Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The diagram illustrates the agricultural and mechanical processes involved in the manufacture of fabric from bamboo plant.

Overall, the manufacturing process has eight steps starting from the plantation of bamboo in the fields and ending on the final prepared form of clothes through a number of intermediate steps in its preparation.

First, the process starts with the agricultural practices of planting bamboo in spring season, which reaches to its maturity in autumn, and henceforth is harvested manually by labour using plough.

Then starts the mechanical work, harvested bamboo sticks are then cut into strips using machine cutters. The strips separated are later on crushed to create liquid pulp.

Chemical processes begins with filter to separate the long fibres of bamboo sticks from the remaining liquid. The separated fibres are then soften by adding water and amine oxide into them.

At the end comes spinning and weaving of yarn, when the fibres become soft enough, they are spin to make yarn. This yarn is then weaved to make fabric, which can be stitch in a variety of clothing such as shirts, socks, etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main stages from planting through to finished clothing, and the overview correctly identifies an agricultural beginning and a manufactured end. The sequence of cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving is also broadly accurate. However, the overview says there are “eight steps,” whereas the diagram shows nine, and the harvesting description incorrectly mentions a “plough”; the image shows manual harvesting with a sickle or machete. Some details are less fully reported: the final stage is shown as clothing items, rather than simply fabric being stitched into clothes. The response therefore presents the process clearly overall, but accuracy and fuller coverage of a few details would strengthen it further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, overview and chronological body paragraphs. Sequencing phrases such as “First,” “Then,” and “At the end” help the reader follow the process, and the shift from agricultural to mechanical and chemical stages gives the account a sensible structure. The stages are generally grouped appropriately, with the final paragraph covering spinning and weaving. Some transitions are slightly awkward, however: “Then starts the mechanical work” and “Chemical processes begins with filter” interrupt the otherwise clear progression. More precise links between stages, and consistent phrasing that makes each step’s relationship to the next explicit, would make the cohesion more flexible and polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “manufacture,” “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “spinning” and “weaving.” These choices communicate the main stages and show some flexibility beyond basic vocabulary. A few word choices or collocations are inaccurate or imprecise: “plantation of bamboo in the fields” is less natural than “planting bamboo,” and “using plough” does not describe the tool shown. “Prepared form of clothes” and “stitch” are also not the most appropriate expressions for the final stage. Greater precision in describing the diagram, alongside more natural collocations, would improve the control of vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including clauses linked by “which” and “when,” and most of the process remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly in verb forms and agreement. For example, “the fibres are then soften” should be “the fibres are then softened,” while “they are spin” should be “they are spun.” The sentence “Chemical processes begins with filter” has a subject–verb agreement problem and an incomplete article pattern; “The chemical process begins with filtering” would be clearer. There are also issues in “which reaches to its maturity” and “which can be stitch.” More consistent control of passive forms is especially important when describing a manufacturing process.

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