for shaping and packaging would also help convey the diagram efficiently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple sentences and some subordinate clauses, as in “where it is combined with water and oil to make dough” and “Once they are dry.” Most of the sequence remains understandable. However, errors in sentence construction and punctuation are frequent enough to limit accuracy. In the overview, “it is evident that, the … process” has an unnecessary comma, while “It begains with storing raw flour and end with…” has inconsistent verb forms and lacks parallel structure. The sentence beginning “Furthermore” also needs a capital letter after the preceding full stop (“Finally”). Practise consistent present-simple forms and parallel phrasing, such as “It begins with flour storage and ends with the sealing and labelling of the cups.”

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