Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-31

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 manufacturing processes of a fabric from bamboo.

Overall, the bamboo is went through nine distinct stages such as harvesting, cutting, filtering etc to made a fabric.

Initially, bamboo is planted during the spring and then it is harvested by farmer in Autumn season. Each bamboo runs through a machine where it can cut into strips. From this point, crush strips are used to make a liquid pulp. At the stage of the process, the long fibres of bamboo is need to be separated from liquid so that it runs through a filter. After separating larger fibres, soften fibres are made by adding water and chemical named amine oxide.

In the further steps, the soften fibres is converted into spin which is used to make yarn. The next process is to make weave which is used to make fabric. Now, the fabric is ready to make numerous kinds of clothes which is used by people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from planting through to making fabric and clothing, and the overview correctly identifies a nine-stage process. Seasonal details are also reported accurately. However, some stages are described unclearly or imprecisely: “the soften fibres is converted into spin” does not clearly explain that fibres are spun to produce yarn, and “make weave” obscures the weaving stage. The final clothing stage is included, but the account could distinguish more clearly between producing fabric and making garments. To strengthen the response, describe each transformation directly and accurately, especially the filtering and softening steps, while keeping the overview focused on the process’s progression from growing bamboo to finished products.

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 final stages. Sequencing expressions such as “Initially,” “From this point,” and “In the further steps” help the reader follow the process, and the stages are presented in the correct order. This gives the report a coherent progression. Some links are less effective or repetitive, however, and “At the stage of the process” does not clearly connect the filtering detail to the preceding sentence. The paragraph break before the final stages is useful, but the progression would be smoother if each sentence linked a specific input to its resulting product, such as pulp to fibres and fibres to yarn.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filter,” and “amine oxide,” which allows you to report the diagram’s key operations. The vocabulary is generally adequate, though some word choices and collocations are inaccurate and make particular stages less precise. For example, “converted into spin” and “make weave” do not naturally describe the production of yarn and fabric, while “numerous kinds of clothes” is less precise than the diagram’s finished clothing items. Aim to use the process verbs directly and consistently: fibres are softened, spun into yarn, and woven into fabric. This would improve precision without requiring a more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a purpose clause in “so that it runs through a filter” and a relative clause in “which is used by people.” However, errors in verb forms and subject–verb agreement occur across the response and sometimes make the process difficult to follow. Examples include “the bamboo is went through,” “to made a fabric,” “the long fibres … is need to be separated,” and “the soften fibres is converted.” Articles and number also need attention, as in “by farmer.” Practise forming passive constructions consistently, since they suit process descriptions: for example, “the bamboo is harvested,” “the strips are crushed,” and “the fibres are softened.” This would make your meaning clearer while retaining sentence variety.

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