Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-28

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 4.5)

The flow chart illustrates the how to make quick noodles. This process includes 8 steps.

As can be seen, in the very first step, storage of silos from flour truck then flour mix with water and oil as well as make rollers. After that mixer through from machines and made dough sheets. In the next step, it convert into noodles dics.

Furthermore, in the upcoming steps, noodel discs is cooking in oil and drying. In the further step, before the labelling

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify the subject as a manufacturing process and mention several relevant stages, including mixing, dough sheets, cooking and drying. However, the account is very incomplete: it does not clearly report the full sequence from flour storage through shaping, cooking, adding vegetables and spices, and sealing the finished cups. Some details are inaccurate or unclear, such as saying the flour is mixed “as well as make rollers” and that the dough sheets “convert into noodles discs,” omitting the intervening dough strips. There is no meaningful overview of the process’s main stages, and the final description breaks off at “before the labelling.” The response also falls short of the required minimum length, leaving too little detail to summarise the diagram adequately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to order information using phrases such as “in the very first step,” “After that,” and “Furthermore,” so the reader can recognise that you are describing a process. However, progression is difficult to follow because stages are compressed or linked unclearly: “After that mixer through from machines and made dough sheets” does not show what happens between mixing and forming sheets. The response ends mid-idea at “before the labelling,” which leaves the sequence unfinished. Organise the report into a brief overview followed by stages in chronological order, and use clear links such as “Next,” “Once shaped,” and “Finally.” Make sure each sentence communicates one complete stage.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “flow chart,” “storage,” “mixer,” “dough sheets,” “cooking,” and “drying,” which helps establish the topic. However, the range is limited and several choices or spellings make the description difficult to understand: “quick noodles” is less suitable than “instant noodles,” “noodel discs” and “dics” are misspelled, and “storage of silos from flour truck” does not clearly express the flour’s movement into the silos. “Upcoming steps” and “further step” are repetitive and imprecise. Use the diagram’s specific terms consistently, such as “dough strips,” “noodle discs,” “vegetables and spices,” and “labelling and sealing,” and choose verbs that accurately describe each stage.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to describe a sequence with several clauses, but control of sentence structure and verb forms is inconsistent. For example, “This process includes 8 steps” is a clear simple sentence, while “flour mix with water and oil as well as make rollers” lacks a correctly formed verb and does not establish the relationship between the actions. In “it convert into noodles dics,” the verb form and the subject of the action are unclear. The final phrase, “before the labelling,” is an incomplete sentence. Practise complete passive constructions suited to process descriptions, such as “The flour is mixed with water and oil” and “The dough is rolled into sheets,” and check subject–verb agreement and sentence endings.

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