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 manufacturing of fabric from bamboo tree.

Overall, it is evident that there are 9 steps in the whole process.

According to the diagram, it all starts with production of bamboo trees and end with the preparation of clothes. In the first step, the Bamboo plant is grown in spring season. The grown bamboo plants are harvested in autum. In the third step, the bamboo is cut into strips. After that, the strips are crushed so that the liquid pulp is prepared. The liquid pulp is then filtered in the next step. During this filtration, long fibres are separated from the liquid pulp. In the sixth step, water and amine oxide are added to soften fibres. This leads to the formation of yarn by spinning. The yarn is used to make fabric by a process known as weaving. Now the fabric is prepared and ready to use. In the final step, shirts and soxes are prepared by using the fabric.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting bamboo through to making clothing, and the overview correctly identifies a nine-step process with clothing as the final outcome. The sequence is mostly accurate, including harvesting in autumn, cutting and crushing the bamboo, filtering the pulp, softening the fibres, spinning yarn and weaving fabric. However, the overview could describe the process more precisely as a progression from growing and processing bamboo to producing fabric and then garments. Some details are unclear or slightly imprecise: “production of bamboo trees” does not clearly convey planting, and “the preparation of clothes” is less exact than identifying the final step as making clothing from the fabric. A sharper overview and more precise descriptions of the stages would make the report more complete and clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response follows the process in the correct order, and its use of sequencing phrases such as “In the first step,” “After that,” “In the sixth step” and “In the final step” makes the progression easy to follow. The information is grouped into an introduction, an overview and a detailed account, giving the response a coherent overall arrangement. However, the overview is very brief and the main description is presented as one long paragraph, so the stages are not visually grouped into the growing and processing phases. Some linking is also mechanical because the account relies heavily on step-by-step markers. To strengthen the organisation, use separate paragraphs for the overview and process details, and connect related stages with references such as “Once the fibres have been softened” rather than repeatedly naming the step number.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtered,” “fibres,” “spinning” and “weaving,” which allows the reader to understand the manufacturing stages. There is also some useful variation in describing the process, such as “are added to soften fibres” and “are separated from the liquid pulp.” At times, however, word choice is imprecise or unnatural: “production of bamboo trees” is not the usual way to describe planting, and “ready to use” is vague in this context. Spelling errors in “autum” and “soxes” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise process collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, describe bamboo as being “cultivated” and the final products as “garments.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple sentences and some more developed structures, such as “The liquid pulp is then filtered” and “During this filtration, long fibres are separated from the liquid pulp.” Passive forms are appropriate for describing a manufacturing process, and the sequence is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain. In “it all starts with production of bamboo trees and end,” the verb should agree with the singular subject (“ends”), and the article is needed before “production.” The opening phrase “fabric from bamboo tree” also needs a plural or an article, while “In the first step, the Bamboo plant is grown” has inconsistent capitalisation and number. Review subject–verb agreement, articles and plural forms, and aim to use a wider range of accurate sentence patterns.

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