Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-26

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 dipicts the stages on how fabric is made from bamboo plant.

Overall the process is linear with total 9 steps. It begins with sowing bamboo and ends with the manufacturing of final steps.

The process of fabric manufacturing commences with the sowing in spring season. It takes several months after plants fully matures until harvesting in fall season. The harvested bamboo is cut into thin strip with the help of rotating cutters to extact the liquid pulp. It is then filtered out to seperate the bamboo fibers from the liquid. Later these fibers are chemically processed by adding amine oxide in water, as a result the fibres are being softened. Subsequently, these softened fibres are spinned to produce yarn which is then weaved

to make fabric. The weaved fabric is turned into manufacturing of several clothing items such as shirts, socks etc. These products are fiy ready for sale.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the bamboo fabric manufacturing process. An appropriate overview is provided, stating that the process is linear and consists of nine steps. The key stages are accurately sequenced and described, from planting and harvesting to crushing, filtering, softening, spinning, weaving, and final clothing production. Minor lexical slips, such as 'manufacturing of final steps' in the introduction or 'manufacturing of several clothing items', do not prevent the successful communication of the underlying visual data. The response meets the core requirements of Task 1 by selecting and reporting the most salient information without unnecessary inclusion of extraneous detail.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear logical progression from the initial planting phase through to the final manufactured products. Cohesive devices and transitional markers are used adequately to guide the reader through the steps, as seen in expressions like 'It is then filtered', 'Later these fibres', and 'Subsequently, these softened fibres'. However, paragraphing is somewhat deficient; the entire response following the brief introduction is lumped into a single block of text rather than being broken down logically into appropriate paragraphs. Referencing is generally clear, but the lack of structured paragraphing prevents the response from achieving a higher band score.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating process-specific terms such as 'liquid pulp', 'amine oxide', 'fibres', 'yarn', and 'weaved'. There are, however, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, including 'dipicts' instead of 'depicts', 'strip' instead of 'strips', 'extact' instead of 'extract', 'seperate' instead of 'separate', 'spinned' instead of 'spun', and 'fiy ready'. Despite these inaccuracies, communication is not impeded, and the vocabulary remains minimally sufficient to describe the mechanical and chemical operations shown in the diagram.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writing includes a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some attempts at passive voice and relative clauses, such as 'The harvested bamboo is cut into thin strip...' and 'yarn which is then weaved'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing throughout, including 'stages on how', 'with total 9 steps', 'plants fully matures', and 'are being softened'. Punctuation is also slightly neglected in places, such as a missing full stop or comma before the final sentence. These errors do not completely obscure the meaning, but they occur regularly enough to restrict the score to Band 5.5.

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