Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-31

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)

This diagram depicts the crucial stages of manufacturing instant noodles in a factory. The whole process is being divided into eight key steps. Starting with flour to make dough sebsequnetly following by noodles dics, then adding vegetable spices and in the last stage putting labelling and sealing the packets to be sold to vendors.

The first and foremost step in the making of instant noodles is getting flour from the storage silos. The next step is adding flour to a prepared mixer of water and oil. This mixture will then be added to a mixer machine. In the third step, the mixer will transfer the prepared mixture to dough sheets. Doing so will help flaten the dough into thin flat sheets. The following step involves cutting the sheet into pencil thin strips. After that, it is time to form the strips into noodles discs. The sixth task is to cook the noodles into oil and after that dry them. Doing so will require less time for cooking when they reach the ultimate consumer. In second last step, you will add vegetable and spices packets in the noodles cup. In the ultimate step, label and seal the noodles cup and sell them to the retailers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from flour storage through mixing, shaping, cooking and drying, to adding ingredients and sealing the cups. The opening also attempts an overview by identifying the process as a sequence of steps. However, some details are inaccurate or not clearly grounded in the diagram: flour is delivered to the silos, rather than simply “getting flour from” them, and the diagram shows water and oil entering the mixer, not a “prepared mixer” containing them. The claim that cooking in oil will save time for consumers, and that the cups are sold to vendors or retailers, is not shown. Some stages, such as the rollers and the addition of labels, could be reported more precisely. A clearer overview of the transformation from flour to finished cups would strengthen the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a generally logical sequence, and phrases such as “The next step,” “After that,” and “In the ultimate step” help the reader follow the manufacturing process. The paragraphing also separates the introductory summary from the stage-by-stage account. This gives the response a coherent overall arrangement. However, the opening overview is somewhat compressed and unclear, while the later account repeats the sequence with several similar transitions. Some connections between stages are also imprecise: for example, “This mixture will then be added to a mixer machine” appears to repeat the mixing stage rather than move the process forward. To make progression more fluent, group related stages and use clearer references to the dough, strips and noodle discs.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” “noodles discs,” and “label and seal,” so the reader can identify many stages. There are also attempts at more specific description, such as “pencil thin strips.” However, spelling errors (“sebsequnetly,” “dics,” “flaten”) and awkward or inaccurate combinations reduce precision. “Prepared mixer of water and oil” and “cook the noodles into oil” do not express the diagram’s actions naturally; “mix flour with water and oil” and “cook the noodle discs in oil” would be clearer. “Vegetable and spices packets” also mislabels the ingredients shown. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling, plurals and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including participle clauses such as “Starting with flour…” and a purpose clause in “Doing so will require less time for cooking.” The sequence is usually understandable, but some sentence structures and verb forms are not well controlled. For example, “The whole process is being divided” uses an unnecessary progressive form, and “Starting with flour … following by noodles” is an incomplete and awkward construction. The passive “the mixer will transfer” also does not clearly describe the process, and “In second last step, you will add” shifts into direct address and needs an article. Use consistent present simple or passive forms for a process description, and check that each sentence has a clear subject and complete verb structure.

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