Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-30

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 illustrates the process of making instant noodles

Overall, the manufacturing have eight stage. It begins with storing flour in silos and ends with the labelling and sealing of cups. In addition, water, oil, vegetables and spices are added at different stages of the process.

Initially, flour are delivered to the silo storage by truck then transferred to mixer where water and oil are mixed. After mixing rollers converted the dough in thin sheets. Subsequently, it passes through a machine which cuts and make them into strips. In the next stage, the dough strips are shaped into noodle discs.

Following this, this discs cooked in oil and dried. Ones they have been prepared they are placed into cups. Finally, in cups, vegetable and spices are added before sending for labelling and sealing the cups. The production of instant noodles is completed and ready for sending to market for distribution.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student successfully identifies the main stages of the instant noodle manufacturing process, beginning with flour storage and ending with labelling and sealing. An overview is provided, noting the total number of stages and mentioning additional ingredients like water, oil, vegetables, and spices. However, the description lacks a full overview of how the stages are grouped (such as preparation, cooking, and packaging) and misses some minor details of the intermediate flow. Despite these minor omissions, the overall progression is captured accurately and the main features are reported, satisfying the requirements for a Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text is organized into logical paragraphs representing an introduction, overview, and sequence of steps. Cohesive devices such as 'Initially', 'After mixing', 'Subsequently', and 'Following this' are employed to guide the reader through the process. However, some referencing is slightly clunky or repetitive, such as 'in cups, vegetable and spices are added before sending for labelling and sealing the cups.' Paragraphing is used sufficiently, providing a coherent overall arrangement that meets the criteria for Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for describing a process, such as 'manufacturing', 'silos', 'dough sheets', 'strips', 'discs', and 'sealing'. There are some lexical and grammatical collocation errors, such as 'the manufacturing have eight stage' instead of 'stages', 'flour are delivered', and 'rollers converted the dough in thin sheets' instead of 'into'. Despite these inaccuracies and spelling slips like 'Ones' instead of 'Once', the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the meaning, fitting Band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'It begins with storing flour in silos and ends with the labelling and sealing of cups.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('flour are delivered', 'the manufacturing have'), preposition errors ('converted ... in thin sheets'), and punctuation/cohesion slips ('this discs cooked'). While these errors do not severely impede communication, their frequency prevents the writing from achieving a higher band, placing it firmly at Band 5.5.

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