Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-30
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 4.0)
I am starting my day with new creativity and ideas, plan for cloths. We would like to decide the new cloths with great personality it would comes a vibes goods.
However, a better to buy just a few expensive clothes is more beautiful good looking, dashing, more popular getting ideas, expensive cloths define a body language and not but show presentation with goes well. but rather some cases with new thing like a cheap clothes have best creative mind personality for the knowledge.
When, I am agreed to like a better buy just a few expensive clothes but not disagreed for the lots of cheaper clothes. I gave to my clothes its a very old type I go to some trust and approval to give the most beggar. But better option to give opinion for the connect the things get the good looking ideas to make creation.
I get the Example, just its a very prompt goal with the set of your future of other location, that time you got the new cloths, that time to make you have knowledge. Most probably the get clean clothes its good signs leaving the own knowledge.
As per my opinion buy a expensive things, not expensive cloths, You have in your mind, as expensive and brilliant excellence knowledge, you get the cheap all people.
In conclusion, the better to buy just a few expensive clothes, rather than lots of cheaper clothes with my answer and including relevant examples with own knowledge and experience.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response struggles to address the prompt clearly. While the student attempts to discuss the topic of expensive versus cheap clothing, the ideas are often disjointed and lack logical development. The position is inconsistent, as the writer states they are 'agreed' but then mentions they are 'not disagreed' with the alternative. The arguments provided, such as the mention of 'beggar' or 'clean clothes,' do not effectively support a coherent stance on the quality or value of clothing. Consequently, the response fails to develop a clear, sustained argument, which is a requirement for higher bands.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The essay lacks a logical flow. While there are paragraph breaks, the internal structure of the paragraphs is confusing. Cohesive devices are either missing or used incorrectly, such as the awkward transition 'When, I am agreed to like a better buy.' The progression of ideas is difficult to follow because the sentences do not link together to form a cohesive argument. The conclusion is also repetitive and does not effectively summarize the main points, as the ideas themselves were not clearly established in the body paragraphs.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary is very limited and often used incorrectly, which frequently impedes communication. Phrases like 'vibes goods' and 'dashing, more popular getting ideas' are non-standard and unclear. There is a lack of precision in word choice, and the student relies on basic, repetitive language. The attempt to use more complex vocabulary results in word-choice errors that make the intended meaning difficult to discern. To improve, the student needs to focus on learning common collocations and using words in their correct grammatical context.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The response contains frequent grammatical errors that distort meaning. There are significant issues with sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, and word order (e.g., 'I am starting my day with new creativity and ideas, plan for cloths'). Many sentences are fragments or run-on sentences that lack proper punctuation. The range of structures is very limited, consisting mostly of simple, error-prone sentences. The high frequency of errors makes it difficult for the reader to understand the intended message, which is characteristic of the lower band levels.
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