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 given diagram illustrates how bamboo fabric is made. There are nine steps involved, starting with bamboo plants and ending with fabric products.

Overall, the production of bamboo fabric involves several stages, beginning with the cultivation of bamboo in spring and ending with the manufacture of fabric products. When the bamboo has fully grown, farmers harvest it in autumn. In the third step, the bamboo stalks are cut into strips.In the fourth step, the strips are crushed to extract liquid pulp. In the fifth step, the liquid was filtered and then separate long fibres from the liquid.In the sixth step, the fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide.In the seventh step, the fibres are spun into thread, which is then made into yarn. After that, the yarn is woven to produce fabric.

Finally, the fabric is used to make various products, such as clothes, socks, and other textile items for everyday use.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a clear start and finish, from planting bamboo to finished products. Most central steps are reported accurately, including harvesting in autumn, cutting and crushing the stalks, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, the overview is not fully precise: it says production ends with fabric products, while the diagram distinguishes weaving fabric from the final clothing items. The account also adds that the bamboo is “fully grown” and that the yarn becomes “thread” before being made into yarn; these details are not shown. To strengthen coverage, describe the final clothing stage directly and keep each step closely tied to the diagram.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response follows the process in a logical order and uses clear sequencing language such as “In the third step,” “After that” and “Finally.” The opening and closing paragraphs also help frame the description. This gives the account coherent overall progression. However, most of the process is placed in one long paragraph, and the repeated “In the…” step-by-step framing can feel mechanical. There is also a missing space in “strips.In,” which interrupts the flow visually. Grouping the stages into cultivation and preparation, fibre processing, and final manufacture would make the organisation more deliberate, while varied transitions could improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of relevant process vocabulary, including “cultivation,” “harvest,” “crushed,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “spun” and “woven.” These terms make the stages generally easy to understand, and the language is appropriate to a process description. Some choices are less precise or repetitive: “made” appears several times, “fabric products” is vague, and “thread” is not the clearest term for the diagram’s yarn stage. “Other textile items for everyday use” also adds a broad category not specified in the visual. Aim for more exact process nouns and verbs, and avoid adding general claims where the diagram shows specific finished items.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including the opening overview and the time clause “When the bamboo has fully grown, farmers harvest it in autumn.” Most sentences communicate the sequence clearly. Some grammatical errors remain, however. In “the liquid was filtered and then separate long fibres,” the verb form should be “separated”; the sentence also shifts from present tense to past while the surrounding stages use present forms. In “the fibres are softened by adding water and amine oxide,” the passive construction is controlled, but the account would benefit from more consistent tense throughout. The missing space after “strips.” is a punctuation and presentation issue. Check verb forms and maintain a consistent present tense for process descriptions.

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