Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-29

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 given figure illustrates the process of manufacturing fabrics from bamboo. Overall, it is a 9 stage, complex process requiring heavy machinery and man-power. It begins with the sowing of bamboo plants and culminates in the production of clothes.

First of all, the process commences with the sowing of bamboo plant in the spring season and harvseting it in the autumn season. Ater cultivation, bamboo plant is passed through a cutting manchine, which cuts it into bamboo strips. This step is then followed by crusing of bamboo strips, in order to extract liquid pulp.

The liquid pulp is then passed though a filteration machine, which separates long fibres of bamboo from liquid mixture. The filtered long fibres undergo treatment in which water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibres. The soften fibres are then spin to make yarn. The last step involves weaving the yarn to make clothes

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response identifies the process as a sequence of nine stages and gives a clear overall summary, noting that it begins with planting and ends with clothing production. It also reports the main transformations from strips to pulp, fibres, yarn and fabric. This covers the central features accurately. However, the final stage is described as weaving yarn “to make clothes”; the diagram shows weaving produces fabric, followed by a separate final stage depicting clothing items. The overview also calls the process complex and requiring heavy machinery and manpower, which is not established by the diagram. To strengthen the response, distinguish the final fabric-making and clothing stages and keep the overview focused on features directly shown.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into an introduction and overview followed by a chronological account, and the stages are generally easy to follow. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “This step is then followed by,” and “The last step” help guide the reader through the process. The paragraphing also separates the overview from the detailed stages. Some links are slightly mechanical, and the final sentence compresses the last stages, omitting the separate clothing-production step. More precise transitions and clearer grouping of the preparation, fibre-treatment and finishing stages would make progression smoother. Overall, the organisation is clear and logical, with cohesion generally effective despite some room for more flexible linking.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The response uses relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “extract liquid pulp,” “separates long fibres,” “soften,” and “weaving.” These choices communicate the main stages, and the writer attempts some technical language appropriate to the diagram. However, several spelling errors—“harvseting,” “Ater,” “manchine,” “crusing,” and “though”—reduce accuracy. There are also imprecise or awkward choices: “sowing” is not the same as planting, “man-power” is unsupported, and “filteration machine” is an unnatural formation. “The soften fibres” also uses the wrong word form. Greater control of spelling, collocation and precise process terms would make the vocabulary more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

There is a useful mix of simple and complex structures, including the relative clause “which separates long fibres” and the passive construction “are added to soften the fibres.” Most sentences remain understandable, and the process is generally expressed in an appropriate present tense. Some grammatical errors persist, however. In “bamboo plant is passed through,” the article and number are unclear; “The soften fibres are then spin” has errors in adjective form and passive verb form; and “the process commences with the sowing … and harvesting it” has an awkwardly mismatched structure. The final sentence also lacks a full stop. Review articles, parallel phrasing and passive verb forms to improve accuracy while retaining the range of sentence structures.

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