Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-09
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 5.0)
In todays social media era, it is believed that fashion is highly influenced by global fashioned trends. Global fashioned become such a strong influence in todays life because of widely available social media platform. It is still a debatable topic that weather it is positive development or not.
In the past, fashion was influenced by local region and neighborhood, But as internet became very common among the people fashion became global rather than regional. Nowadays fashioned is being influenced by such social media platform like Instagram, Facebook, Tik-Tok and many more.
Because of the globalization, today's generation feel more connected to each other in terms of fashion. people can keep up to global fashion trend so they dop not feel cornered. As the current scenario they connected to the p[laces where they are not belonged to. It helped significantly to wear comfortable clothes. As an example people likes baggy clothes rather than traditional one.
While, some believe we are loosing their own identity as everyone is wearing same clothes. to keep up with the global trend people tend to shop more attire than they used to, so we can say the they are spending a lot on fashion. It resulted in financial instability.
to sum up, social media made the fashion available very widely but it also affects the indiviodual's pockets at the same time
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, identifying social media as the primary driver of fashion trends and discussing the negative impacts of this influence. However, the essay is significantly under the 250-word minimum, which limits the depth of the arguments. The ideas regarding financial instability and loss of identity are introduced but not fully developed or supported with sufficient detail. Because the length requirement is not met and the development of ideas is limited, the response falls into the lower band range.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the progression of ideas. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and occasionally inaccurate, such as the transition 'While, some believe' and the abrupt start to the final paragraph. Referencing is sometimes unclear, for example, the phrase 'they connected to the p[laces where they are not belonged to' is confusing. While there is an overall logical arrangement, the lack of sophisticated linking words and the occasional awkward phrasing hinder the flow of the text.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks the range and precision required for higher bands. There are several instances of word-choice errors and non-standard collocations, such as 'global fashioned trends' instead of 'global fashion trends' and 'shop more attire' instead of 'purchase more clothing'. Spelling errors like 'weather' (for whether), 'loosing' (for losing), and 'indiviodual's' also occur. The vocabulary is repetitive, relying on basic terms, which limits the ability to convey more complex ideas effectively.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay uses a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Issues include incorrect verb forms ('fashioned become'), subject-verb agreement errors ('people likes'), and punctuation mistakes. The sentence 'As the current scenario they connected to the p[laces where they are not belonged to' is grammatically incoherent. While the meaning is generally understandable, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar and sentence construction prevents the essay from reaching a higher band score.
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