Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The figure illustartes how the cothes are produced from the bamboo plants in a stepwise manner.

Firstly, during the spring season, the bamboo plants are sowed in the soil and then by the Autumn, the plant is harvested and put in a cutter for cutting it into the strips. Then in the next step, the chopped strips are crushed to covert it into a liquid pulp type material which is then filtered to remove any fibres from the liquid. These fibres are then subjected to a chemical named amine oxide along with the water which will result in sofetening them. Then the soft fibres are spinned to make the yarn. Further moving ahead the yarn is subjected to weaving where it will convert the fibres or threads in to a piece of cloth or fabric. Out of this fabric, multiple clothing items like shirts, sweatshirts, socks can be made.

That is how after the intense hardwork, fabric is produced from a small bamboo plant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the main stages from planting and autumn harvesting through processing, spinning, weaving and making clothing, and the sequence is generally accurate. However, the response lacks a clear overview that summarises the process as a whole; the final sentence about “intense hardwork” is evaluative rather than a useful overview. Some details are also imprecise: the diagram says filtering separates the long fibres from the liquid, whereas you say it removes “any fibres,” and it shows finished clothing without specifying shirts or sweatshirts. To strengthen this response, add a concise overview identifying the process as a sequence from seasonal cultivation to finished garments, and report the key transformations more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The stages are presented in a logical order, and sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “Then,” “Further moving ahead” and “That is how” help the reader follow the process. This gives the response a coherent overall progression. However, nearly all the information is placed in one paragraph, so the stages are not grouped visually, and the repeated use of “then” makes the linking somewhat mechanical. Some references are also unclear, as in “it” in “crushed to covert it into a liquid pulp type material,” where the reader must infer what is being transformed. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and process details, and vary linking language while making references explicit to improve the flow further.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “filtered,” “softening,” “yarn” and “weaving,” which communicates the main stages. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “liquid pulp.” However, several spelling errors—“illustartes,” “cothes,” “covert” and “sofetening”—reduce accuracy, while phrases such as “liquid pulp type material” and “intense hardwork” are awkward or imprecise for a factual process description. “Spinned” is also not the standard form of “spin.” Proofread carefully and choose concise, conventional process terms; this would make the vocabulary more precise and natural without requiring a much wider range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including time clauses such as “during the spring season … and then by the Autumn” and a relative clause in “which will result in softening them.” The sequence remains understandable, but some grammatical choices are inaccurate. For example, “the bamboo plants are sowed” uses an incorrect verb form and is not a natural construction for planting; “the soft fibres are spinned” also has an incorrect past participle. The long sentence beginning “Then in the next step” joins several stages and clauses, making control less secure. Use accurate passive forms consistently—for example, “are planted,” “are harvested” and “are spun”—and divide long sequences into shorter, controlled sentences.

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