Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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)

People often have conversation of how people dress in present time are inspired by the global fashion trends which is truth and it has help many people to boost their motivation by changing their looks. Global fashion has become such a strong influence on people lives they watch and review about the new trends going around the world.

I believe both have their own positive and negative development over human lives. On the one hand people learn about current tends and they can wear them and also get motivated from them to make new tends. People who get demotivated can also watch which kind of dress are good for them to wear. For example myself i think i have a bad dressing sence thats why i get demotivated around other people who look dashing infront of me. Now if i started to have research about this i may get new knowledge and start wearing trendy clothes that makes my apperence good and my insecurity may decrease. The global fashion have make a lot of changes people like to try other country dresses and enjoy it.

On the other hand there are also its negative impact if a am not worthy to own trendy dresses which may be really expensive. My motivation can be decreased. It is not good for the people who can't own such expensive things. If alot of trends were misused they will be humilited from the people of other country like exposing dresses in the name of trends we much know our limitations and today's trends are of dresses which are attractive but not good for everyday use or lets say society dont like li at all.

Thats why i think there are positive impacts of it as well as negative impact too. Moral is we have to buy and use trendy weares but also bea aware of how the society will react.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions: you suggest that people follow global trends by watching and researching them, and you discuss benefits such as inspiration and trying clothing from other countries alongside costs and social concerns. Your personal example about feeling insecure in your clothes makes the positive side relevant. However, the explanation of how fashion became influential remains brief; for example, you mention watching trends but do not explain the role of social media, celebrities, or international brands. Your position is also not fully clear: you say there are both positive and negative effects, but the conclusion mainly advises people to use trends carefully rather than stating which side you consider stronger. Develop the causes and make your overall judgement explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for positive and negative effects, and a concluding statement. The signposts “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help readers identify the contrast. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several points are crowded together, particularly the discussion of expensive clothing, cultural judgement, and revealing styles. Some links are mechanical or unclear, such as “Thats why” introducing a conclusion that does not clearly follow from the preceding points. Improve cohesion by giving each paragraph one main idea, ordering its explanation and example clearly, and using pronouns and linking phrases with precise references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to fashion and its effects, including “global fashion trends,” “motivated,” “expensive,” and “insecurity.” These choices allow the reader to understand the main ideas. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning unclear. Examples include “make new tends,” “bad dressing sence,” “humilited,” and “trendy weares”; spelling errors such as “apperence” and “infront” also reduce accuracy. Some expressions, including “people of other country,” are imprecise for the point being made. Build a more accurate range for discussing influence, affordability, identity, and social expectations, and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including conditional structures such as “if I started to have research about this” and a contrast between positive and negative effects. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction can make the reader pause. For example, “Global fashion has become such a strong influence on people lives they watch” joins ideas without a clear grammatical link, while “The global fashion have make” has errors in both agreement and verb form. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent. Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a clearly connected supporting clause, then check subject–verb agreement and past participles.

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