Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-12

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 process that how fabric is formed from bamboo plants. The process has nine stages.

Overall, the process of bamboo fabric starts from planting bamboo plants in spring season. After that, it goes through different procedures to make clothes like T-shirts and socks. Most of the stages happen in a factory after the bamboo is harvested.

Looking at the diagram, after planting the bamboo plants in spring, it goes to harvest in autumn and cut down into strips. The strips are crushed to make a liquid pulp, which makes it ready to filter for the separation of long fibres from liquid.

Moreover, in the last two stages the fibres are soften through addition of water and a chemical called amine oxide. After that, the soften fibres are spin to make yarn. At the end, the yarn is woven to make fabric, and finally the fabric is used to make clothes like T-shirts and clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main sequence from planting through to finished clothing, and the overview identifies the nine-stage process and its seasonal start. The details about harvesting in autumn, crushing the strips into pulp, filtering out long fibres, and adding water and amine oxide are grounded in the diagram. However, the overview could better capture the process’s main phases, such as the transition from growing and harvesting to fibre processing and then yarn and fabric production. Some details are also unclear or inaccurate: “the fibres are soften” does not clearly describe the softening stage, and the final phrase says “T-shirts and clothes” rather than the diagram’s T-shirt and socks. A more precise account of the final products and clearer coverage of the stages would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by descriptions of the early and later stages. Sequencing expressions such as “After that,” “Moreover,” and “At the end” help the reader follow the process. However, the progression is not always smooth. The overview says the process goes through procedures “to make clothes,” then the final paragraph repeats this outcome, while the middle-to-late stages are compressed into a single paragraph. Some references are also unclear: “it goes to harvest” does not specify whether “it” means the plant or the process, and “which makes it ready to filter” makes the relationship between pulp and filtering awkward. Use clearer stage-to-stage links and refer explicitly to the bamboo, pulp, fibres, yarn, and fabric.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “long fibres,” “amine oxide,” “yarn,” and “woven.” This gives the reader a workable account of the manufacturing stages. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, limiting precision. “The process that how fabric is formed” is an awkward opening, “cut down into strips” is less suitable for describing the material, and “clothes like T-shirts and clothes” repeats a broad term and misidentifies the second product. There are also word-form problems in “soften fibres” and “are spin.” Choose precise process verbs and product names, and avoid repeating general words such as “process” and “clothes” when a more specific term is available.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a relative clause in “the separation of long fibres from liquid” and a time clause beginning “after planting.” The overall meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. The opening construction “the process that how fabric is formed” combines incompatible patterns; use either “the process by which fabric is made” or “how fabric is made.” In “the fibres are soften” and “the soften fibres are spin,” the passive forms are incorrect; use “are softened” and “are spun.” The sentence “after planting the bamboo plants in spring, it goes to harvest” also has an unclear subject and faulty construction. Review passive verb forms and ensure each clause has a clear subject.

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