Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-17

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 process flow diagram depicts the production process of textiles from bamboo.

There are total nine steps in bamboo fabric production which starts with planting plants of bamboo during spring season and ends with final wearable goods at the last stage.

In the first stage bamboo plants are planted during spring season and cultivated till autumn season. When the autumn season arrives, farmers harvest the grown bamboo trees as it is the harvesting season. Harvested bamboo plans are then cut into strips using tools and machineries. Those strips are then compressed so that liquid pulp of strips can be made. In the filtering process, long fibres are carefully isolated from the liquid pulp and softened by adding water and amine oxide.

Subsequently, softened fibres are placed in a spinning machine to convert them to yarn. Yarn are knitted to produce fabrics afterwards which we call them readymade bamboo fabrics such as socks, t-shirts etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a clear start-to-finish overview, from spring planting to finished wearable goods. Most key stages are included, including harvesting, cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, some details are imprecise or misreported: the diagram shows the bamboo being cut with a circular saw, not simply “using tools and machineries,” and the final stage depicts clothing items rather than explicitly labelled “readymade bamboo fabrics.” More importantly, “cultivated till autumn” adds a detail not shown, and “knitted” is inaccurate because the diagram says the yarn is woven. The overview is useful, but the account needs more precise reporting of the depicted stages and should avoid unsupported additions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response follows the process in a clear chronological order, and the progression from planting through to finished products is easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “When the autumn season arrives,” “then,” and “Subsequently” help connect stages without disrupting the sequence. The opening overview also gives the reader a useful framework before the details. However, the response is presented as one continuous paragraph, so the overview and stage-by-stage account are not visually distinguished. Some links are also slightly repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “then.” Grouping the overview separately and using a few more varied transitions would make the organisation more polished while preserving the clear progression already present.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “fibres,” “softened,” and “yarn.” These terms make the stages understandable, and “isolated” shows an attempt at more precise description. Some choices are less accurate or natural, however: “compressed” is not the clearest description of crushing, “knitted” does not match the diagram’s weaving stage, and “readymade bamboo fabrics” is awkward. There are also word-form or collocation problems in “plants of bamboo” and “tools and machineries.” Greater precision with the process verbs and more natural collocations would strengthen the vocabulary while retaining the useful technical terms already used.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a time clause in “When the autumn season arrives” and a purpose clause in “so that liquid pulp … can be made.” Most sentences communicate the sequence clearly, and the present tense is generally appropriate for describing a process. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “There are total nine steps” needs an article or quantifier, while “Yarn are knitted” has subject–verb disagreement. In “which we call them readymade bamboo fabrics,” the relative clause and object pronoun are used together incorrectly. “There are total nine steps … which starts” also creates an agreement problem because the clause refers to plural steps. Check agreement and clause construction, especially in longer sentences.

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