Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The diagram illustrates the nine satage process by manufacturing fabric and clothing from bamboo plants. Overall,it is a linear process that starts with planting bamboo in spring and ends with weaving yarn into fabric to make clothes like t-shirt and socks. In the first stage,bamboo plants are planted during the spring season.They are then allowed ot grow until autumn,when they are harvested by a farmer. In the third step,the harvested bamboo is cut into thin strips using a saw. The fourth stage involves crushing the strips to make liquid pulp.This pulp is then filtered in the next stage to seprate the long fibers from the liquid. Following this, the fibers are softened by adding water and amine oxide.In the seventh stage, the softened fibers are spurn to produce yarn. This yarn is then woven in the eight stage to make fabric.Finally in the nineth stage,the fabris is used to manufacture clothing item such as t-shirts and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting through to finished clothing, and include useful process details such as harvesting in autumn, filtering the pulp, and softening fibres with water and amine oxide. The overview identifies the seasonal start and clothing at the end, showing the overall transformation. However, it inaccurately says the process ends with “weaving yarn into fabric”; the diagram continues to a final stage in which fabric is made into clothing. Also, “allowed to grow until autumn” is a reasonable inference but is not explicitly shown. To strengthen the response, make the overview describe the full sequence from cultivation to finished garments and ensure each stage is reported precisely, including the final conversion into clothing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The stages are presented in a clear chronological order, and sequencing phrases such as “In the first stage,” “Following this,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. The response also separates its overview from the detailed account, giving it a recognisable overall structure. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent arrangement and shows some of the flexibility associated with stronger cohesion. However, the text is formatted as one long block, and several transitions are attached awkwardly to the preceding sentence, as in “fabric.Finally” and “pulp.This.” Use distinct paragraphs for the overview and process details, and check spacing and punctuation so that the progression feels consistently controlled rather than occasionally mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushing,” “filtered,” “fibers,” “yarn,” and “woven.” These terms communicate the stages clearly, and the use of “amine oxide” adds relevant technical specificity. Some spelling and word-choice errors, however, reduce precision: “satage,” “seprate,” “spurn,” “eight,” “nineth,” and “fabris” appear where accurate forms are needed. “Manufacture fabric and clothing” is also less natural than “produce fabric and garments.” Proofread technical and sequence vocabulary carefully, and choose precise process verbs; this would make the description more fluent while retaining its clear, task-appropriate range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as “They are then allowed to grow until autumn, when they are harvested by a farmer,” and uses passive constructions appropriately for a manufacturing process. Most stages remain understandable despite some grammatical and punctuation errors. For example, the overview says the process ends “with weaving yarn into fabric,” which does not accurately express the final stage, and the sentence boundaries in “pulp.This” and “fabric.Finally” are not correctly spaced. There are also inconsistent spaces after commas and full stops. Review sentence boundaries, punctuation, and the grammatical framing of the overview. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control without requiring more elaborate structures.

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