Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-26

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 map illustrates how instant noodles are manufactured in eight different stages.

Overall, the production begins with delivery of products, and ends with packaging of the material.

The process starts with the delivery of flour. In the mixer, flour is combined with water and oil, and the resulting dough passed through the rollers to make dough sheet and that sheets transformed into dough strips. In the following step, these strips are formed into noodles discs.

Once shaped, the discs undergo cooking oil and then dried. After that, that cooked noodles are placed into cups, where spices and vegetables are added. Finally the cups are labelled and sealed, ready to dispatched as the finished instant noodles products.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a clear start-to-finish account, including mixing, shaping, cooking, adding ingredients, and sealing. However, the response only partially covers the diagram: it does not mention the storage silos, the dough being made into sheets before strips, or the final cups moving along a conveyor. The overview, “begins with delivery of products,” is also imprecise; flour is delivered to storage silos, rather than products generally. Most importantly, the response is 116 words, below the required 150, so the stages are reported too briefly and some details are under-developed. Include the omitted equipment and transitions, and expand the overview to capture the main sequence accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the stages in chronological order. Sequencing phrases such as “The process starts,” “In the following step,” “Once shaped,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the production line. This clear progression supports the account, although the short body compresses several transitions and leaves little room to connect the stages in detail. The reference in “After that, that cooked noodles” is also unclear and interrupts the flow. To strengthen the organisation, use separate body paragraphs for preparation and shaping, then cooking and packaging, and make references to the noodles and cups unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “combined,” “transformed,” “formed,” “cooking,” “dried,” and “sealed.” These choices make the manufacturing sequence understandable, and “dough strips” and “noodles discs” show awareness of the diagram’s specific terminology. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise, however: “delivery of products” is too general for flour entering storage silos, while “undergo cooking oil” does not naturally describe cooking in oil. “Material” and “products” are also vague where “noodles” or “cups of instant noodles” would be more precise. Aim for accurate process collocations and consistent use of the diagram’s labels; this will make the description more precise without requiring unnecessarily advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex forms, including the passive construction “are manufactured” and the time clause “Once shaped.” The sequence is generally understandable, but some errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction remain. In “the resulting dough passed through the rollers,” the verb needs a finite form such as “passes”; “make dough sheet” needs an article or plural; and “that sheets transformed” has faulty agreement and passive formation. Later, “that cooked noodles are placed” has an incorrect determiner, while “ready to dispatched” needs “to be dispatched.” These errors do not prevent the reader from following the process, but they limit accuracy. Check each clause for a clear subject and correctly formed verb, and proofread articles and plurals.

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