Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-10

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 6.0)

The given picture displays the steps undertaken for the manufacturing of instant noodles.

Overall, we can see that there are in total eight steps, starting from storing flour in silos, mixing it with water and oil, reshaping it in three different steps and finally getting sealed after getting passed through cooking (oil) and adding vegetables and spices.

At first, the flour is stored in silos before getting it mixed properly with water and oil. The mixture is then passed through rollers, dough sheets and strips before getting converted into noodle discs. Dough sheets are shaped after moving through a machine, which then gets converted into strips. Secondly, cooking oil is added to the discs before getting dried and finally packed into cups for the addition of vegetables and spices.

Finally, the cups are taken into the labelling and sealing section, where the cups are sealed ( air tight ) and labelled accordingly.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a relevant overview from flour storage through mixing and shaping to cooking, adding ingredients, and packaging. The main sequence is generally clear, and you include several key stages such as rollers, dough sheets, strips, and noodle discs. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the diagram shows the discs being cooked in oil and then dried, rather than oil simply being added to them, and vegetables and spices are added as the noodles enter cups, not before they are packed. The overview also describes the shaping as “three different steps” without clearly distinguishing the stages. More precise reporting of how the cups and ingredients are assembled would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall order, moving from the initial flour storage to the finished, labelled cups, and the overview helps orient the reader. Paragraphing separates the overview from the detailed account. However, progression is not always smooth: “At first” and “Secondly” do not clearly mark the actual sequence, and “Finally” is used for the last stage after a previous sentence has already described the process as finally packed. The sentence beginning “The mixture is then passed through rollers, dough sheets and strips” also compresses distinct stages and makes the relationships between them less clear. Use stage-based links such as “Next” and “After this,” and make each sentence follow the diagram’s sequence without repeating or conflating steps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “silos,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” “noodle discs,” and “labelling and sealing,” which allows the reader to follow the manufacturing stages. There is some variety in how you describe the process, but several choices are imprecise or unnatural for this diagram. “Reshaping it” is vague, while “getting passed through cooking” and “cooking oil is added to the discs” do not accurately express the cooking stage. “Sealed (air tight)” is also awkwardly phrased and punctuated. Aim for precise process verbs and natural collocations, such as “are cooked in oil,” “are dried,” and “are placed into cups.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the relative clause “where the cups are sealed.” The sequence is generally understandable, but some grammatical choices reduce accuracy. In “there are in total eight steps,” the word order is awkward; “there are eight stages in total” is more natural. The phrase “before getting it mixed” has an unclear pronoun reference, and “before getting converted” omits a clear subject. The final parenthetical “( air tight )” also has unnecessary spacing and would work better as “airtight.” Practise using consistent passive forms for process descriptions, for example, “The flour is mixed,” “the dough is shaped,” and “the cups are labelled and sealed.”

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