Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 diagram illustrates the process of manufacturing instant noodles.

Overall, the process begins when raw ingredients are gathered and mixed, which results in cup noodles ready to sell. The whole process includes several steps like mixing, cooking, drying, labelling, and sealing the cups.

The process starts when flour is brought to the storage silos. The flour is added to a mixer along with water and oil, which results in dough sheets. These dough sheets pass through a machine which cuts them into dough strips. Then the dough strips are gathered in the shape of discs.

The noodles discs are fried in oil, and then they are left to dry. In the next step, the fried noodles are added to small cups, with spices and vegetables. After that, the cups pass through a machine which adds labels and then the cups moved forward to be sealed, which is the last step of the manufacturing process.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the process as a sequence from flour storage to finished cup noodles, and your overview captures the broad transformation from mixing ingredients to packaging. Most stages are reported in the correct order, including adding water and oil, forming dough strips, frying and drying, and adding vegetables and spices. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the dough strips are formed into noodle discs, rather than simply “gathered in the shape of discs,” and the diagram shows the cups being filled before they pass to labelling and sealing, not labels being added before sealing as a separate final movement. The overview also lists stages without highlighting the key progression from flour to dough, noodle discs, and packaged cups. More precise reporting of these features would strengthen coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the stages in sequence. Time and sequence markers such as “The process starts,” “Then,” “In the next step,” and “After that” make the progression easy to follow. This clear overall organisation is a strength. Some linking is slightly mechanical because the stages are mostly presented as a chain of short statements, and the overview repeats several process stages rather than grouping them into broader phases. There is also a small clarity issue in the final sentence, where the relationship between labelling and sealing is not expressed cleanly. Use a few more precise links to show how one stage leads into the next, while keeping the chronological structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “manufacturing,” “raw ingredients,” “mixer,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” and “sealed.” These terms make the account relevant and generally clear, and there is some variation in how the stages are described. However, several choices are imprecise or repetitive: “gathered in the shape of discs” is an awkward way to describe the formation of noodle discs, while “small cups” and “machine” are less specific than the diagram’s packaging details. “Fried” is understandable, but “cooked in oil” would more closely match the process label. Aim for precise manufacturing verbs such as “formed,” “cut,” and “packaged,” and avoid repeating general terms when a more exact one is available.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including the relative clause in “a machine which cuts them into dough strips” and the passive construction “they are left to dry.” Most sentences communicate the process clearly. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in the final sentence: “the cups moved forward to be sealed” shifts from the present-tense description to past tense, and the coordination of “adds labels and then the cups moved” is not parallel. “The noodles discs” also has an article-and-plural form problem. Keep the process consistently in the present simple or present passive, and check that coordinated verbs share the same grammatical form. These are noticeable but do not prevent the reader from understanding the sequence.

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