Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-09

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 describes the fabric manufacturing process from bamboo.

Overall, the process includes nine steps. Man power is needded for some steps, while sone are machinary. This process starts from bamboo plants and final outcome is cloths such as socks and t-shirts.

Firstly, bamboo trees are palnted in the spring and wait until they mature ehough to cut. When trees grow mature enoguh to cut, trees are cut by people in the autumn. The cut bamboo stalks are cut into strips by a machine, which looks like a wheel with shaped edges. After that, strips are crushed to make a liquid pulp.

The liquid pulp are put in to a filter to separate long fibers from liquid. Next step includes chemicals. The separated long fibers are added water and amine oxide to soften them. Then, thr soften fibers are spinned to make yarm. Yarm are wooven to make fabric. Using there manufactured fabric, clothes such as socks and t-shired are designed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main sequence from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, spinning, weaving and the finished clothing. The overview also identifies the nine stages and the final products, which gives the reader a clear sense of the process. Most details match the diagram, including the use of water and amine oxide to soften the fibres. However, the overview’s contrast between “Man power” and “machinary” is unclear and is not a central feature of the diagram. Some descriptions are also less precise: the diagram shows bamboo being cut into strips, but the “wheel with shaped edges” is an interpretation rather than a necessary detail. A clearer overview of the agricultural, fibre-processing and fabric-making phases would make the key features more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and a chronological account, and the stages are generally easy to follow. Sequencing phrases such as “Firstly,” “After that,” “Next step” and “Then” help guide the reader through the process. This clear overall progression is a strength. However, some links are mechanical or imprecise, and the repeated use of “cut” in “cut bamboo stalks are cut into strips” makes the transition awkward. The reference “The liquid pulp” also does not clearly reflect that the diagram shows filtering the pulp to separate long fibres from liquid. To strengthen cohesion, vary the transitions and use clearer references to the material at each stage, while grouping the process into its growing, processing and manufacturing phases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibers,” “soften,” “yarn” and “weave,” so the stages are mostly identifiable. There are also attempts at more specific description, such as “amine oxide.” However, spelling errors are noticeable, including “palnted,” “enoguh,” “spinned,” “yarm” and “wooven,” and several word choices or forms are inaccurate: “machinary,” “cloths” and “designed” do not express the intended ideas naturally. “Man power” is also an awkward phrase in this context. These errors reduce precision, even though the overall meaning remains understandable. Check spelling carefully and learn common process collocations such as “fabric is produced” and “clothing is made.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some more developed structures, including the relative clause “which looks like a wheel with shaped edges” and the time clause “When trees grow mature enough to cut.” The sequence is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “Man power is needded” has an incorrect verb form, “The liquid pulp are put” has subject–verb disagreement, and “the separated long fibers are added water” is missing a necessary preposition. There are also errors in “Yarm are wooven” and “Using there manufactured fabric, clothes … are designed,” where agreement and sentence construction are problematic. Aim for accurate passive forms throughout, such as “the fibres are softened” and “the yarn is woven,” and check singular/plural agreement in each sentence.

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