Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows how fabric is manufactured from bamboo.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The diagram illustrates step-by-step process to make fabric using bamboo.

Overall, the process consists of 9 stages, which begins with the plantation of bamboo followed by its processing and ends by making clothes from weave.

The process starts when the bamboo is planted during spring season and harvested during the season of autumn. Afterwards these bamboos are cut into strips using cutter. The strips are then crushed to make liquid pulp. Once the pulp is ready, it is filtered to separate long fibers from liquid.

Subsequently, the fibers are the soften by blending them with water and amine oxide. Once the fiber is ready, it is spin to make the yarn which is then weave to make it a fabric. Finally, that fabric and cut and sown to make clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a relevant overview from planting bamboo to producing clothing. Several key stages are accurately reported, including the seasonal planting and harvesting, crushing the strips into pulp, filtering, and softening the fibres with water and amine oxide. However, the final stage is not shown as cutting and sewing: the diagram ends with finished clothing, without specifying how it is made. The overview’s phrase “making clothes from weave” is also unclear, and some stages receive little explanation. The response is 20 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail you can provide. To strengthen coverage, describe the diagram’s final clothing stage without adding unsupported steps and develop the sequence more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction and overview are followed by the stages in sequence. Linking expressions such as “Afterwards,” “Once,” “Subsequently,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process, and the paragraph break separates the overview from the details. This coherent arrangement supports the account. To move further, make connections and references more precise: “Once the pulp is ready” refers clearly to the preceding stage, but “Once the fiber is ready” is less exact because the fibres have already been introduced. The final sentence also introduces cutting and sewing abruptly. A fuller response with clearer grouping of the stages would make the progression more complete and cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtered,” and “amine oxide,” which allows the main stages to be understood. There is some useful variation in how you describe the materials and actions. However, several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear: “plantation of bamboo” is less natural than “planting bamboo,” “using cutter” is imprecise, and “making clothes from weave” does not express the final stage clearly. “Sown” is also the wrong word for making garments; “sewn” is the intended form, although sewing is not specified in the diagram. Use precise process verbs and avoid adding details that the visual does not show.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which begins with the plantation of bamboo” and time clauses such as “Once the pulp is ready.” The sequence remains understandable, but errors in verb forms and sentence construction are frequent enough to affect accuracy. Examples include “the fibers are the soften,” “it is spin,” “which is then weave,” and “that fabric and cut and sown.” The overview also has a subject–verb mismatch: “the process … which begins” should be “the process … which begins” only if the clause refers to process, but the surrounding construction needs clearer control. Review passive forms for process descriptions, such as “the fibres are softened,” “the yarn is spun,” and “the fabric is woven,” and check each sentence for a complete, correctly formed verb.

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