Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-07

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 6.5)

The drawing bellow depicts how fabric is made from a plant named bamboo.

Overall, the diagram is a liear process, with nine consequtive stages that summarise the manufacturing process of a fabric, from harvesting the bamboo plant to the final steps of finishing the fabric by weaving.

The initial step includes the growth of bamboo in spring which leads to harvesting the plants a in autumn. After the hervesting has been done, the plants are transfered into a factory where they are cut into strips. Subsequently, the strips are crushed in order to make liquid pulp from them.

The next step includes filtering, where long fibres are seperated from the liquid. After the liquid was separated from the fibres, the fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide. Later, the fibres are spinned to make yarn which is subsequently weavened. The weaving is a step where fabric is made. The process concludes with the fabric being transformed into clothing such as T-shirts and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover the main stages accurately, from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, yarn production, weaving and the finished clothing. The overview identifies a nine-stage linear process, and details such as adding water and amine oxide and separating long fibres from liquid show good selection of relevant information. The sequence is generally clear and faithful to the diagram. However, the overview says the process ends with “finishing the fabric by weaving,” although weaving is followed by a final stage showing clothing, and the body could describe that last transformation more precisely: the diagram shows T-shirts and socks, rather than explicitly stating how fabric is transformed into them. A more exact overview and clearer distinction between fabric production and garment production would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a brief introduction and overview followed by stages in process order, with paragraphing that helps the reader follow the account. Linking expressions such as “Subsequently,” “The next step,” “Later” and “The process concludes” guide progression, and the sequence from crushing to filtering and softening is easy to understand. Some connections are less precise: “After the liquid was separated from the fibres” reverses the emphasis of the filtering stage, which separates fibres from liquid, and “which is subsequently weavened” makes the reference to the material being woven slightly unclear. The overview also describes weaving as the final step before the later sentence introduces clothing. Make these links and references more exact to maintain consistently clear progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “crushed,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “fibres,” “softened” and “weaving.” These terms communicate the stages, and phrases such as “in order to make” help explain purpose. However, several spelling and word-form errors reduce accuracy: “bellow,” “liear,” “consequtive,” “hervesting,” “transfered,” “seperated,” “spinned” and “weavened.” Some choices are also imprecise or awkward, such as “finishing the fabric by weaving” and “the plants are transferred into a factory,” which adds a location not shown in the diagram. Check spelling carefully and choose precise process verbs, for example “are processed” where the diagram does not specify a factory.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including relative clauses (“where long fibres are separated from the liquid”) and purpose clauses (“in order to make liquid pulp”). Most stages remain understandable, and the present passive is appropriate for describing a process. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in verb forms and tense consistency: “After the liquid was separated” shifts to the past, while the rest of the report mainly uses the present; “the fibres are spinned” and “which is subsequently weavened” use incorrect participles. There are also errors in sentence construction, as in “harvesting the plants a in autumn” and “The weaving is a step where fabric is made.” Use consistent present-tense passives (“are spun,” “is woven”) and proofread articles and clause structure.

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