Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-11
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)
Global fashion trends many aspects of the way people dress today are influenced. I strongly agree with this trend but their are also some negative development.
Firstly their are some positive development such as social media, instagram , tiktok and facebook in this platform fashion trends are spread rapidly. People are followed the dresses style of famous celebrities.International brands and clothing style are easily available in different countries. People can purchase fashionable clothes from international brands via online. Mostly young people can follow the trend of our friends and society.Many companies can promote the new fashion through advertisements.
Secondly,people can express their personality through clothing. Different cultures can share their traditional styles. Fashion industries creates jobs. Attractive clothing can improve self-confidence. People experiment with different styles through creativity.
Their are some negative effects such as people can spend excessive money on expensive clothes. Tradional clothing may become less popular. Youngsters may feel compeeled to follow trends. Fast fashion increases textile wastes. People frequently purchase unnecessary clothing.
In conclusion, there are positive effect overweigh the negative effects.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You give a clear overall view in the conclusion, stating that the positive effects outweigh the negative ones, and you include relevant points such as social media, online shopping, self-expression, employment and textile waste. However, the task asks both how global fashion became influential and whether this is positive or negative; the explanation of influence is brief, and the positive/negative discussion is mostly a list rather than developed reasoning or examples. The response is also below the required 250 words: 10 words copied from the prompt were not counted, and the response is 84 words short. This limits the space available to explain and support your ideas. Develop fewer points with specific examples and make your position clear from the introduction onward.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
Your response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, paragraphs for positive and negative effects, and a conclusion. The sequence from causes and benefits to drawbacks is generally understandable, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Secondly” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the main sections. However, the progression within paragraphs is often list-like: several claims are placed next to one another without explaining how they connect. The opening sentence is also difficult to follow, and “Secondly” introduces another benefit without a clear link to the first paragraph’s discussion of influence. Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main point, then connect each example to it with clear explanation and referencing.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “global fashion trends,” “international brands,” “self-confidence,” “traditional styles” and “textile wastes.” This gives you enough language to communicate the main ideas, but the range is limited and some word choices or combinations are inaccurate or repetitive. For example, “fashion trends are spread rapidly” and “follow the dresses style” are not natural collocations, while “positive development” is repeated in the conclusion. There are also spelling errors such as “Tradional” and “compeeled,” which reduce accuracy. Build a wider set of precise expressions for describing influence, consumer behaviour and consequences, and check spelling and collocations when editing.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Most of your sentences use simple structures, and the reader can usually identify the intended meaning. However, the range is limited, and frequent errors in sentence formation, agreement and verb forms sometimes make the text difficult to read. For example, “Global fashion trends many aspects of the way people dress today are influenced” lacks a clear grammatical structure; “People are followed” uses an incorrect verb form; and “Fashion industries creates jobs” has a subject–verb agreement error. The opening also uses “their” where “there” is needed. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement and verb forms. Adding a few accurate complex sentences would help you explain causes and effects more clearly.
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