Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-08-25
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)
Nowadays, individuals are adapting the global fashion trends. I believe that global fashion has a strong positive affect on the people's lives.
Worldwide fashion trend get changed by the time. One of the main reason behind this spread of the clothing trend is the technology. Every individuals have access to the technology and they gets update regarding fashion trends from the social media plateforms. By which people can adapt new clothing culture and trends. For example, influencers are more active nowadays compare to past. People follows them and get influence from their content and try different fashions. It is also beneficial because it contributes in the economy also. By influence of the clothing trends, businesses get promoted. And also work and efforts of the local designer get valued.
Furthermore, people is exploring the new styles and they own the style in which they feel comfortable and confident. Individuals can fly to other country and then they follows their culture of clothing. Globalization has leads a change in the world. Everyone is adapting others culture and being open-minded. Individuals are collabrating with international and national brands and promotes their tradition confidence. As every country has the air and water transportation facilities, public have easy access to the different clothing brands in their country. By this, worldwide transport facility has also grown.
To conclude with, people are accepting new trends and they are supporting different culture and traditions which also contributes in the economy of the specific country and designers can get their value which they deserves.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the reasons for the influence of global fashion and the evaluation of whether this is positive or negative. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. While you mention technology and social media as drivers, the explanation remains superficial. The argument regarding the positive impact on the economy is relevant but lacks specific examples or deeper analysis. To reach a higher band, you should expand on your points with more detailed reasoning or concrete illustrations. For instance, explaining exactly how local designers benefit from global exposure would strengthen your argument significantly. The position is clear throughout, but the depth of discussion is currently at a basic level.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is organised into logical paragraphs, each with a central theme. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Furthermore', 'For example', and 'To conclude with' to link ideas. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly inaccurate, such as 'By which people can adapt' or 'By influence of the clothing trends'. Additionally, the flow between sentences is occasionally interrupted by grammatical issues, which makes the progression feel a bit disjointed. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring they are used in the correct context would help the essay flow more naturally and improve the overall coherence.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to express your ideas clearly. You use some topic-specific terms like 'globalization', 'influencers', and 'social media platforms'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'adapting the global fashion trends' (instead of 'adopting'), 'get update' (instead of 'get updates'), and 'contributes in the economy' (instead of 'contributes to'). The range of vocabulary is somewhat limited, and there is a reliance on basic verbs like 'get' and 'make'. Expanding your range to include more precise academic collocations would enhance your score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
There is a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but the essay contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Common issues include subject-verb agreement ('Worldwide fashion trend get changed', 'Every individuals have', 'people is exploring'), incorrect verb forms ('has leads', 'they follows'), and article usage ('the technology', 'the economy'). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are persistent throughout the text. To improve, focus on mastering basic subject-verb agreement and ensuring consistent tense usage. Increasing the variety of complex structures while maintaining accuracy will be essential for moving into the higher bands.
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