Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-09

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 5.5)

Today, the way people dressed are highly influenced by fasion trends around the globe. The universal fashion trends strongly influence people's choices and it is a negative development.

The main reasoon behind following the global trends is the race in society. Every single person want to look up to date about the fashion to fit in to the society; however, not all fashions are worth following. Many trends are suitable for specific region, for example, the bodycone dress is for western people where there is low temperature but it was in trend and even asian people started to wear this dress which was not according to the weather, and did not suit everyone.

Similarly, another negative impact is the cost of these fashions. The brands who promote these influencial fashion are costly. Not everyone can afford it. The material is also not of good quality, but still people buy it in order to not being judged by others. For example, the gucci bag is expensive qand it is just a bag but people get it from their savings just to look chic.

The influencers play a main role in promoting these fashions.people try to mimic the famous personalities, their way of dressing, carrying themselves, etc despite knowing that it is just a camera stunt.

In conclusion, these trends should not be followed, and a proper looking into this matter is necessary. People should adopt the sense of not being driven by such useless trends.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear negative view and address both why global fashion is influential and whether it is positive or negative. The points about social pressure, affordability and influencers are relevant, and the Gucci bag example helps illustrate spending to appear fashionable. However, the explanation of how trends spread is only partly developed: the influencer point is brief, and the opening claim about a “race in society” needs clearer explanation. The example about a bodycon dress and climate is also generalised and does not fully show why this trend has become globally influential. The response is 244 words, below the required 250, so the discussion is slightly short. Develop each main reason with a clearer explanation or specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for social pressure, cost and influencers, and a conclusion. This makes the overall line of argument easy to follow. You also use basic linking expressions such as “Similarly,” “For example” and “In conclusion.” However, connections are sometimes mechanical, and the influencer paragraph is not clearly linked to the preceding discussion of cost. Some references are also unclear, as in “this dress” and “these fashions,” where the reader must infer the exact point being discussed. The conclusion repeats the view that trends should not be followed rather than drawing the reasons together. Use clearer topic sentences and transitions that show how each reason supports your overall position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate your main ideas, including “global fashion trends,” “influencers,” “afford” and “mimic.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions such as “look chic” and “fit in to the society.” However, spelling errors are noticeable, including “fasion,” “reasoon,” “influencial” and “qand,” and some word choices or collocations are awkward. For example, “look up to date about the fashion” and “a proper looking into this matter” are not natural ways to express these ideas. Repetition of “fashion,” “trends” and “people” also limits the range. Check spelling carefully and practise natural collocations for describing social pressure, consumer spending and influence.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a contrast with “however” and a relative clause in “the brands who promote these…”. The main meaning is generally understandable, but errors occur in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence boundaries. For instance, “the way people dressed are” mismatches tense and agreement, while “Every single person want” needs a singular verb. “People buy it in order to not being judged” has an incorrect verb pattern, and “these fashions.people” needs a space and sentence punctuation. Some longer sentences, particularly the bodycon-dress example, become difficult to follow because several ideas are joined without clear grammatical control. Review subject–verb agreement and verb patterns, then divide long sentences into clearer units.

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