Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-27

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 given picture illustrates the manufacturing process of instant noodles. Overall, complete process comprises 8 distinct stages which include transport, mechanical, cooking, drying and packaging of a product begining from the storage silos containers to ending with labelling and sealing.

The initial step begins with the storage silos being filled by the flour delivery truck, followed by the next stage, which involves mixing of water and oil ingrediants with a flour in a mixer and the paste passes as dough sheets via series of large rollers. These dough sheets are converted into narrow dough strips, and later transformed into noodles discs.

Noodles discs are cooked in hot oil and then left for drying, however dried noodles are fed into numerous cups and at the same time some processed vegetables and spices are added to enhance the flavour of the product. The procedure ends with the final step of labelling and sealing that are ready-to-sell product.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as a sequence and give a relevant overview, noting that it begins with flour storage and ends with labelling and sealing. The main production stages are also covered: mixing, forming sheets and strips, making noodle discs, cooking and drying, and adding vegetables and spices. This addresses the task, but some details are less fully or clearly reported. For example, the diagram shows the finished noodles being placed into cups as vegetables and spices are added; “fed into numerous cups” is imprecise and does not clearly describe this stage. The overview’s grouping of stages as “transport, mechanical, cooking, drying and packaging” is also less informative than summarising the transformation from flour to packaged cups. A clearer account of the final packaging sequence would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a clear sequence, with an introduction and overview followed by paragraphs describing the early and later stages. Linking expressions such as “followed by,” “later,” and “at the same time” help the reader follow the process, and the progression from flour delivery to the finished product is generally easy to understand. This meets the lower-band expectations securely and shows some flexibility in linking ideas. However, a few connections are awkward or unclear: “however” does not express a contrast between drying and adding ingredients, and “that are ready-to-sell product” leaves the final reference difficult to follow. Use straightforward sequencing and make the subject of each stage explicit, especially when describing the transition from dried noodles to filled cups and sealed products.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of process vocabulary, including “manufacturing,” “storage silos,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” “noodles discs,” and “labelling and sealing.” These terms help convey the stages, and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, several word-choice and collocation problems reduce precision: “the paste passes as dough sheets” is unnatural, “numerous cups” is not supported by the diagram, and “ready-to-sell product” is an awkward description of the finished cups. There are also spelling errors in “begining” and “ingred iants” (written as “ingred iants” in the response as “ingred iants”); use standard forms such as “beginning” and “ingredients.” Aim for accurate process collocations and avoid adding quantities or descriptions not shown.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex opening overview and longer sentences that connect several stages. The sequence is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. In “Overall, complete process comprises,” the noun phrase needs an article (“the complete process”), while “which include … begining” creates an unclear and incomplete construction. In “mixing of water and oil ingrediants with a flour,” the article use is inaccurate, and “that are ready-to-sell product” has an unclear relative clause and number agreement. The sentence beginning “Noodles discs are cooked…” also joins stages with “however” without a grammatical or logical contrast. Make each sentence’s subject and verb clear, and check articles, agreement, and clause connections.

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