Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-22

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 step-wise process of manufacturing of clothes from bamboo was described below.

The 9 step process starts with plantation of bamboo and end with preparation of clothes. Bamboo strips are responsible for preparation of liquid which results in making yarn is the key element.

In Spring season bamboo is planted which yields and ready to harvest in Autumn. Harvested bamboo is collected manually and allowed to make pieces known as strips. Next, these strips are crushed to make a liquid pulp.

Liquid pulp that was extracted from crushed strips is allowed for filtration. This involves separation of long fibers from liquid pulp. Collected fibers are added with water and amine oxide to make it soft. Here Soften fibers are spined to make yarn. The crucial step of preparation of yarn is done. Later yarn is weaved to make fabric. Fabric once prepared is ready to make clothes. Finally, Fabric is stitched to make desired clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main sequence from planting and harvesting through processing the fibres, spinning yarn and weaving fabric, and you include useful details such as the seasons and the water and amine oxide. The opening also identifies the process as having nine steps. However, some stages are less fully or accurately reported: the diagram shows finished clothing as the final stage, but it does not show fabric being stitched, so this is an unsupported addition. The overview could also state more clearly that the process moves from growing and preparing bamboo to producing fabric and clothing. Clarify the distinction between crushing the strips into pulp, filtering out long fibres and then softening those fibres to make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The stages are presented in a generally logical order, and paragraphing separates the opening summary from the detailed sequence. Connectors such as “Next,” “Later” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, and a few references are unclear. For example, “This involves separation” requires the reader to infer that “this” refers to filtration, while “Here” does not clearly signal the transition from softening to spinning. The opening repeats the idea of making clothes and fabric without establishing a concise overview. Use clearer links between stages and refer directly to the material being processed—for example, “The softened fibres are then spun into yarn”—to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “filtration,” “separation,” “fibers,” “pulp” and “yarn,” which allows the reader to understand the stages. Some less common terms are attempted, but word choice and collocation are not always natural: “plantation of bamboo,” “allowed to make pieces,” and “preparation of yarn” are awkward in this context. “Spined” is also an inaccurate form for “spun,” and “weaved” should be “woven.” Repeated use of “make” and “preparation” limits precision. Aim for standard process collocations such as “bamboo is planted,” “cut into strips,” “the fibres are softened,” and “the yarn is woven into fabric.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including relative clauses in “which yields and ready to harvest in Autumn” and a passive construction in “is allowed for filtration.” The sequence remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. In the opening, “starts … and end” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “which yields and ready” is missing a verb form. Articles and sentence structure also need attention in “allowed to make pieces known as strips” and “Collected fibers are added with water.” Capitalisation is inconsistent, as in “Soften” and “Fabric” mid-sentence. Practise accurate passive forms for process descriptions, and check agreement, articles and complete verb phrases when combining stages.

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