Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-29
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 below illustrates the formation of a fabric from bamboo. Bamboo is a plant and in common language it is termed as baans which helps in the manufacturing of fabrics.
Overall the process of manufacturing involves nine steps and spring and autumn two seasons are really important for its formation. Harvesting, crushing, filtration and spining are the main steps which results in the formation of clothes.
Firstlt, bamboo plant grows during spring season and harvests in autumn. Harvesting of bamboo results in the cutting of plant into small strips. These strips then heavily crushed to squeeze the pulp out of them. Next step is the filtration to separate the water from long fibres.
Moreover, soft thread like structure forms named as threads by the addition of water and amine oxide. These threads then rolled down into a yam by spining. Weaven is the second last step which helps to make fabric and fibally whole clothes formed.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response covers all the main steps in the process of manufacturing bamboo fabric, starting from planting and harvesting through to crushing, filtering, softening, spinning, and weaving, up to the final clothing items. The student includes an overview in the second paragraph, outlining the total number of steps and the key stages. However, there are some slight misinterpretations or minor confusions regarding the specific processes depicted in the visual data, such as describing step 6 as forming 'threads' when the diagram indicates softening fibres by adding water and amine oxide. Overall, the task is addressed adequately, positioning the response firmly at Band 6.0 according to the descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The report presents information with a general progression, moving sequentially through the nine steps of the manufacturing process. Paragraphing is attempted, with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing the stages. However, logical organization is sometimes weakened by awkward transitions and mechanical cohesive devices, such as 'Firstlt' and 'Moreover', which do not always integrate the ideas smoothly. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as shifting between 'strips', 'pulp', and 'threads'. The overall arrangement achieves coherence, but the occasional flaws in cohesion place this aspect at Band 5.5 to 6.0; a score of 6.0 is appropriate as the progression remains discernible.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully employing terms like 'manufacturing', 'harvesting', 'filtration', and 'fibre'. However, there are several noticeable spelling errors and inappropriate word forms, such as 'Firstlt' instead of 'Firstly', 'spining' instead of 'spinning', 'Weaven' instead of 'Weaving', and 'fibally' instead of 'finally'. Additionally, phrases like 'soft thread like structure forms named as threads' demonstrate repetitive and unnatural collocations. While the range is sufficient to communicate the basic meaning of the diagram, the frequent lexical inaccuracies limit the score to Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'Bamboo is a plant and in common language it is termed as baans which helps in the manufacturing of fabrics.' Grammatical control is inconsistent, with noticeable errors including passive voice formation ('These strips then heavily crushed', missing the auxiliary verb 'were') and preposition or agreement slips. Punctuation is also sparse in places, lacking commas after initial adverbial phrases. Although communication is not severely impeded, the frequency of grammatical errors in simple sentence structures keeps the performance within the Band 5.5 range.
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