Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-14

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 manufacturing process of instant noodles.

Overall, the 8-step process of making noodles is linear and starts with flour being supplied to the factory where it is mixed with materials, fried then and packaged and labelled.

In the first step, the flour is supplied through the storage silos to the manufacturing factory. In the second step, the flour is mixed with oil and water. The mixer then passes through rollers that mould it into dough sheets, which is the third step. In the fourth step these dough sheets pass through a machine and are converted into dough strips.

Subsequently, in the fifth step, the dough strips are then transformed into noodles discs which are then cooked in oil and dry in the sixth step. The seventh step involves filling the noodles in cups with vegetables and spices. In the final step, the cups are then labelled and sealed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as a sequence and give a useful overview, noting that it begins with flour and ends with packaging and labelling. Most key stages are reported in the correct order, including mixing, forming sheets and strips, making noodle discs, cooking, and adding vegetables and spices. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: flour is delivered to the storage silos, rather than “through the storage silos to the manufacturing factory,” and the rollers shape the mixture into sheets rather than the mixer passing through them. The overview also says the noodles are “fried” but does not clearly summarise the drying stage. To make the account more complete, describe the final cups emerging on the conveyor and distinguish the main stages more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview, and two chronological paragraphs, so the reader can follow the process from flour storage to sealing. Sequencing phrases such as “In the first step,” “Subsequently,” and “In the final step” help make the order explicit. This clear overall progression is a strength. However, the repeated step-by-step formula makes cohesion somewhat mechanical, and some references are not fully clear: “The mixer then passes through rollers” appears to make the mixer the object being moved, rather than the dough. The overview’s “fried then and packaged” also disrupts the flow. Use a few varied links and clearer references to the dough or noodles to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “manufacturing,” “mould,” “converted,” “transformed,” and “labelled and sealed.” These choices help describe the stages without relying entirely on basic verbs. Some word choices and collocations are less precise, however: “flour is supplied through the storage silos” misrepresents the delivery arrangement, while “the mixer passes through rollers” assigns the action to the wrong item. “Fried” is also not the clearest description of the diagram’s cooking stage, which specifies cooking in oil followed by drying. Aim for precise process verbs and natural combinations, such as dough being fed through rollers and noodles being cooked and dried.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex structures, including a relative clause in “dough sheets, which is the third step” and a sequence of clauses describing how the dough changes form. The meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. In “dough sheets, which is the third step,” the plural noun “sheets” does not agree with “is”; the sentence would be clearer as “This is the third step.” The overview phrase “fried then and packaged” has an awkward and unclear construction, and “which are then cooked in oil and dry” shifts from a passive form to an active verb. Keep parallel forms consistent, for example, “are cooked in oil and dried,” and check agreement and clause structure.

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