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 process diagram gives the 9 steps to produce a fabric made from bamboo.

Overall, producing and manufaturing a fabric is a nine-stage process which starts from planting bamboo plants during spring season and ends with producing clothing items that people could use. There are significant ingredients such as water and amine oxide to soften fibres that would make it easy to weave.

First, bamboos are planted during spring and then harvested on autumn. After being harvested all the bamboos are cut into strips which would be easier to crush these and make the liquid pulp. The crushed strips then filtered to separate the long fibres from liquid.

After being filtered, fibres are now being soften using water and amine oxide. These fibres will be rolled to make a yarn and would be easy to make fabric by weaving. finally, once the fibres ares weaved they would be able to manufacture clothing items that would be able to use by people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main stages in the correct order, from planting in spring and harvesting in autumn through processing the fibres and making clothing. The overview also identifies the nine-stage sequence and its start and end points, while noting the water and amine oxide used to soften fibres. This gives a clear account of the process. Some details are less fully or precisely reported: for example, the diagram shows the fibres being spun into yarn, whereas “rolled to make a yarn” is not an accurate description of that stage. The final step is clothing items, rather than simply fabric being manufactured for people to use. More precise reporting of these stages and a clearer distinction between spinning, weaving and the finished products would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs that follow the process in sequence. Transitions such as “First,” “After being harvested” and “After being filtered” help the reader track the stages, and the progression from raw bamboo to clothing is generally clear. This is a coherent overall arrangement. However, some links are mechanical or unclear: “which would be easier to crush these” has an awkward reference, and the final sentence repeats “would be able to” rather than moving directly to the outcome. The overview also includes a detail about ingredients that could be integrated more smoothly with the later description. Use concise links and clear references to each material as it changes form to make the progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “weaving” and “clothing items.” These choices make most stages understandable and show some ability to use task-specific language. However, several word choices or forms are inaccurate or awkward, such as “rolled” for the diagram’s “spin” stage and “a fabric made from bamboo.” There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “manufaturing,” “ares” and “weaved.” Repetition of “make” and “would be able to” limits precision and flexibility. Aim for accurate process verbs and natural collocations, and proofread spelling and word forms so that the vocabulary communicates each transformation precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including sequencing clauses and passive forms such as “are planted,” “are cut” and “using water and amine oxide.” This range is appropriate for describing a process, and the meaning is generally recoverable. Some grammatical errors remain, however. For example, “the crushed strips then filtered” is missing an auxiliary (“are”), while “fibres are now being soften” has an incorrect passive verb form. There are also errors in “on autumn,” “the fibres ares weaved” and “would be able to use by people.” These issues show that control of passive constructions and verb forms is not yet consistent. Practise forming accurate present-simple passives and check agreement, articles and prepositions in each sentence.

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