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 the process of how bamboo fabric is made from planting and harvesting to the formation of fabric.

Overall, it involves nine stages beginning with the plantation of bamboo and harvesting and ending with the clothes being made. The bamboo undergoes through cutting, softening, crushing and spinning before it is weaven to make fabric.

Firstly, the seed is planted in the spring and after serveral months the farmer harvested it in the autumn. Then it goes into the cutting phase where the bamboo is cut into strips. Once the strips are cut the next stage includes crushing the strips which results in the making of liquid pulp.

Next, the liquid pulp get filtered which leads to the separation of long fibres from liquid and from there the fibres get soften which is done by adding water and amine oxide. Once the fibres are soften, it goes in spinning stage to make the yarm and then the second last stage starts that is to weaven it to make final fabric and lateron it is use to make clothes and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main sequence from planting through to finished clothing, and the overview identifies the nine stages and the final products. Most process details are accurately reported, including the spring planting, autumn harvest, filtering, and the addition of water and amine oxide. This gives the account a clear, relevant focus. However, the overview says the bamboo is softened before it is crushed, whereas the diagram shows crushing and filtering before softening. Also, “the seed is planted” is more specific than the diagram, which only shows bamboo plants being planted. The final clothing stage is included, but the key transformation from fibres to yarn to fabric could be stated more precisely. Correcting the overview and clarifying this sequence would make coverage more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a sensible progression, with an overview followed by stages introduced through “Firstly,” “Next,” and “Once.” The paragraphing also separates the initial stages from the later processing, so the reader can follow the process overall. Some links, however, are mechanical or unclear: “Once the strips are cut the next stage includes crushing” repeats the previous information, while “from there” and “it goes in spinning stage” leave the referents or transitions imprecise. The overview also gives the processing stages in the wrong order, which weakens the logical map of the process. Use clearer stage-to-stage links and ensure the overview follows the diagram’s sequence; this would make progression more consistently controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “separation,” “fibres,” and “weaven” as an attempt to describe the final transformation. These choices generally make the stages understandable, and some technical terms are used appropriately. However, several word forms, spellings, or collocations reduce precision: “serveral,” “yarm,” “lateron,” “get soften,” and “the plantation of bamboo” are not natural or accurate in this context. “Formation of fabric” is understandable but less precise than describing the fabric as being woven. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling and word forms, especially for key terms that recur in the description.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including time clauses such as “Once the strips are cut” and a relative clause in “which leads to the separation.” The overall meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur across the response. Tense and agreement are inconsistent in “the farmer harvested it” after the present-tense process description and “the liquid pulp get filtered”; passive forms are also needed in “the fibres get soften” and “it is use to make clothes.” Articles and sentence construction need attention in phrases such as “goes in spinning stage” and “the second last stage starts that is to…” These errors do not generally prevent understanding, but more consistent present-tense passives and cleaner clause construction would improve accuracy.

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