Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Many aspects of the way people dress today are influenced by global fashion trends.

How has global fashion become such a strong influence on people's lives? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Society is developing day by day. The dressing sense of people is influenced by global fashion trends. I staunchly agree that merits overlap demerits for which vindication would be elaborated in upcoming paragraphs.

To commence with, there are many positive points associated with it, the first and foremost is that, in the todays era people has obtained the western culture, To explain it, most the gen-z generation is following the dressing sense of influencers and celebrities. The new fashion trends are there on the social media. For example, the accounts are there on social media where people can know about the new fashion and new dressing sense. It is also god for people if they have good dressing sense they can get job easily, they look more attractive. All uses the Ai and they can see there about the colour and the combination of clothes which look more beautiful.

At other hand, there are some negative points associated with it, The people who can afford the clothes according to trend, the get taughts by the society. The poor is is get more hearted because they are not able to afford the clothes as trend is always get changed, Something new is launched in the market by the compaines to attrat people.

Coclusion, After taking all aspects in my conserdation, I would like to emphasize that, according to time the trends always getting changed and we are the part of society so also have to follow the trends.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a position that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, and you include relevant points about social media, celebrities, employment, and pressure on people who cannot afford fashionable clothes. However, the task asks both how global fashion became influential and whether this is positive or negative. The explanation of influence is brief and mainly says that trends appear on social media and are followed by Gen Z; the positive/negative judgement is also not consistently clear, especially in the conclusion, which says people “have to follow the trends.” Most points are asserted rather than explained or supported with a developed example. The response is also three words below the required minimum. Develop the causes and consequences more fully, and state your view consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an introduction, separate paragraphs for positive and negative points, and a conclusion, so the reader can identify its broad structure. Basic signposting such as “To commence with” and “At other hand” also indicates a change of direction. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven: the first body paragraph moves from Western culture to influencers, jobs, and AI without clearly connecting these ideas, while the negative paragraph ends abruptly. Some linking phrases are awkward or repetitive, and the conclusion does not clearly resolve the position stated in the introduction. Organise each paragraph around one main idea, explain it in a logical sequence, and use clearer references and transitions between claims.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt some topic-related vocabulary, including “global fashion trends,” “influencers,” “celebrities,” and “afford,” which helps communicate the subject. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “I staunchly agree” and “taking all aspects in my consideration.” However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, including “merits overlap demerits,” “get taughts,” and “more hearted.” Spelling errors such as “Coclusion,” “conserdation,” and “compaines” also make the writing less clear. Build a more reliable set of collocations for discussing influence and social pressure, and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use mostly simple sentence patterns and make some attempts to join ideas with clauses, for example, “if they have good dressing sense they can get job easily.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts difficult to follow. Examples include “people has obtained,” “most the gen-z generation is following,” and “The people who can afford the clothes according to trend, the get…” These show problems with subject–verb agreement, articles, sentence construction, and verb forms. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, particularly where new sentences begin after commas. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses while checking agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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