Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-17

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 5.5)

There is growing debate about buy few expensive clothes or buy alot of cheaper clothes. This essay will exmine the issue's and explain why i tottaly agree with buy few expensive clothes.

One of the main point is that, the Cheaper clothes dont have good quialty if we wash 2 to 3 times in one month there colour get fade which dosent look good.

This is mainly beacuse, The cheap clothes always made by cheap materials which is very dangours for our health. For example, they use plasitic made thearts from which they make shirts, T shirts and some cheap sport outfit which mostly people by online.

As a result, The cheap clothes dont have any good life cycle and it also not good for our health beacuse of plastic when get sweat the cheap clothes have some plastic in which damage skin.

Another important point is that, buy expensive clothes always cary brand name when you wear which makes person personalty more good and wealthy and the reason for this is expensive clothes always made by good quaily, for instance, they use natural materials such as cotton, wool many more while making the clothes so this help them to build trust with there customer's and consumer also feel comfrotable when they wear brand clothes because they know they are more safe as compare to wearing cheap clothes.

Consequntly, expensive clothes provide satifactory to there customer while wearing and choosing there brand that service make them ahead of cheaper clothes

In conclusion, The points disscused above show that why cheaper clothes are not good to choose while shoping and points aslo provide fact why buy expensive clothes.

overall i believe that buy less but by good quailty clothes and go with expensive clothes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction and conclusion: you agree that buying fewer, more expensive clothes is preferable. You give relevant reasons about durability, materials and comfort, and the examples of faded colour and synthetic fabric help explain your view. This meets the task well, and the response already shows some development beyond simply listing opinions. However, the claim that cheap clothing is dangerous to health is asserted rather than supported, and the point about brand names making someone appear wealthy is less convincing and not fully explained. To strengthen the response further, develop each reason with a clearer explanation or a specific, credible example, and make sure the supporting points directly reinforce your central argument.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting reasons, and a conclusion. The ideas generally progress from quality and health to appearance and comfort, while phrases such as “For example,” “As a result,” and “In conclusion” help signal relationships. However, some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated “This is mainly because” and “Another important point,” and the conclusion repeats the argument without drawing the reasons together. References such as “this” in “this help them to build trust” are not always clear. Use more varied, precise links between claims and explanations, and organise each body paragraph around one main point followed by its explanation and evidence.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to clothing and the topic, including “materials,” “natural materials,” “cotton,” “wool,” and “comfortable.” However, the range is basic and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “cheap clothes,” “expensive clothes,” and “good.” Frequent spelling errors—such as “quialty,” “beacuse,” “comfrotable,” and “Consequntly”—make the writing less clear and reduce the accuracy of your vocabulary. Some combinations are also unnatural, for example “provide satifactory to there customer” and “build trust with there customer's.” Work on accurate spelling and natural collocations, and use more precise terms such as “durable,” “fabric,” and “value for money” where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including explanations introduced by “because” and examples introduced by “for instance.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the main position is usually understandable. However, errors in sentence construction and basic grammar occur across the response. For example, “There is growing debate about buy” needs a gerund or clause, while “the Cheaper clothes dont have good quialty if we wash” has an unclear subject and faulty clause structure. There are also problems with agreement and articles, as in “this help them,” and punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent. Practise building accurate sentences first, then combine them using subordinate clauses; check subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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