Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-08

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 manufacturing process from the diagram shows how a plant can transformed into a beautiful fabric. The illustration explains in detail about the steps involved in making of fabric.

First of all, bamboo are planted during spring. Spring is the best season to plant it so that it will be ready for harvest during autumn. Those bamboo are then harvested in autumn which will be cut into thin strips.

Those strips will be crushed in order to make liquid pulp. Once the pulp is made, it is sent for filteration. Filteration process will segregate long fibres from liquid. After that, water and chemical, which is amine oxide, is added to the fibres which assist in softening them. Once the fibres are soft, it is then spin into yarn. Next step is the yarn is weaved to make fabric which could turn into sweater, socks or any other kind of clothes.

These are the steps it took to convert a bamboo into nice and warm clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main sequence from planting in spring and harvesting in autumn through processing the bamboo into fabric, and you correctly describe crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. The final reference to clothing also reflects the diagram’s finished products. However, the overview is not clearly separated from the step-by-step account: the opening says the illustration explains the process but does not summarise its broad stages. Some details are added or imprecise, such as saying spring is “the best season” and describing the clothes as “nice and warm,” neither of which is shown. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview of the progression from cultivation to finished garments, and report only information supported by the diagram.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The process is presented in a generally logical order, and paragraphing separates the introduction from the sequence of stages. Connectors such as “First of all,” “Once,” “After that” and “Next” help the reader follow the transformation. This clear progression supports the response, though cohesion is sometimes mechanical because many stages are linked with similar time markers. The final sentence repeats the overall idea rather than adding a distinct summary, and “These” has a somewhat vague reference. A clearer overview paragraph and more varied links showing cause and result—for example, how filtering separates fibres before they are softened—would make the organisation more purposeful and cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “softening,” “yarn” and “weaved,” so the stages are mostly understandable. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “segregate” and “amine oxide.” However, some choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “filteration” is misspelled and “filtration” is the standard term; “beautiful,” “nice and warm” and “best season” are subjective or unsupported for an objective process description. “Chemical” is also less precise than “chemical compound” or simply naming the substance. Aim for neutral, exact process vocabulary and check spelling and collocations to improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple sentences and some complex structures, such as “Once the pulp is made, it is sent for filteration” and the clause beginning “which assist in softening them.” The sequence remains understandable, but some errors in agreement, verb form and sentence construction prevent consistently accurate control. For example, “a plant can transformed” needs “can be transformed”; “bamboo are planted” has a singular/plural mismatch; and “it is then spin” should use the past participle “spun.” In “water and chemical … is added,” the subject requires a plural verb, while “the yarn is weaved” has an incorrect participle. Practise checking subject–verb agreement and passive forms, especially when describing each stage.

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