Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-15

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 process diagrams presents 9 steps of how bamboo is used to produce fabrics.

Overall, the process begins when bamboo plant that grow fully by spring and harvested in Autumn. It ends when the weave is used to finalise the cloth production.

First, the bamboo plant is kept to grow till spring. Then, when autumn starts, farmers harvest the plants and cut them. The bamboo in the next phase is cut into strips. After that, strips are crushed to make the liquid out of it. In the next phase, long fibres are separated from that liquid through filteration. Addition of water and amine oxide are made, so the fibres can be softened.

Now, yam is made from the soft fibre and are given shape of rounded balls. These rounded yam balls are used to make weave, which in the finals stage, make the fabrics. After undergowing this whole procedure, clothing and fabrics are manufactured and given the final shape.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages in the correct general order, from planting and autumn harvesting through processing the fibres, spinning yarn and weaving fabric. The overview also identifies the beginning and end of the process, and the details about filtering and adding water and amine oxide are grounded in the diagram. However, some stages are not fully or clearly reported: the diagram shows the finished fabric becoming clothing items, whereas the ending refers vaguely to “clothing and fabrics” being given a final shape. The overview’s claim that the bamboo “grow[s] fully by spring” is not stated in the visual; it only specifies planting in spring. More precise reporting of the final product and a clearer distinction between weaving fabric and making garments would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall sequence and uses paragraphs to separate the overview from the detailed stages. Linking expressions such as “First,” “After that,” “In the next phase” and “Now” help the reader follow the process, and the movement from raw bamboo to yarn and fabric is generally easy to track. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent overall arrangement and shows some of the stronger control associated with a higher level. However, several transitions are repetitive, and the final sentences blur the relationship between yarn, weaving, fabric and clothing. “These rounded yam balls are used to make weave” is also an unclear link between stages. Use more precise references and group the stages into a smoother progression rather than relying mainly on repeated time markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “fibres,” “filteration,” “softened” and “manufactured,” so the reader can understand most of the production stages. There is some attempt to use more specific language, particularly when describing the separation and softening of fibres. However, several inaccurate or awkward choices reduce precision: “yam” is used instead of “yarn,” “make weave” is unnatural, and “finalise the cloth production” does not clearly describe the diagram’s final clothing products. “Filteration” is also misspelled; use “filtration” or, more naturally here, “filtering.” The range is adequate for the task, but careful checking of spelling, word forms and collocations would make the description more fluent and exact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including a time clause (“when autumn starts”) and a result clause (“so the fibres can be softened”). Most stages remain understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “The process diagrams presents” has a plural subject with a singular verb, while “bamboo plant that grow fully” has problems with the article and subject–verb agreement. In “Addition of water and amine oxide are made,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the passive construction is awkward. The sentence “yam is made from the soft fibre and are given shape” also shifts agreement and number. Review agreement, articles and passive forms, and aim to make each sentence’s subject clear; this will improve accuracy while preserving your range of structures.

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