Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-03

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 provided diagrams illustrate the process of making fabrics from bamboo.

Overall, the process consists of nine steps starting from planting of bamboo plants and ending on making clothes from bamboo plants.

Turning to the details, in the first step the bamboo plants are planted in spring season which is essential for the growth of bamboo plant. In next step, the fully grown plants are harvested in Autumn. It takes one season for a bamboo plant to grow. In the following step, The plants are cut into strips to make small pieces. In the fourth step, the strips are crushed to make liquid pulp. Then, the liquid pulp is filtered to separate long fibres from liquid. In the sixth step, the fibres are soften by adding water and amine oxide. In the seventh step, the soften fibres are spinned to make yarn. In the eighth step, the yarn is weaved to make fabric. In the nineth step, different type of clothes are made from that fabric.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as a sequence of nine stages and give a relevant overview from planting bamboo to producing clothing. Most of the main stages are reported accurately, including harvesting in autumn, crushing the strips into pulp, filtering, softening the fibres, spinning yarn and weaving fabric. However, the overview could better summarise the process’s main phases, such as cultivation, fibre processing and textile production. Some details are added without support: the claim that bamboo takes “one season” to grow is not stated in the diagram, and “fully grown” is an assumption. The final stage is described generally as making clothes, although the diagram specifically depicts clothing items. More selective, strictly diagram-based reporting would make the account more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by a chronological account of the stages. Sequencing expressions such as “In the following step,” “Then,” and “In the sixth step” help the reader follow the process, and the stages are presented in the correct order despite the diagram’s alternating row directions. This coherent progression is a strength. However, the repeated step-by-step framing makes the account somewhat mechanical, and the details are mostly delivered in a series of similar sentences. You could group related stages—for example, the initial growing and harvesting stages, followed by fibre processing and fabric production—and use a wider range of linking and referencing to make the progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “crushed,” “filtered,” “fibres,” “pulp,” “yarn” and “fabric,” which allows the reader to understand the stages. Some choices are also appropriately specific, such as “separate long fibres from liquid.” However, several word forms or collocations are inaccurate: “fabrics” is less natural here than “fabric,” “spinned” and “weaved” are not the standard forms in this context, and “different type of clothes” needs a more natural plural expression. “Small pieces” is also less precise than the diagram’s “strips.” Aim for accurate process collocations and forms, and avoid adding vague wording where the diagram provides a specific term.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You communicate the sequence using mostly clear simple sentences, and the response includes some variation through introductory phrases such as “In the first step” and “In the following step.” The overall meaning remains understandable. However, grammatical control is uneven: “the fibres are soften” has an incorrect passive verb form, while “the soften fibres” also shows a problem with the participle used as an adjective. Articles and sentence construction need attention in phrases such as “In next step” and “starting from planting of bamboo plants.” Capitalisation is inconsistent in “The plants” after a comma, and the final sentence would benefit from a more controlled plural construction. Practise passive forms for process descriptions and check articles, verb forms and punctuation when editing.

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