Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The diagram illustrate the steps involved in manufacture of fabric from bamboo. Overall, it is a linear and nine-step process, beginning with planting bamboo plants in springs to making different types of clothes. Another noticeable feature is that this process involved the use of chemical such as amine oxide.

The initial process deals with how the bamboo is crushed into strips. The process begins with the planting of bamboo plants in spring, which then is cultivated in autumn. The cultivated bamboo is cut into stips, then further crushed to produce strips which is used to extract liquid pulp.

The remaining steps provides information on how the bamboo strips are made into clothes. The collected liquid pulp from strips are subsequently filtered to seperate fibres from liquid. Next, the fibers are by adding amine oxide and water, the resultant is spun to make yarn. The yarn is then weaved to produce different type of clothes such as t-shirts, socks,etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main stages and provide a clear overview, identifying the nine-step sequence from planting bamboo to producing clothing and noting the use of amine oxide. Most stages are included, including harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the bamboo is crushed to make liquid pulp, not “crushed to produce strips,” and the fibres are softened with water and amine oxide before being spun. The final clothing examples are accurately reported. This gives the reader a sound account of the process, but some stages are less fully or precisely described. To strengthen the response, check each transformation against the diagram and explain the softening stage clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence, with an overview followed by two paragraphs covering the early and later stages. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “The process begins,” “Next,” and “then” help guide the reader through the process. The progression is generally clear, although the division into “initial” and “remaining” steps is not entirely effective: the first paragraph says the process begins with crushing, even though it then describes planting and harvesting. Some references, such as “the resultant,” are also unclear, and the repeated use of “then” makes the linking somewhat mechanical. A more precise paragraph focus and clearer references would make the organisation more consistently smooth.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “cultivated,” “extract,” “filtered,” “fibres,” “spun,” and “weaved,” and the reader can generally understand the stages. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “liquid pulp” and “amine oxide.” However, several word choices or forms are inaccurate: “stips” is misspelled, “seperate” is misspelled, and “weaved” is not the appropriate form here; “woven” is needed. Phrases such as “the resultant” and “different type of clothes” are also imprecise or awkward. These errors do not prevent understanding, but more accurate collocations and spelling would improve precision and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which then is cultivated in autumn” and a sequence of linked process clauses. The overall meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The diagram illustrate” needs subject–verb agreement, while “the process involved” shifts unnecessarily into the past tense. Agreement and number are also problematic in “strips which is used” and “The remaining steps provides.” The sentence “Next, the fibers are by adding amine oxide and water” is structurally incomplete, and articles are missing in “in manufacture of fabric.” Work on agreement, consistent present-tense process descriptions, and complete passive constructions; these corrections would make your varied sentence attempts more reliable.

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