Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-26

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 describes process of fabric manufaturing from bamboo tree. The process includes nine stages from planting bamboo tree to manufaturing cloths.

Overall, the process includes nine steps. Bamboo trees should be planted in the Sping and the harvest should be collected in the Autumn. Technology and machines need to complete the manufacturing process.

Bamboo tress plant in the Spring and need to wait until they grow up to relevant size. After bamboo trees become mature, people cut bamboo tress near to its roots in the Autumn. Then bamboo logs cut into strips by using a machine. The machine looks like a wheel with shape ends. After that crushed strips chop until they become a liquid pulb. The liquid pulp is filtered by a filtering equipment to seperate long fibers from it.

The next step is a process of softening fibers, Which is done by adding water and amine oxide tolong fibers. Then soften long fibers spin to make a yam. After that, people weave threds to make fabric and final outcome is designed cloths.

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 the fibres, spinning yarn and weaving fabric. The overview identifies the nine-step sequence and the seasonal timing, while details such as filtering out long fibres and adding water and amine oxide show good attention to the diagram. Some points are less fully or accurately reported: the diagram shows finished clothing items after weaving, but “designed cloths” is vague, and the description of waiting for the plants to reach a “relevant size” and cutting them near their roots adds details not shown. Make the final stage explicit and keep descriptions closely tied to the visual information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early processing stages and then the later stages. The sequence is generally easy to follow, supported by transitions such as “Then,” “After that,” and “The next step.” This meets the expected level of coherent organisation, and the paragraphing helps distinguish the process phases. However, the overview repeats the nine-step point already made in the introduction, and some links between stages feel mechanical. The sentence beginning “After that crushed strips…” also makes the transition unclear because the subject and action are not expressed cleanly. Reduce repetition and use precise references to the material at each stage to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvest,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtered,” “fibers,” “spin,” and “weave,” so the reader can understand the main production stages. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “amine oxide” and “filtering equipment.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “manufaturing,” “tress,” “pulb,” “seperate,” “yam,” and “threds.” Some combinations are also imprecise: “harvest should be collected” and “designed cloths” do not describe the diagram naturally. Use accurate process collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, “harvest the bamboo” and “finished garments” would be clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple and more complex forms, including passive constructions such as “The liquid pulp is filtered” and a relative clause in “which is done by adding water and amine oxide.” Most stages remain understandable, and the sequence is expressed in complete sentences. Some grammatical errors persist, however. The opening needs an article (“describes the process”), and “Bamboo tress plant” lacks a suitable verb form; “bamboo trees are planted” would be accurate. In “Then bamboo logs cut into strips,” the passive auxiliary is missing, while “soften long fibers spin” has an unclear verb structure. Capitalisation after the comma in “fibers, Which” is also incorrect. Review passive forms, articles and sentence boundaries to improve accuracy while retaining varied structures.

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