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 given image shows a production of fabric making from bamboos.

Overall, it has nine procedural steps to follow. The process starts with planting a bamboos in the spring season and it ends with, perfectly made fabric material out from bamboos. It includes several steps such as crushing, filtering process, drying and adding chemicals etc.

At the beginning, first we have to plant bamboos plant in the spring season, and in autumn, it will ready for the harvesting process (the image shows manual cutting by the human). A next step is to cut sticks perfectly, and then, those strips will be put into crushing machine to make a liquid out of it, and afterwards, a filtering process will take a place for puring the liquid.

The next step is to mix the neccessary amount of water and chemical (amine oxide). However, to make yarn from it, we have to follow a spinning process for that, and from that yarn, we will be able to make a Weave. Finally, a fabric is made from bamboos.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as having nine stages and describe its broad progression from planting and harvesting to producing yarn and fabric. The seasonal details and the use of amine oxide are also accurately included. However, the overview says the process ends with fabric, whereas the diagram’s final stage shows finished clothing, and the response does not clearly report this endpoint. More importantly, it introduces drying, which is not shown, and describes filtering as purifying the liquid rather than separating long fibres from it. The softening stage is also not clearly explained. To strengthen the account, report the diagram’s key transformations precisely and avoid adding unsupported steps.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early and later stages in sequence. Time markers such as “At the beginning,” “A next step,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process, and the paragraphing is appropriate. This gives the account a coherent progression. Some links are less precise, however: “from that yarn, we will be able to make a Weave” does not clearly express the transition from spinning yarn to weaving fabric, and “afterwards” is used where the relationship between filtering and the next treatment could be stated more directly. The overview also lists “drying,” which disrupts the otherwise logical account because it is not a diagram stage. Use concise stage-to-stage links and clear references to each material.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “crushing,” “filtering,” “amine oxide,” and “spinning,” which allows the reader to understand the general subject. There is some variety in how the stages are described. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “a production of fabric making,” “cut sticks perfectly,” “puring the liquid,” and “make a Weave.” “Drying” is also an unsupported process term in this context. Spelling errors such as “neccessary” and “bamboos” further reduce precision. Aim for standard process language—for example, “manufacture fabric,” “cut the bamboo into strips,” and “separate the fibres from the liquid”—and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including a time clause in “in autumn, it will ready for the harvesting process” and a relative clause in “strips will be put into crushing machine.” The sequence remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include missing articles and agreement in “plant a bamboos plant,” the missing verb in “it will ready,” and the awkward passive construction “a filtering process will take a place.” The sentence beginning “However, to make yarn from it” also has an unclear grammatical connection to the previous idea. Use accurate articles and plurals, form the future as “it will be ready,” and make each sentence’s subject and process stage explicit. More consistently controlled complex sentences would improve clarity.

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