Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-02

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 flowchart illustrates the sequential steps involved in the manufacturing of bamboo fabric to make shirts and socks, starting from plantation of the plants and ending with the clothes as the product.

Overall, the process consists of 9 stages, starting from utilizing the machinery for cutting,crushing and filterating, followed by spinning and weaving of the fibres to make clothes, such as socks and shirts.

The process commences with plantation of the plants in spring, than harvestation in the autumn season by the farmers. The harvested plant is than cut into strips and crushed to make pulp, which is than filtered to seperate the long fibers from the liquid. In next stage, water and amine oxide are added to soften the fibers obtained from the bamboos.

Once soften, the fibers are spin to make balls of yarns, these yarns are than weaved to make the fabric. Once the fabric is manfactured, it is followed by transforming these fabric into shirts and socks. The producation of shirts and socks take 9 stages, going from a plant to a product that is worn.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main sequence from planting in spring to finished clothing, and include several important transformations, such as crushing the strips into pulp, filtering out long fibres, and softening them with water and amine oxide. The overview also identifies the nine-stage process and its final products. This is a relevant, generally clear account, though some details are less fully or accurately expressed: the overview says the process starts with machinery, whereas it begins with growing bamboo, and the final step is better described as producing clothing from the fabric rather than simply “transforming” it. To strengthen the response, make the overview accurately capture the agricultural start, the fibre-processing stages, and the conversion of yarn into fabric and clothing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction and overview are followed by the early processing stages and then the production of yarn, fabric, and clothing. Sequencing expressions such as “The process commences,” “In next stage,” and “Once” help the reader follow the flow. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, with “than” repeatedly used where “then” is intended, and the overview’s reference to machinery interrupts the otherwise logical account of the process. The final sentence also repeats the idea that the process goes from plant to product rather than adding a distinct concluding feature. Grouping the stages more deliberately and using accurate, varied transitions would make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “manufacturing,” “harvest,” “pulp,” “fibers,” “yarn,” and “weaved,” and the reader can generally understand the stages. There are also attempts at more specific terms, such as “amine oxide.” However, several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural: “plantation of the plants,” “filterating,” “harvestation,” “manfactured,” and “producation.” “Balls of yarns” is also an awkward collocation. These errors do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and control. Prefer standard process terms and check spelling and word forms; for example, use “planting,” “filtering,” “harvesting,” and “manufactured.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses describing how the bamboo is processed: “The harvested plant is than cut into strips and crushed to make pulp.” Passive constructions are appropriate for a process diagram, and the sequence is usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, however. “Than” is repeatedly used instead of the sequencing adverb “then”; “Once soften” needs a passive form such as “Once softened”; and “the fibers are spin” should be “the fibres are spun.” The sentence beginning “Once the fabric is manfactured” also has an unclear construction (“it is followed by transforming”). Review passive verb forms and clause structure, and proofread punctuation, including the missing space in “cutting,crushing.”

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