Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

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 of manufacturing textile fabric and garments from ram bamboo.

Overall, the process is a nine-step linear system combining natural cultivation, mechanical processing, and chemical treatment. It start with growing bamboo plants and end with making ready to wear clothing like shirts and socks.

First bamboo is plants in spring and harvested in autumn. After harvesting, the bamboo stalks are cut into then strips and crushed into a soft pulp. Next the liquid pulp is filtered to collect long fabric. Water and special liquid added to make the fabric soft.

During the chemical treatment phase, the liquid pulp is filtered to separate long strands of fiber from the excess liquid. These fibers are then softened through the addition of water and amine oxide After that, these soft fabric are spun into yarn , which is the woven into big sheets of fabric. Finally, the fabric is stitched to make finished clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main stages and give a useful overview, describing the process as beginning with cultivation and ending with clothing. The seasonal details—planting in spring and harvesting in autumn—and the conversion of bamboo into yarn and fabric are relevant and accurate. However, some stages are repeated or described imprecisely: filtering is mentioned twice, and “collect long fabric” does not clearly convey that long fibres are separated from liquid. The final claim that the fabric is “stitched” into clothes is not shown; the diagram only depicts finished clothing after weaving. To make the account more complete and precise, report each stage once and distinguish clearly between the diagram’s stated steps and what is merely implied.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an overview followed by a description of the process, and its sequence is generally easy to follow. Connectors such as “First,” “After harvesting,” “Next,” and “Finally” help guide the reader through the stages. However, the account becomes repetitive because filtering and softening are described in both the first and second process paragraphs. The transition “During the chemical treatment phase” also restarts the sequence rather than smoothly continuing it, while the overview calls the process linear without clarifying its three broad phases. Organise the details in one continuous sequence, using paragraphing to separate the overview from the stages and avoiding repeated information.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “filtered,” “softened,” “spun,” and “woven,” which makes the manufacturing stages understandable. Terms such as “amine oxide” and “long strands of fiber” also show an attempt at specific description. Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “ram bamboo” is not supported by the diagram, “long fabric” confuses fibres with finished material, and “big sheets” is informal and imprecise. “Ready to wear” would also be clearer as a standard compound modifier. Aim for precise process terms and avoid adding material or product details that the visual does not establish; this would make the vocabulary more controlled and appropriate to an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence with “combining” and the passive construction “are then softened.” The sequence is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “It start” needs subject–verb agreement (“It starts”), and “First bamboo is plants” has an incorrect verb form and missing article (“First, the bamboo is planted”). In “Water and special liquid added,” the passive verb is missing; later, “these soft fabric are” has a number-agreement error. There are also punctuation and sentence-boundary problems, such as the missing full stop after “amine oxide” and the comma before “which.” Check verb forms, articles, singular/plural agreement, and punctuation when editing.

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