Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The diagram illustrates the process of the manufacturing of bamboo fabric in nine main steps.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that this is a multi-stage linear process, that begins with harvesting of bamboo plants and concludes at weaving process to make a fabric.

Bamboo plants are planted in spring season which matures in approximately five months, read for harvest in autumn. Piles of harvested bamboo sticks further cut into small strips by using bamboo cross-cutting machine. Smaller strips are further crushed to make a liquid pulp which is then filtered to seperate the long fibers from the liquid.

After filteration, fibers are softened by adding water and amine oxide. A tangled soft fibers then send to spinner which detangled the fiber to make a yarn. To make a fabric, many yarn balls are required to weave and turned into the pile of fabric. Finished fabric is being stitched to form clothes like shirts and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover the process from planting through to the finished clothing, and the overview correctly identifies it as a multi-stage process. The main stages—cutting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving—are reported, with the addition of water and amine oxide accurately included. However, the overview says the process concludes with weaving, whereas the diagram continues to finished clothing; this conflicts with your later, accurate mention of shirts and socks. Some details are also added without support, such as the five-month growing period, the type of cutting machine, and the fabric being made into a “pile.” For a stronger response, keep the overview consistent with the diagram and avoid inferred details, while describing the final clothing stage explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs that follow the process from cultivation to finished products. This gives the reader a clear general progression, and transitions such as “After filtration” and “To make a fabric” help connect stages. The sequence is mostly easy to follow, although the overview’s claim that weaving is the endpoint conflicts with the final paragraph’s account of clothing production. The middle stages are also compressed into long sentences, making the links between filtering, softening and spinning less clear. Use the overview to map the full sequence consistently, and give each major phase a clear sentence or transition. This would make the progression more controlled without changing the effective overall paragraph structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a relevant range of process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “liquid pulp,” “filtered,” “fibers,” “yarn” and “weave.” These terms show awareness of the topic, and the reader can generally understand the stages. However, several choices are imprecise or awkwardly combined: “manufacturing of bamboo fabric,” “bamboo cross-cutting machine,” “tangled soft fibers,” and “pile of fabric” do not describe the diagram naturally. There are also spelling errors in “seperate” and “filteration.” At this level, the vocabulary is adequate and includes some less common terms, but accuracy and collocation are inconsistent. Prefer concise process language such as “the bamboo is cut into strips” and “the fibres are spun into yarn.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex structures, including the overview clause “that begins with…” and the sequence “which is then filtered…”. However, errors in sentence construction and verb forms are frequent enough to affect smooth reading. For example, “A tangled soft fibers then send to spinner” lacks a clear subject–verb structure and uses an incorrect verb form; “which detangled the fiber” shifts tense and agreement; and “Finished fabric is being stitched” uses an awkward tense for a process diagram. Articles and number also need attention in phrases such as “a fabric” and “a tangled soft fibers.” Use consistent present simple passive forms for the stages, for example, “The fibres are softened” and “The yarn is woven,” and check singular/plural agreement.

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