Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 entire process of manufacturing fabric from bamboo is being illustrated in that figure.

Overall, the process start from planting bamboo trees in spring season and then to their cutting to extract the pulp. Then it is shown how that pulp is further transformed into fabric to produce the clothes we wear.

At first, the bamboo trees are planted in the spring season and harvested in the autumn. After cutting the tress into strips with a cutter, they are further crushed to produce liquid pulp and then that pulp goes through a filteration process.

During filteration long fibres are separated from pulp and those fibres are further softened with water and amino oxide and then later on spun to make yarn. Once we get the yarn in the form of balls, it is then weaved to make fabric pieces and that fabric is further used to produce different forms of clothing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main stages from seasonal planting and harvesting through processing, yarn-making, weaving and clothing production. The overview identifies the broad progression from bamboo to finished products, and the details about filtering long fibres and softening them with water and amine oxide are relevant and accurate. This gives the reader a clear account of the process. However, the overview could distinguish more explicitly between the agricultural stages and the later manufacturing stages, and the final clothing stage is only briefly mentioned. Also, “cutting to extract the pulp” is imprecise: cutting produces strips, which are then crushed to make liquid pulp. Clarifying this distinction and summarising the process’s main phases more precisely would make the coverage more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the stages. Time and sequence markers such as “At first,” “then,” and “Once” help the reader follow the process, and the movement from raw bamboo to finished clothing is easy to understand. Some linking is repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “then” and “further,” and the overview partly repeats details that are explained again in the body. The reference in “that pulp” is also not fully clear when the preceding stage is filtering, rather than producing pulp. To strengthen progression, group the stages into clearer phases and vary the links while ensuring each pronoun refers unambiguously to the material being processed.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “liquid pulp,” “long fibres,” “softened,” “spun,” and “woven.” These terms communicate the main transformations, and the meaning remains clear despite some inaccurate or awkward choices. For example, “tress” is a spelling error for “trees,” “filteration” is misspelled, and “amino oxide” does not match the diagram’s “amine oxide.” “Cutter” is also less precise than “circular saw,” while “different forms of clothing” is vague. Greater accuracy in technical terms and more natural collocations would improve precision; avoid repeating general words such as “further” when a specific process verb is available.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the clause “During filteration long fibres are separated from pulp.” The sequence is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. In “the process start,” the singular subject requires “starts”; “the bamboo trees are planted in the spring season” would be more natural with an article before “spring” or a simpler seasonal phrase. The opening “is being illustrated” is an awkward tense choice for describing a diagram, and “it is then weaved” has an incorrect verb form for the intended passive construction. There are also missing articles in phrases such as “separated from pulp.” Check subject–verb agreement, passive forms, and article use, while retaining your attempts at longer sentences.

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