Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-08

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 displays chain of events of how fabric is produced with the help of bamboo.

Overall, Nine steps are required in a process to manufacture bamboo starting from bamboo plant till clothes are made. The process usiually requires harvesting, slicing, chemical reaction and spinning and weaving.

Plant plants usually grown in the spring season and then wait until autumn to harvest it. Using machines bamboo are cut into smaller size i-e strips. Those strips are then crushed to produce liquid pulp. After that, thick pulp is filtered which ultimately seggregates long fibres from liquid.

Fibres are then exposed to chemicals, such as amine oxide and water to soften it. Those soft fibres are spinned to make yarn, which is gradually weaved to make fabric. Finally, fabric is used to make clothes, including shirts and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting through to finished clothing, and the overview identifies the process as a sequence involving harvesting, processing and fabric production. Details such as planting in spring, harvesting in autumn, crushing the strips into pulp, filtering fibres and adding water and amine oxide are relevant and mostly accurate. However, the overview says bamboo is manufactured, rather than explaining that bamboo is processed into fabric, and the description of the filtering stage as involving “thick pulp” is not clearly supported by the diagram. The final clothing stage is reported accurately. The response is 14 words below the required minimum, and some stages could be explained more fully to give a more complete account.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the stages. The progression from planting and harvesting to processing and weaving is easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “After that,” “Finally,” and “then” help guide the reader. This organisation is effective, though the sequence could be made more precise by explicitly showing that the diagram’s middle row moves from crushing to filtering and then softening. Some connections are slightly mechanical, and “Those strips” and “Those soft fibres” are repeated patterns. To strengthen cohesion further, use a wider range of concise references and transitions while keeping the process order explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “weaved,” so the stages are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “segregates” and “amine oxide.” However, several choices or forms are inaccurate or awkward: “chain of events” is less natural than “sequence of stages,” “slicing” is not the diagram’s label, and “spinned” and “weaved” are incorrect forms in this context. Spelling errors such as “usiually” and “seggregates” also reduce precision. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling and word forms, especially when using less common vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some longer structures, including “Those strips are then crushed to produce liquid pulp” and “Fibres are then exposed to chemicals … to soften it.” The passive voice is appropriate for describing a manufacturing process, and the meaning remains clear overall. Some grammatical errors persist, however. “The process usiually requires” should be “The process usually requires,” while “Plant plants usually grown” lacks a finite verb and has an unclear subject. There are also agreement and reference problems in “Fibres … to soften it,” where “them” is needed, and “Using machines bamboo are cut” has an awkward construction. Review articles, agreement and sentence structure, and aim to make each process step a complete, accurate sentence.

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