Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-09

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 illustration depicts the process of manufacturing bamboo into a fabric. It involves nine important steps.

Overall, it can be seen that making fabric starts in the preparation of planting and harvesting the bamboo and ends when yarn are weaved together making the fabric.

First, bamboo is planted during spring which then is harvested in autumn season. The harvested bamboo will then be cut into pieces of strips and then crushed to make a liquid pulp. Next, it will undergo the fifth process called filtration which the main goal is to separate the long fibres from liquid. After the separation, the fibres are soften by adding water and amine oxide.

The soften fibres will now be spinned to make the yarn. Finally, the yarn will undergo the process of weaving to make the actual fabric, which then is now ready to be transported and marketed to make clothes and garments of any kind.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers the main stages in the correct order, including seasonal planting and harvesting, crushing the strips into pulp, filtering, softening the fibres, spinning yarn and weaving fabric. The overview identifies the process’s beginning and end, and the description of filtration includes its purpose, which helps convey key information. However, the overview is not fully accurate: it says the process ends with yarn being woven into fabric, while the diagram continues to finished clothing items. The final claim that the products are “ready to be transported and marketed” is not shown, and the clothing stage could instead be reported directly. Some stages are described more fully than others; adding the final step and making the overview cover the complete sequence would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two chronological body sections. Its progression is easy to follow, and sequencing expressions such as “First,” “Next,” “After the separation” and “Finally” guide the reader through the stages. This clear organisation is effective, though the linking is somewhat formulaic and the final sentence moves from fabric production to unsupported claims about transport and marketing. The overview also gives an incomplete endpoint, which weakens the overall progression slightly. To make the cohesion more flexible, group related stages into broader phases—for example, cultivation and processing, followed by yarn and finished products—and use references such as “these fibres” or “the resulting yarn” where they remain unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

There is an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “liquid pulp,” “filtration,” “fibres” and “weaving,” and the technical detail “amine oxide” is reported accurately. These choices communicate the main stages, with some variation in how the process is described. However, several word forms or collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “yarn are weaved,” “the fibres are soften,” and “spinned” do not use the standard forms, while “pieces of strips” is imprecise. “Actual fabric” is also less suitable than a direct description of the resulting fabric. Aim for precise process collocations and standard forms such as “woven,” “softened” and “spun”; this would make the vocabulary more natural and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex structures, including a relative clause in “which the main goal is to separate…” and a time clause in “which then is harvested in autumn.” Most stages remain understandable, and the writer attempts passive constructions appropriate to a process description. Some grammatical errors persist, however: “yarn are” has faulty agreement, “are soften” uses an incorrect verb form, and “which the main goal is” lacks the appropriate relative construction. The final sentence also has an awkward sequence of clauses (“which then is now ready…”). Improve control of passive forms and clause structure—for example, “the fibres are softened” and “the purpose of filtration is to separate…”—while retaining the range of sentence patterns already attempted.

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