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 given process diagram illustrates the method of fabric production from bamboo.

This process comprises on nine different steps which starts from planting the bamboo plants and ends on the cloth making for end consumers.The main step is to add water and amine oxide in fibres which makes them softer.

Closer examination shows that in first step the bamboo plants are planted during the spring season.Secondly , in Autumn these plants are harvested. Then these are cut into strips using a specific cutter.Following this,these strips are crushed in order to make the liquid pulp.

Then , the liquid is passed through the filter to separate long fibres from liquid.Next to this,water and amine oxide is added which soften the fibres.After that, soft fibres are circulated to create yarn.Then this yarn is weaved to produce the fabric .Lastly this fabric is used to make different dresses like shirts and socks etc for end users.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the process from planting in spring through to finished clothing, and include several key details, such as autumn harvesting, crushing the strips into pulp, filtering, and adding water and amine oxide. However, the overview is not fully effective: calling the softening stage “the main step” is an unsupported emphasis, while the diagram presents a sequence of stages rather than identifying one as most important. The description also says the fibres are “circulated” to create yarn, which does not accurately report that they are spun, and “cloth making for end consumers” is vague. Make the overview summarise the overall transformation and clarify the final stages to report the main features more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The stages are presented in a generally logical order, and sequencing expressions such as “Secondly,” “Following this,” “After that,” and “Lastly” help the reader follow the process. The response also has an opening overview followed by a stage-by-stage account. This meets the basic requirement for coherent organisation, but cohesion is sometimes mechanical: many sentences begin with a transition, creating a list-like rhythm. There are also awkward links, such as “Next to this,” and spacing around punctuation is inconsistent. Group the stages into clearer paragraphs and use transitions more selectively, while making references such as “these” and “this fabric” unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” and “fibres,” so the reader can understand most stages. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “amine oxide.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for this diagram: “circulated” does not describe spinning, “cloth making” is vague, and “different dresses like shirts and socks” is not an accurate or natural description of the finished items. “Specific cutter” is also unnecessarily vague when the process simply involves cutting. Choose precise verbs for each stage and use natural collocations such as “spin the fibres into yarn” and “weave the yarn into fabric.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the relative clause in “which makes them softer” and the purpose clause “in order to make the liquid pulp.” The sequence is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “comprises on nine different steps” has an incorrect preposition, and “which starts” does not agree with the plural “steps.” In “water and amine oxide is added,” the compound subject requires a plural verb; “which soften” also needs to agree with the singular “addition” if that is the intended subject. Articles and sentence boundaries need attention too, as in “in first step” and the run-on spacing after full stops. Proofread agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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