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 provides the information about the process of manufacturing of fabric from bamboo. Overall, it is apparent that there are 9 steps are involved in manufacturing of fabric which is started with growing bamboo plants and ended up by weaving threads into fabric.

Firstly, the sow bamboo shorts in spring season and cut down the mature plants in autumn season. The bamboo plants are cut down manually and then slice into thin strips, therefore crush these strips with the help of crusher to produce the liquid mixture. In the next step fillter this mixture to separate long fibres from the liquid.

To begin with, long fibres are separated from the solution, consquent to this fibres are soft down by adding water and amine oxide. In the next step soft fibres converted into yarn and then interlace the threads to make fabric. Thic fabric can be changed into different clothing items such as t-shirts, socks and many attire.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main stages from planting and harvesting through fibre processing to fabric and clothing, and your overview identifies the process as having nine steps. The seasonal details and the separation and softening of fibres are also accurately reported. This gives the response a clear, relevant account of the diagram. However, the overview says the process ends with weaving, whereas the diagram includes a final stage showing finished clothing; your final sentence mentions clothing, but does not clearly identify it as the last step. Some details are also less precise: harvesting is shown, but the diagram does not say the plants are cut manually. To strengthen the response, make the overview reflect the full sequence and distinguish clearly between making fabric and producing garments.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response is divided into paragraphs and generally follows the process from cultivation to finished products. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly” and “In the next step” help the reader follow the stages. However, progression is weakened by the shift from “Firstly” to “To begin with” halfway through, which makes the second processing paragraph sound as if the account is restarting. The link “therefore” does not clearly express the relationship between slicing and crushing, and the repeated use of “In the next step” is mechanical. Group the stages into a clear beginning, processing sequence and final production stage, and use transitions that show the actual relationship between steps. This would make the overall organisation more consistently easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “fibres,” “solution,” “yarn” and “interlace,” which helps describe the diagram. Some less common terms are attempted, but several choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “bamboo shorts,” “soft down,” and “many attire.” There are also spelling errors in “fillter,” “consquent” and “Thic,” which reduce the polish of the description, although the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Aim for precise process collocations and check spelling carefully. For example, describe the fibres as being softened, and refer to “various garments” rather than “many attire.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a sequence joined with “and then” and a clause beginning “which is started with.” However, errors in sentence structure and verb forms are frequent enough to make some sentences awkward. For example, “there are 9 steps are involved” incorrectly combines two verb structures, while “which is started with growing” has an unclear passive construction. In “the sow bamboo shorts in spring season,” the subject and verb pattern are incomplete, and “soft fibres converted into yarn” is missing an auxiliary verb. Practise forming complete clauses with consistent tense and accurate passive forms, such as “The fibres are softened” and “The fibres are then spun into yarn.”

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