Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-20

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 7.0)

The figure illustrates the steps involved in manufacturing various varieties of clothing items from bamboo.

Overall, the manufacturing process includes nine steps out of which the longest one is growing the bamboo, which starts during Spring and ends in the Autumn season. The process also includes some steps which are carried out in lab such as addition of chemicals.

Firstly, during the Spring season bamboo plants are planted. They grow and are ready to be harvested in Autumn. After the crop is harvested, it is cut into strips using blades. Next, the strips are crushed to make liquid pulp. The pulp is then filtered to separate long fibres from the liquid.

Water and amine oxide are added to the filtered liquid in order to soften the fibres. Followed by that, yarn is made using the spinning method. The prepared yarn is then weaved to prepare fabric. From that fabric, different items of clothings such as shirts and socks are made.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover the full sequence accurately, from planting in spring and harvesting in autumn through processing the fibres, spinning yarn, weaving fabric, and producing clothing. The overview identifies the nine-stage process and highlights the seasonal growing period and the use of chemicals, giving the reader a clear sense of the main features. Most details are grounded in the diagram, including the separation of long fibres from liquid and the addition of water and amine oxide. To make the summary more fully developed, describe the final products as a T-shirt and socks rather than “shirts and socks,” and clarify that the longest stage is the period of growth between planting and harvest. The reference to steps being carried out “in lab” is a little broad, as the diagram does not specify a laboratory.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, an overview, and two chronological paragraphs that follow the process from cultivation to finished clothing. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “After,” “Next,” and “then” help the reader track the stages, and the paragraph break before fibre softening gives the later stages a sensible grouping. The progression is easy to follow throughout. Some linking is slightly mechanical, however, and “Followed by that” is less natural than a direct transition such as “The fibres are then spun into yarn.” You could also make the relationship between the overview and the detailed stages more explicit by grouping the process into cultivation, fibre processing, and textile production.

Lexical Resource: Band 7.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “filtered,” “fibres,” “pulp,” and “spinning,” which allows you to describe the stages with reasonable precision. The wording is generally clear and appropriately formal. A few choices are less natural or precise: “various varieties” is repetitive, “blades” is less specific than the diagram’s cutting equipment, and “items of clothings” uses an incorrect plural form. “Weaved” is also less appropriate here than the standard process term “woven.” Aim for concise, accurate collocations and avoid adding detail such as “in lab” unless the visual supports it. These occasional awkward choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the process.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.0

There is a useful mix of sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which starts during Spring” and purpose clauses such as “in order to soften the fibres.” Most sentences are clear and the sequence is expressed with good control. A few grammatical issues remain. In “The process also includes some steps which are carried out in lab,” the article “a” is needed before “lab.” “Followed by that, yarn is made…” is a fragment-like introductory construction; write “Following this, the yarn is spun…” instead. The phrase “items of clothings” also has a plural-form problem, though the more natural correction is “items of clothing.” Check articles and sentence openings, while continuing to use varied structures.

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