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 chart illustrates how a plant called bamboo is used in the production of fabric.

Overall, shirt production involves different stages, beginning with planting of bamboo plants through to shirt production. The process is a straight one with nine stages.

To begin, the bamboo plant is planted to the soil in spring, it grows and havested. The farmer manually havests the matured bamboo in autumn and gathers them for cutting. The bamboo is transfered to an industrial machine with a large blade that cuts the bamboo into strips. These strips are further crushed to make liquid pulp. Next is the seperation of long fibres from the liquid through a massive filter which is later taken for mixture.

Furthermore the fibres are further softened with the addition of amine oxide and water. The fibres are spinned to make yam in a round like shape. This is transfered to the textiles where it is woven into fabrics. Finally a white round neck, short sleeve shirt with a socks is produced.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as a sequence from planting bamboo to finished clothing, and your overview correctly notes that it has nine stages. Most key stages are reported in the right order, including harvesting in autumn, cutting and crushing the bamboo, filtering, softening, spinning and weaving. However, some details are unclear or not fully grounded in the diagram: “taken for mixture” does not explain the filtering stage accurately, and the final products are shown as a T-shirt and socks, not specifically a white, round-neck, short-sleeved shirt. The overview also calls this “shirt production,” although the diagram shows fabric being made and then turned into clothing. A more precise overview and clearer description of the filtering and final stages would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early stages and then the later stages. Sequencing expressions such as “To begin,” “Next,” “Furthermore” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process, and the stages are generally presented in the correct order. Some links are less smooth or precise, however. “Next is the separation … which is later taken for mixture” leaves the reference of “which” unclear, while “Furthermore” suggests an additional point rather than the next step in a linear process. The long first process paragraph also combines several stages. Use consistent sequencing language and divide the stages into clearer groups to make progression more controlled and cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “harvesting,” “strips,” “liquid pulp,” “fibres,” “woven” and “produced,” which allows the main stages to be understood. There is also some useful specificity in “amine oxide and water.” However, several word choices and collocations are imprecise, such as “transfered to the textiles,” “taken for mixture” and “yam” for yarn. Spelling errors—including “havested,” “seperation” and “spinned”—also reduce accuracy. “Massive filter” is an unsupported description, and “round like shape” is awkward. Aim for accurate process terms and natural collocations, for example, “passed through a filter” and “spun into yarn.” Proofreading technical vocabulary would improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some longer structures, such as “The bamboo is transfered to an industrial machine … that cuts the bamboo into strips,” and the sequence is usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain. In “the bamboo plant is planted to the soil in spring, it grows and havested,” two clauses are joined with a comma, and the passive verb form is incomplete; “planted in soil … and then harvested” would be clearer. There are also issues with articles, agreement and number in “with a socks,” and the final sentence would be more accurate as “a T-shirt and a pair of socks are produced.” Keep using varied sentence forms, but check passive constructions, sentence boundaries and singular/plural agreement.

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