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 diagram gives information about how the fabric is made from the bamboo plant.

Overall, the manufacturing of bamboo fabric takes part in 9 stages, which include harvesting, cutting the bamboo plant, filtration, addition of water and an amine acid to soften the fibers, then making a spin from it which then turned into fabric.

The farmers first plant the bamboo plants in the spring season, and harvest it in autumn season when it is fully grown. Then the bamboo plants undergoes through a machine, which cut it into strips. The strips are crushed to make liquid pulp out of it. After extracting the liquid, it then goes into the filtration process, where the long fibers are separated from the liquid. Water and an amine acid is added to soften the fibers to make a spin, which is then turned into yarn. The last step is to weave the yarn to make fabric out of it. Clothes are made from this fabric.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the process from planting through to the production of clothing, and the overview correctly identifies a nine-stage sequence. The seasonal details—planting in spring and harvesting in autumn—are also reported accurately. The main stages are generally clear, including crushing the strips, separating long fibres, softening them, spinning yarn and weaving fabric. However, the overview is a little imprecise: it says “making a spin” rather than clearly distinguishing spinning yarn from weaving fabric, and it calls the additive “amine acid,” whereas the diagram specifies amine oxide. The description also gives limited detail about the final clothing stage. The response addresses the task well overall, but greater precision and a more fully developed overview would strengthen it further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview and a chronological description. The sequence is easy to follow, with transitions such as “Then,” “After” and “The last step” guiding the reader through the stages. This gives the account a coherent overall progression. Some linking is nevertheless mechanical, and references are occasionally unclear: in “After extracting the liquid, it then goes into the filtration process,” the pronoun “it” does not clearly identify what is being filtered. The overview also compresses several stages into a long list, making the relationships between them less clear. Use more precise references and vary the way stages are connected—for example, by showing how one material becomes the input for the next process—to make cohesion more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtration,” “fibers” and “weave.” These terms help communicate the main stages, and the meaning is generally clear. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise, however. “Amine acid” does not match the diagram’s “amine oxide,” while “make a spin” is not a natural way to describe producing yarn; “spin the fibres into yarn” would be clearer. “The bamboo plants undergoes through a machine” is also an awkward expression, and “extracting the liquid” does not precisely describe filtering long fibres from it. Aim for accurate process verbs and natural collocations, especially when naming materials and transformations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a relative clause in “where the long fibers are separated from the liquid” and a sequence of linked process clauses. The stages remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the bamboo plants undergoes” has subject–verb disagreement, and “which then turned into fabric” is missing an auxiliary verb. Articles and number are also inconsistent in “in autumn season” and “Water and an amine acid is added.” The sentence beginning “Overall” is a long, loosely connected list rather than a controlled sentence, and “After extracting the liquid, it then goes…” has an unclear grammatical reference. Check agreement, verb forms and sentence boundaries, while retaining the range of structures you are attempting.

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