Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The diagram illustrates how a bamboo can be used in the manufacturing of fabric.

Overall, the process of converting bamboo into fabric involves multiple steps and it can be broken down into nine general steps.

The process starts with planting the bamboo in the spring season so that they can be easily harvested in the autumn season. We have to cut this harvested bamboos into strips so that they can be easily processed further, these strips are then crushed to change it into liquid pulp. This liquid pulp is then passed through a filter which helps in separating the long fibres from the liquid, furthermore we need to soften this fibres by adding water and amine oxide. Then, this fiber can be simply spin to make yarn from it. This yarn is then required to be weaved to make fabric from it and afterwards this fabric can be utilized to make any of the clothing we desire.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages in the correct order, from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, spinning and weaving. The overview identifies a nine-step process, and details such as adding water and amine oxide to soften fibres are accurately reported. This makes the response relevant and gives a clear account of how the material becomes fabric. However, some parts are more fully described than others: the final stage is presented as fabric being used to make clothing, whereas the diagram explicitly shows clothing as the end product, and the response does not clearly distinguish the initial agricultural stages from the later manufacturing stages. A more precise overview of these broad phases, followed by concise reporting of each stage, would make the key features more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The sequence is easy to follow, and the use of time markers such as “Overall,” “The process starts,” “then,” and “afterwards” helps guide the reader through the stages. The information is presented in a sensible order, so the process remains understandable despite the diagram’s back-and-forth layout. However, nearly all the detail is placed in one long paragraph, and several stages are joined into an extended chain of clauses. This makes the progression feel somewhat mechanical and gives the reader few clear pauses between phases. Separate the overview from the detailed description, and group the growing and harvesting stages apart from the processing and textile stages. More varied transitions and clearer sentence boundaries would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “crushed,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibres,” “yarn,” and “fabric.” These terms communicate the main transformations clearly, and the technical ingredient “amine oxide” is reported accurately. There are, however, some imprecise or awkward choices that reduce naturalness: “a bamboo” is not the best way to refer to the material, “easily processed further” is vague, and “weaved” is not the appropriate form in this context. Repetition of “then” and “from it” also limits flexibility. Aim for precise process collocations and vary verbs such as “is converted,” “is separated,” and “is woven” while retaining the diagram’s exact meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple statements and longer complex sentences, for example the explanation that the pulp “is then passed through a filter which helps in separating” the fibres. Most of the process remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. In “so that they can be easily harvested,” the pronoun does not agree clearly with singular “bamboo”; “these harvested bamboos” also has an awkward number pattern. Later, “soften this fibres” has a demonstrative–noun agreement error, and “can be simply spin” uses an incorrect verb form. The long sentence beginning “We have to cut” also joins several independent ideas with a comma. Check agreement and passive verb forms, and divide long sequences into controlled sentences to improve accuracy.

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