Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-13

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

It is better to buy just a few expensive clothes, rather than lots of cheaper clothes.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 4.5)

Its my opeines ,its good thinks to by expensive cothes rather than cheper cothes beacouse if you by expensive cothes they fabrey is good long time use and qulty also good and when you were good cothes you look good feel good and every one aks where did you by color opnation

too, rathen then if you by cheaper cothes first its eassy to by not one cothes like two or three countety but maybe one wash that cothes materyal not good or color remove some time one wash and cothes is not good ,so my openine bester by expensive cothes not chesper .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You give a clear opinion in favour of buying expensive clothes, and you offer relevant reasons: you say they last longer, have better quality, and can make the wearer feel and look good. You also contrast this with cheaper clothes that may lose colour after washing. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: these points are brief and are not supported with a specific example or explanation. The response is also 146 words below the required minimum, so there is not enough development to fully answer the prompt. To strengthen your response, explain each reason in more detail and add a relevant example, such as comparing the cost of replacing a cheap garment with the long-term value of a durable one.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic line of thought: you state your preference, give reasons for it, and contrast expensive clothes with cheaper ones. The linking word “because” introduces a reason, and “rather than” signals the comparison, so the reader can follow the general direction. However, the response is presented as one long block, with no clear paragraphing or distinct stages. The contrast is also crowded into a single sentence, and repeated phrases such as “if you buy” make the progression feel repetitive rather than developed. Organise the response into an introduction, separate body paragraphs for your reasons and comparison, and a conclusion. Use clear links between these sections and make sure each sentence develops one main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use a small set of relevant words to communicate your main ideas, including “expensive,” “cheaper,” “quality,” “material,” and “colour.” This gives the response enough topic vocabulary for the reader to identify your argument. However, the range is basic and repetitive, and frequent spelling errors—such as “cothes,” “qulty,” and “cheper”—make the text harder to read. Some expressions are also unclear, including “color opnation,” which does not communicate a precise idea. Build a wider range of clothing and value-related vocabulary, and check spelling carefully. More precise phrases such as “durable fabric,” “retain its colour,” and “better value for money” would help express your reasons clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example by using “because” and “if,” and the reader can generally identify your basic meaning. However, sentence structures are very limited, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries are frequent. For instance, “if you by expensive cothes they fabrey is good long time use” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “one wash that cothes materyal not good” is difficult to interpret. The response also runs several ideas together without reliable punctuation. Practise writing short, complete sentences first, then combine them accurately with clauses such as “because” and “although.” Check that each sentence has a subject and verb, and use full stops to separate complete ideas.

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