Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The diagram illustrates the stages involved in the manufacturing of fabric from bamboo.

Overall, the process consists of nine stages, beginning with planting bamboo in a farm in the spring season and ending with manufacturing products for end-users. Spinning and weaving are the main features to manufacture the clothes from bamboo.

Initially, the bamboo plants are planted in the field in the spring season. When bamboo plants are grown then farmers are harvested the bamboo in autumn season. After this, the harvested bamboo cut into small strips for further steps. Afterwards, the strips are crushed, to make a liquid pulp. In the next stage, the liquid pulp are filtered to separate the long fibres from the liquid. Then, add water and amino oxide into long fibres to soften the fibres.

Moving further, the soft fibres are spinned to make yarn. Subsequently, the spinned fabric is weaved to make fabric for used into clothes making process. Lastly, the fabric are used in manufacturing the clothes for end-users.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers the process from planting through to finished clothing and correctly identifies the nine stages, including the seasonal timing and the separation of long fibres from liquid. The overview also gives a clear start and end point. This meets the task well, with some features reported accurately and relevantly. However, the overview’s claim that spinning and weaving are the “main features” is not a particularly useful summary of the process, and the account could make the transformation from bamboo to fabric clearer. In particular, the final stages are blurred: yarn is woven into fabric, and the diagram then shows clothing items as the end products. A more precise overview of the agricultural, processing and textile-making phases would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and a chronological account, and the sequence is easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “Initially,” “After this,” “In the next stage,” and “Lastly” help guide the reader through the process. The paragraphing is appropriate, and the stages are generally presented in the correct order. Some transitions are a little mechanical, however, and “Moving further” is less natural as a progression marker. There is also a slight loss of clarity in the final sequence, where “the spinned fabric” appears to follow spinning even though the yarn is woven into fabric. Use more precise references between stages and vary the linking language so that cohesion feels less formulaic.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing a manufacturing process, with relevant terms such as “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “weaved.” These choices allow the reader to understand most stages, and the response attempts some process-specific language. However, several word-form or collocation choices reduce precision: “spinned” is not the correct form of “spin,” “spinned fabric” confuses yarn with fabric, and “for used into clothes making” is awkward. “Amino oxide” also differs from the diagram’s label, “amine oxide.” Aim for accurate technical terms and natural combinations, such as “spin the fibres into yarn” and “weave the yarn into fabric.” This would make the description more precise and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response uses both simple sentences and some more complex structures, including the time clause “When bamboo plants are grown” and the purpose phrase “to make a liquid pulp.” The overall meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “farmers are harvested” has an incorrect verb construction, while “the harvested bamboo cut” lacks a passive auxiliary. There are also agreement problems in “the liquid pulp are filtered” and “the fabric are used,” and the instruction-like fragment “Then, add water…” does not maintain the report’s sentence pattern. Work on consistent passive forms for process descriptions (“is harvested,” “is filtered”) and subject–verb agreement. Greater control of these structures would improve accuracy while preserving the useful sentence variety already attempted.

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