Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-10

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)

In today's time, global fashion trends has greater impact on the way people

dress up than what they actually want to wear.

In my opinion, it is a negative development to be influenced from trends. The influencers marketing has rapidly increased in these past years. People follow the trends which influenecers start and they invest their money on what instagram shows to them. The social media apps track the interest of app users and show them what they exactly wants to see and they end up buying the dress. Before, when there was no instagram, facebook and youtube, people used to buy the dress which they actually likes and what really looks good on them but now somehow what is trending becomes their choice. This has impacted the sense of choice for themselves.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You give a clear opinion that global fashion’s influence is negative, and you identify social-media marketing and influencers as reasons people follow trends. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: it explains how social media promotes fashion, but does not develop other ways global trends became influential or explain the consequences in sufficient depth. The claim that people have lost their sense of choice is relevant, but it needs a specific example and fuller explanation. The response also does not meet the required minimum of 250 words, leaving both parts of the question substantially underdeveloped. To improve, explain the mechanisms more fully and support your view with a concrete example, while maintaining a clear position throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an opening statement is followed by a paragraph giving your opinion and reasons. The ideas about influencers, social-media recommendations and purchasing trends are related, so the reader can follow the general point. However, there is little overall progression beyond this single chain of explanation, and the conclusion is not clearly separated or developed. Linking is also limited; several ideas are joined with “and” or “but,” which makes the paragraph feel like a sequence rather than a carefully organised argument. Use separate paragraphs for the causes, your evaluation and a conclusion, and make the relationship between each point explicit with varied, accurate transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “global fashion trends,” “influencers,” “social media apps,” and “sense of choice.” These expressions make your main meaning understandable. However, the range is limited and some word choices or forms are inaccurate, such as “influencers marketing,” “invest their money on what instagram shows,” and “what is trending becomes their choice.” There is also a spelling error in “influenecers,” and the platform name “Instagram” should be capitalised. Aim for more precise collocations and a wider range of terms for influence and consumer behaviour, such as “promote trends,” “shape purchasing decisions,” and “personal style.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a sentence linking social-media tracking to what users see and buy. The main argument remains understandable, but errors in agreement and verb forms occur repeatedly: “trends has” should be “trends have,” “what they exactly wants” should be “what they exactly want,” and “they actually likes” should be “they actually like.” The sentence beginning “The social media apps track…” also combines several ideas and would be clearer if divided or punctuated more carefully. There is some variety in sentence structure, but control is inconsistent. Practise subject–verb agreement and check each clause for a matching subject and verb; then use shorter, accurate sentences alongside complex ones.

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