Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-19

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 7.0)

The diagram displays the manufacturing process of instant noodles.

Overall, the process is automated by machines. Flour is mixed with water and oil to make dough and further processed into strips. These strips are then dipped into cooking oil and dried, and finally put into cups and labelled.

First of all, the flour required to make noodles are stored in large storage silos. Flour is then transferred to a mixer, where it is mixed with water and oil to make a semisolid paste. Rollers, which are connected to mixer, rolls the dough into thin sheets. By the next machine in line, sheets are cut into thin strips which are rounded to make noodles discs. These discs are further processed with cooking oil and are dried immediately after.

Packaging is the next part of the process. Noodle discs are packed with vegetables and spieces into the cup. Cups are then transferred via a belt to a labeller and a sealer. The labelled and sealed noodle cups are then transferred elsewhere.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You give a clear overview of the main stages, from flour storage and mixing through to cooking, drying and packaging, and the sequence is generally accurate. The account also includes relevant details such as water and oil being added and vegetables and spices going into the cups. This meets the task well, although a few descriptions are not fully precise: the diagram shows the dough strips being formed into noodle discs, but does not indicate that they are “rounded”; it also shows the cups moving through labelling and sealing, rather than explicitly being transferred “elsewhere” afterwards. To strengthen the response further, describe the final stages more exactly and include the addition of labels and the emergence of finished cups on the conveyor in the overview or body.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The response is organised into a clear introduction, an overview and two chronological body paragraphs. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “By the next machine in line,” and “Packaging is the next part” help the reader follow the process, and the shift from production to packaging is logical. The progression is consistently easy to understand, with no major breaks in cohesion. To make the linking less formulaic and more flexible, use a few precise references to connect stages—for example, “These discs then…”—rather than relying mainly on explicit stage markers. The final sentence, “transferred elsewhere,” is also vague; naming the finished product’s movement along the conveyor would give the ending a clearer connection to the diagram.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “manufacturing process,” “storage silos,” “transferred,” “thin sheets,” and “labelled and sealed.” These choices communicate the stages clearly, and some wording is appropriately specific to production. However, a few choices are imprecise or awkward: “semisolid paste” is not shown in the diagram, “rounded” does not accurately describe the formation of noodle discs, and “transferred elsewhere” is too vague for the final stage. There is also a spelling error in “spieces.” Greater precision in describing what each machine does, alongside careful proofreading, would make the vocabulary more controlled and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex structures, including the relative clause “Rollers, which are connected to mixer…” and the subordinate clause “where it is mixed with water and oil.” Most sentences are understandable, and the sequence is expressed clearly. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with subject–verb agreement and articles: “the flour required … are stored” should use a singular verb, while “Rollers … rolls” should use a plural verb; “connected to mixer” also needs an article. The passive forms are generally appropriate for a process description, but check agreement and article use in each clause. More consistently accurate control of these forms would improve the overall grammatical quality.

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