Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 manufacturing process of fabric from bamboo. Overall, the process consists of 9 stages, starting from plantation of bamboo in spring and ending on complete clothes. All stages shares similarity, while the last stage of the process is totally different.

The plantation of bamboo is the first thing to do in the fabric process. The planting must be done in spring season. Then, the bamboo is harvested for the preparation of further process. In 3rd stage, the harvested bamboo got cut into the strips. These strips need to be crushed to make liquid pulp in 4th stage. Then, in 5th stage this liquid need to be filtered for to separate the long fibres.

In 6th stage, the filtered fibres then turned into soft fibres by adding water and amine oxide. Then these soft fibres will turned into a yarn by spining them. In 8th stage, the yarn will be weave to make fabric. Finally, in the last step the fabric will turned into clothes, such as a t-shirt and a pair of socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the process from planting bamboo in spring through to finished clothing, and the overview correctly identifies nine stages and the start and end points. Most key transformations are reported accurately, including crushing the strips into pulp, filtering out long fibres, softening them with water and amine oxide, and spinning and weaving. However, the overview’s claim that “all stages shares similarity” is unclear and does not identify a meaningful overall feature; the process is more usefully summarised as a linear sequence that turns a plant into fabric and then garments. The harvesting season, autumn, is also omitted. The final clothing stage is inferred correctly from the diagram, but some stages could be described more precisely to make the account fully informative.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early processing stages and then the later stages. The sequence is easy to follow, and connectors such as “Then,” “In 6th stage,” and “Finally” help guide the reader through the process. This logical progression is a strength. However, the repeated use of “stage” and “then” makes some linking mechanical, and “All stages shares similarity, while the last stage…” does not establish a clear relationship between ideas. Paragraphing is appropriate, but cohesion would be more flexible if you grouped related stages and used clearer references, for example, “After the pulp is filtered, the fibres are softened…”

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “liquid pulp,” “filtered,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “weave.” These terms make the sequence understandable, and the technical phrase “amine oxide” is reported accurately. Some word choices and collocations are less natural or imprecise, however: “plantation of bamboo” is better expressed as “planting bamboo,” while “complete clothes” and “the preparation of further process” are awkward. There is also a spelling error in “spining.” Aim for more precise process language and check spelling, especially for key terms. These improvements would make the description sound more natural without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, and the overall meaning remains clear. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction limit accuracy. For example, “All stages shares similarity” has an agreement error, while “these soft fibres will turned into a yarn” and “the fabric will turned into clothes” use an incorrect verb form. “The harvested bamboo got cut” is also an awkward passive construction, and “need to be filtered for to separate” contains an incorrect pattern. Use consistent passive forms for this process, such as “the fibres are softened” and “the yarn is woven,” and check agreement and articles. Greater control of these patterns would improve accuracy while preserving your clear sequence.

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