Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-04

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 linear flow chart depicts the procedure for the manufacturing of the bamboo fabric.

Overall, at the first stage the bamboos were planted in spring then harvested in Autumn to cut into strips followed by crushing, filtering, softening of fibre and spining to make yarn. At the last two stages the yarn was weaved to make fabric to make cloths such as sweaters and socks. The process consist of nine stages.

To begin with the first and the second stage, the bamboo was planted in Spring and harvested in Autumn season. At the next two stages, the harvested bamboo was cut into strips and then crushed to make liquid pulp followed by filtering of the liquid pulp to separate long fibres from liquid.

At sixth stage, filtered long fibres were soften up by adding a chemical named amine oxide and water to it. After that, soften fibres were spinnned to make yarn. This yarn is then weaved to make bamboo fabric, which than used to make cloths such as sweaters and socks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main stages from planting through to producing fabric, and the overview identifies the nine-stage sequence and the key transformation from bamboo to yarn and cloth. Most details match the diagram, including the seasons, crushing into liquid pulp, filtering, and adding water and amine oxide. However, the final products are described as “sweaters and socks,” whereas the diagram shows a T-shirt and socks; “clothes” would avoid inventing a specific item. The overview also compresses the later stages, and the final clothing-production step could be stated more clearly as the diagram’s endpoint. This is a relevant, generally accurate account, though some features are less fully and precisely reported than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs that follow the process in sequence. The stages are generally easy to track, and linking phrases such as “To begin with,” “At the next two stages,” and “After that” help guide the reader. The middle-row sequence is also presented in the correct process order despite the diagram’s arrows running from right to left. Some connections are mechanical or unclear, however: the overview’s “then harvested in Autumn to cut into strips followed by crushing” compresses several actions, while “This yarn is then weaved … which than used” makes the final relationship difficult to follow. Use clearer stage-by-stage transitions and explicit references to the resulting material to make cohesion more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “harvested,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “filtering,” “fibres,” and “yarn,” which allows the reader to understand the manufacturing stages. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “amine oxide.” However, several word-form, spelling, and collocation errors reduce precision: “spining” and “spinnned” should be “spinning” and “spun,” “weaved” is better expressed as “woven,” and “cloths” should be “clothes” or “garments.” “Softened up” is informal for this report, and “the bamboos” is less natural than “bamboo.” Aim for accurate process terms and consistent formal phrasing; the vocabulary is adequate, but not yet consistently precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including sequencing clauses and passive constructions such as “the bamboo was planted” and “fibres were … by adding.” The main meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Tense shifts from past forms in the overview to present forms in “This yarn is then…,” and agreement is incorrect in “The process consist.” There are also faulty constructions in “At sixth stage” and “which than used,” as well as missing or misplaced articles and prepositions. The long overview sentence joins several stages without consistently controlled clause structure. Practise maintaining one tense throughout and checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and complete relative clauses; these changes would make your varied sentence forms more accurate.

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