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 image illustrates the procedure of manufacturing fabric from bamboo.

Overall, the procedure comprises of three major processes. Firstly, the harvesting of the bamboo than some machining processes like cutting and crushing. Lastly, the final fabrication processes to make clothes.

Initially, the bamboo is planted during Spring and then in Autumn, bamboo plants are harvested. In the thrid step these plants are cut down into long thin strips and than these strips are crushed to make liquid pulp. After that the pulp is filtered to separate long fibers from liquid. In the next step, this filtered liquid is chemically processed with water and amine oxide to make soften fibres.

Once the fiber is soft enough, the material is then spin properly to make yam. Then yams is further weaved to make fabric mostly in sheet patterns. Once the weaving process is done the fabric is used to make different clothing items.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers the main stages from planting through to finished clothing and includes the seasonal details, the conversion of strips into pulp, and the later production of yarn and fabric. The overview identifies the broad progression, but it is not fully clear: “Firstly, the harvesting … than some machining processes” does not accurately describe the first stage, which is planting, and the overview could better distinguish the preparation of fibres from the final textile-making stages. Most details are accurate, although “the filtered liquid is chemically processed” is imprecise: the diagram shows the fibres being softened with water and amine oxide after filtering. To strengthen the account, make the overview more precise and describe the material at each stage consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The stages are presented in the correct general order, and sequencing expressions such as “Initially,” “After that,” and “Once” help the reader follow the process. The response also has a clear opening and a concluding stage. However, the overview is difficult to follow because “Firstly … than some machining processes” is an incomplete and awkwardly connected summary, and the main body is presented as one long paragraph rather than being grouped into clear stages. Some transitions are repetitive, while “In the next step” does not make the relationship between filtering and softening especially clear. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and process details, and organise the stages into preparation, fibre treatment, and textile production.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is adequate process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “filtered,” “fibres,” and “weaved,” which allows the reader to understand most stages. The response also attempts more specific terms such as “amine oxide” and “liquid pulp.” However, several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems reduce precision: “final fabrication processes” is vague, “yam” is used instead of “yarn,” and “yams” is repeated; “make soften fibres” is not a natural construction. “Long thin strips” and “clothing items” are understandable but could be more precise. Aim for accurate technical nouns and natural process collocations, and proofread spelling carefully, especially for key materials and products.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response uses both simple and more developed sentence forms, including time clauses such as “Once the fiber is soft enough” and a passive construction in “the bamboo is planted.” Most stages remain understandable despite some grammatical errors. These include the malformed overview sentence “Firstly, the harvesting of the bamboo than some machining processes,” the missing infinitive in “to make soften fibres,” and agreement or verb-form problems in “the material is then spin” and “yams is further weaved.” There are also inconsistent article and number choices, as in “the fiber” after plural “fibres.” Improve control of complete sentence structure, passive verb forms, and subject–verb agreement; these corrections would make the process description more consistently accurate.

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