Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-27

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 illustrates the steps in manufacturing the fabric from bamboo plants.

Overall, there are nine procedures to follow on how to make clothes from bamboo plants. This will begin by planting the bamboo to cutting them to strips after harvesting and soften the fibres. When the fibres are ready, they will be able to make yarn. Once weaving is accomplished, they can now produce clothes.

The making of clothes starts from planting the bamboo plants during spring. The best time to harvest the bamboo plants is in autumn. When they are already harvested, the bamboo plants will be cut into strips to make it smaller, making it easier to crush the strip to make liquid pulp out of it. After that, manufacturers use filter to separate long fibres from liquid.

Turning to the remaining steps, the fibres need to be soften by adding water and amine oxide. If the process if done, if will undergo spin to make yarn. Finally, to be able to create fabric, they have to weave it. Once done, the fabric can now use in sewing different clothes, such as shirts and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers the main stages and gives a clear overview of the process, including the seasonal planting and harvesting and the progression from fibres to yarn, fabric and clothing. The details about cutting, crushing, filtering and softening are also generally consistent with the diagram. This gives the reader a sound account of the process. However, the overview is not fully precise: “nine procedures” is less natural than identifying nine stages, and “soften the fibres” is mentioned without clearly locating it after filtering. The final stage is inferred as sewing clothes; the diagram shows finished clothing items, rather than a separate sewing step. To strengthen the report, describe the process as a linear sequence and distinguish the diagram’s final products from any additional manufacturing activity.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence: an introduction and overview are followed by the early stages and then the remaining stages. Phrases such as “After that,” “Turning to the remaining steps,” and “Finally” help guide the reader through the process. The overall progression is clear, though some linking is mechanical and a few references are difficult to follow. For example, “If the process if done, if will undergo spin” makes the connection between softening and spinning unclear, while “Once done” does not specify whether weaving or fabric production is meant. Use more precise references and vary the transitions, while keeping each paragraph focused on a clear group of stages.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “liquid pulp,” “separate long fibres,” “amine oxide,” “yarn,” and “weave.” These terms allow the reader to understand most stages, and the response attempts some less common language relevant to manufacturing. However, several choices are awkward or imprecise, such as “nine procedures to follow on how to make clothes,” “make it smaller,” and “the fabric can now use in sewing.” Repetition of “make” also limits flexibility. Choose more precise process verbs and natural collocations—for example, describe strips as being crushed to produce pulp, and say that the finished fabric is used to make garments. This would improve precision without requiring more technical detail.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response uses both simple and complex forms, including time clauses such as “When they are already harvested” and a relative construction in “the fibres need to be soften by adding water and amine oxide.” Meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. Examples include the incorrect passive form “need to be soften,” the malformed conditional sequence “If the process if done, if will undergo spin,” and “the fabric can now use,” which lacks the appropriate passive construction. There are also shifts between plural and singular references, as in “bamboo plants” followed by “it.” Review passive verb forms and ensure pronouns agree with their referents. More accurate control of these structures, alongside the existing sentence variety, would make the process easier to follow.

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