Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-28

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 how bamboo plant is used to yield fabric.

Overall, the complete process invloves eight steps to manufacture the bamboo fabric, starting from a human invloved efforts to then usage of machinaries and chemical process. All of these efforts lead to the manufacturing of bamboo fabric which can be used to make socks and shirts.

During spring, the bamboo plants fully mature and are ready to harvest by farmers which later send the harvested plants to a cutter machine that cuts the plants into strips, these strips are then crushed to create liquid nectar. The liquid form gets separated by filter and only long fibres are collected which in the later stage get soften by the addition of water and amine oxide. These steps aid to create spin that can be used to make yarn out of it. The spin is then used for weaving to manufacture different sorts of fabric and that fabric can be used in the making of socks and t-shirts.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student successfully covers all the main stages of the process diagram, from planting and harvesting to crushing, filtering, spinning, and weaving, ultimately leading to the production of clothing items like socks and shirts. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, though it contains some awkward phrasing ("human invloved efforts to then usage of machinaries and chemical process"). While the response adequately outlines the progression of the manufacturing process, some minor steps are glossed over, placing this response firmly in the Band 6 category.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay has a basic overall structure, divided into an introduction, an overview, and a body paragraph. However, the progression lacks smooth transitional devices, and the entire sequence of the process is squashed into a single, overly long third paragraph. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes repetitive or mechanical (e.g., repeating "these strips are then..." and "the liquid form gets..."). Paragraphing is not used effectively to separate distinct phases of the manufacturing process, which affects the overall clarity and readability of the response.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'harvest', 'strips', 'crushed', 'liquid pulp', 'fibres', 'spinning', and 'weaving'. However, there are several spelling errors (e.g., 'invloves', 'invloved', 'machinaries', 'soften' instead of 'softened') and awkward lexical choices or collocations (e.g., 'liquid nectar', 'create spin'). These errors do not entirely impede communication, but they lower the lexical score to a Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but the grammar is frequently marred by run-on sentences, punctuation issues (such as comma splices linking independent clauses), and agreement errors. For example, the sentence starting with 'During spring...' links multiple clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions. Grammatical errors like 'which later send' (singular/plural mismatch) and 'get soften' (incorrect passive voice) occur regularly. While communication is not severely impaired, the density of structural errors prevents the response from reaching Band 6.

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