Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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 the process of making fabric from bamboo.

The overall process contains nine general steps. Starting by preparing the bamboo and convert it to a usable materiel. Then comes the chemicals part where the bamboo is processed using chemical to become a usable strings. Finally the stings can be used to make wearable clothes.

The process starts by the bamboo plants being planted in spring season. Then the mature bamboo is harvested in Autumn. After that the harvested bamboo is cut into strips using saw machines. The water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibers of the bamboo. Then the softened fibers are filtered to separate the liquid from the long fibers. The strips are crushed to produce a liquid pulp. The crushed strips are spun to make the yarn. Finally the yarn is woven into fabric, and the fabric is used to make clothes as the final product.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a clear broad outline from growing bamboo to producing fabric and clothing. Several key stages are also reported, including planting in spring, autumn harvesting, cutting, spinning and weaving. However, the account does not accurately follow the diagram’s sequence: after cutting, the strips are crushed into pulp, then filtered, and only afterwards are the fibres softened with water and amine oxide. Your description reverses these stages and says the fibres are filtered before the strips are crushed. The overview’s reference to a “chemicals part” is also vague, and the final clothing stage could be tied more precisely to the diagram. A more complete, accurate account of the central processing stages would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to a stage-by-stage account, and sequencing expressions such as “After that,” “Then” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. The main weakness is that the overview groups the stages into broad phases without clearly explaining their order, while the detailed paragraph then presents the crushing, filtering and softening stages in the wrong sequence. This makes the progression less reliable despite the use of linking words. The overview also contains sentence fragments (“Starting by preparing the bamboo…” and “Then comes the chemicals part…”), which interrupt the flow. Use complete sentences and check that each connector reflects the diagram’s actual sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “filtered,” “fibers,” “yarn” and “woven,” so the main stages are generally understandable. There are also attempts to describe the transformation, such as “produce a liquid pulp.” However, several choices are imprecise or awkward: “usable materiel” does not clearly describe the intermediate product, “chemicals part” is informal and vague, and “strings” or “stings” is not the appropriate term for the fibres or yarn. “Saw machines” is less natural than naming the saw or saying the bamboo is cut with a saw. Improve precision by using the diagram’s terms consistently, especially “fibres,” “liquid pulp” and “amine oxide.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple sentences and some passive constructions suited to describing a process, for example, “the mature bamboo is harvested” and “the yarn is woven into fabric.” Most of the stages are expressed in understandable sentence forms. However, some errors remain, including the fragments “Starting by preparing the bamboo…” and “Then comes the chemicals part…,” as well as the faulty construction “Starting by preparing the bamboo and convert it.” The overview also shifts awkwardly between forms in “the bamboo is processed … to become a usable strings.” Aim to make each sentence complete and keep verb forms parallel—for example, “The process starts with preparing the bamboo and converting it…”—while checking articles and singular/plural agreement.

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