Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-13

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 graphic presents the process of making instant noodles.

Overall, the mechanism follows 8 steps, starting from the raw material which is flour, to provide eventually the final product, which is the instant noodles in cups.

First, the flour moves from the storage soils to the mixer, where as a second step, water and oil are added to prepare the dough. Third, the rollers spread the dough into sheets to be later cut into stripes as a fourth step. Fifth, comes the forming of the noodle discs.

During the sixth step of manufacturing, cooking oil is added to the discs and then followed by drying. As a pre-end step, the noodles discs, move into cups where they add vegetables and spices. Eventually comes the last and eighth step where they ensure the labelling and the sealing of the noodles cups. And by so, the instant noodles packs are ready for shipping.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as a sequence from flour to finished noodle cups, and the overview correctly highlights the starting material and final product. Most central stages are included, including mixing, rolling, cutting, forming discs, cooking and drying, and adding vegetables and spices. However, the account is not fully precise: the flour is transferred from storage silos, not “storage soils,” and the diagram shows noodles entering cups before vegetables and spices are added, rather than simply moving into cups where “they add” them. The final stage is labelling and sealing, but the claim that the packs are ready for shipping is not shown. Clarifying these details and describing the rollers and packaging sequence more fully would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the stages in process order. Sequencing expressions such as “First,” “Third,” “During the sixth step,” and “Eventually” help the reader follow the production line, and the paragraph break separates the overview from the details. This gives the account coherent progression. However, the repeated step numbering makes the description somewhat mechanical, and some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “As a pre-end step” and “And by so.” The sentence beginning “Fifth, comes the forming” also interrupts the flow. Use fewer numbered transitions and connect stages through their relationships—for example, explain that the strips are shaped into discs before cooking—to make cohesion smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “raw material,” “rollers,” “dough,” “discs,” “drying,” “labelling,” and “sealing.” These terms make the manufacturing sequence understandable, and “eventually” and “prepare” show some variety beyond basic wording. Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “storage soils” appears to be a mistaken term for “storage silos,” “stripes” should be “strips,” and “pre-end step” is not a natural way to describe a stage near the end. “Packs” and “ready for shipping” also add a meaning not established by the diagram. More precise process collocations, such as “are transferred,” “are cut into strips,” and “are packaged in cups,” would improve accuracy and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the overview phrase “starting from … to provide eventually” and the relative clause “where they add vegetables and spices.” The main sequence is generally understandable, and the use of present tense is appropriate for describing a process. Some grammatical problems remain. In “where as a second step,” the clause is awkwardly constructed; “Fifth, comes the forming” has incorrect word order; and “the noodles discs, move into cups” contains an unnecessary comma. The phrase “where they add” also leaves the actor unclear, while “the instant noodles packs” has an incorrect noun phrase structure. Aim for direct passive constructions, such as “The discs are cooked and dried before being placed in cups,” and check punctuation and article use.

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