Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-24

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 provided diagram explains how bamboo is used to made fabric.

Overall, it's a linear process based on nine different steps starting with the bamboo implant in spring and ending with bamboo fabrics . Two key stages are highlighted in this process ,the bamboo production and preprocessing and the fabric production .

Firstly, bamboo plants are implanted during the spring because of its warming temprature then in autom, when bamboo plants gets mature ,farmers starting harvesting.Next, bamboo will be cut by a machine to get strips . In order to make liquid pulp, strips get crushed. Once we get the needed liquid, it goes through a filter to illiminate liquid from long fibers .In the six step ,warter and a chemical substance called amine oxide are added to make fibers more and more soft.

Once fibers are softend an ready to be used, we make a long thread which is spinned to make finally a yarm.Consiquently, it will be weaved to make fabric .Finaly, the fabric will be used to make clothes like t-shirt and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers the process from planting through to finished clothing and gives a clear overall summary of its nine stages, including the broad distinction between bamboo preparation and fabric production. Most stages are reported in the correct order, and relevant details such as spring planting, autumn harvesting, crushing, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving are included. However, a few descriptions are unclear or inaccurate: the filter separates long fibres from the liquid, rather than removing liquid from the fibres, and the diagram shows the final fabric being made into clothing, not explicitly that the fabric itself is used for this purpose. The overview is useful, but could identify the transformation from raw bamboo to finished garments more precisely. This covers the task well overall, though some details need clearer reporting.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early processing stages and then the final stages. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “Next,” “Once,” and “Once fibres are softened” help the reader follow the process. The paragraph break also broadly separates the stages. Some connections are less smooth or precise, however. “In the six step” interrupts the flow, and the transition from filtering to softening would be clearer if the stages were linked with consistent, accurate sequencing. The overview’s division into “bamboo production and preprocessing” and “fabric production” is not fully explained, so the grouping feels somewhat abrupt. Overall progression is clear, but more controlled transitions and clearer referencing would make cohesion more flexible and less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” “fibers,” “amine oxide,” “spinned,” and “weaved.” This range is sufficient to describe the main stages, and some technical terms are appropriately included. However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “implant” is used for planting, “illiminate” for separating or removing, “yarm” for yarn, and “autom” for autumn. There are also awkward collocations such as “make a long thread” and “more and more soft.” These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the general process, but they make parts of the account less natural and occasionally unclear. More accurate process verbs and careful proofreading would strengthen lexical control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including time clauses (“when bamboo plants gets mature”) and a conditional-style sequence (“Once we get the needed liquid”). The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in “plants gets mature” and “farmers starting harvesting”; verb forms are also inaccurate in “bamboo plants are implanted” and “which is spinned.” Articles and sentence boundaries need attention, as in “In the six step” and the run-on spacing around “process ,the.” The final stages also shift between “we make” and passive forms without a consistent pattern. These issues rarely obscure the process, but more reliable agreement, tense and sentence punctuation would be needed for stronger accuracy.

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