Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-19
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)
In these days, the people buy things by watchin either their price over quantity or quality. Therefore,its an argued that whether purchasing limited clothes by spending higher money than excessive cheaper garments. Although, I completely believe that quantity over price would be more beneficial than quality even it expensive. I shall be eloborating my viewpoints in the upcoming passages before reaching a concrete conclusion.
Commencing with the most prominent reason, these days fashion is changing every day its hard to keep up with it. By choosing cheaper dresses by following current trends would be provide tranqulity to them, whereas the branded make the . For Instance, upon spending good amount of money on a dress after sometime inidvidual might realised faishon trend of that is vanished , instant he/she repent decison.
Moreover, even though purchasing good amount non branded clothes would never put buyer to financial crisis.It would give more free will to choose diiferent types apparel upon their taste. Provided that, purchased item after short amount time would seem less appealing to individual, He/she can explore other thing without hesitation than buying a expensive item which might they feel stuck with it. Therefore, price over quality is better option.
On the other hand, some people think the brandes item always last longer than cheaper one. Quality of the product is well determined and manfacturing companies are trustwortthy, In a
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response presents a clear position supporting cheaper clothes over expensive ones, but it is incomplete. First, the essay suffers from a clear under-length penalty as it contains only 230 words, falling short of the 250-word minimum requirement. Furthermore, the response trails off mid-sentence at the end, leaving the final paragraph severely underdeveloped. While the writer attempts to present arguments regarding fashion trends and financial safety, the ideas lack full development and logical extension due to the abrupt ending. Based on these limitations, the task response aligns with a Band 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the organizational structure breaks down significantly towards the end. The final paragraph is incomplete, stopping abruptly in the middle of a sentence, which disrupts the overall progression. Cohesive devices and referencing are at times faulty or mechanical (e.g., 'Commencing with the most prominent reason, these days fashion is changing every day its hard to keep up with it'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the lack of completion in the final section and overall choppy transitions restrict the flow of ideas. Coherence and Cohesion is placed at a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent word-choice and spelling errors that occasionally impede understanding. Examples include 'inidvidual', 'manfacturing', 'tranqulity', 'brandes', and 'eloborating'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'tranqulity' and 'apparel', but incorrect collocations and noticeable errors in spelling ('faishon', 'decison') constrain the lexical range. There is also confusion between similar concepts, such as arguing for quantity over price while seemingly meaning price over quality. This performance sits firmly at Band 4.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
Grammatical control is weak throughout the text. The response features numerous major sentence structure errors, missing words, and punctuation issues. For instance, 'its an argued that whether purchasing limited clothes...' contains a structural error, and 'whereas the branded make the' is an incomplete thought. There is a very limited range of accurate complex structures, and frequent errors in basic sentence formation cause difficulty for the reader. Given the high frequency of errors and the incomplete sentences, this meets the criteria for Band 4.5.
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