Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-13

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 6.0)

It is argued that international fashion trends have changed the people's way of dressing. In my perspective, individuals are greatly inspired by these global fashion trends because they try to follow the fashion which their favorite celebrities adopt. I believe this is a negative development because everyone cannot afford these costly fashion trends and people do not look good in every fashion.

Nowadays, the vast majority of people are following global fashion trends because they are influenced by these fashions. However, this fashion has strong impact on young people's lives due to they follow trending dresses on social media which their favorite celebrities wear and purchase from international stores. In addition, in these days every person has a access of social media apps so, it is beneficial for people to get information about these trends. In fact, it is advantageous for young people because when they follow these fashions then they feel more confident and delighted. For instance, most of the individuals wear trendy dresses in their universities and work places to impress others.

Although global fashion trends have considerable impact on people, i thing that this is a negative development because most trendy dresses and products are quite expensive. This is because the significant amount of people cannot afford easily. When other people wear these international brands then destitute people may feel insecure that can affect their mental health. Secondly, some people do not look good in every fashion so it can damage their appearance. For example, most of the university students face insecurity issues because of not affording the costly fashion trends.

In conclusion, global fashions have valuable influence on people;s lives because they are inspired by these things. Nevertheless, it is negative trend due to sometimes it can cause problems in youngsters lives.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, exploring reasons why global fashion influences lives and taking a clear position that this is a negative development. Ideas are relevant, discussing celebrity influence, social media accessibility, financial strain, and psychological impacts such as insecurity. However, some arguments lack full extension and are slightly repetitive, particularly the points regarding affordability and appearance. For instance, the discussion on how destitute people feel insecure is introduced but not fully elaborated with concrete consequences. This places the response comfortably at Band 6, as it addresses all parts of the task with relevant ideas, though some are somewhat under-developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay displays a generally coherent overall arrangement with a clear paragraph structure, separating the introduction, causes, disadvantages, and conclusion. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Nowadays', 'In addition', 'Although', and 'Secondly', though some referencing and transitions feel slightly mechanical or repetitive ('this fashion', 'these trends'). Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the two main body ideas. While the logical progression is mostly clear, referencing is occasionally imprecise, which prevents the essay from reaching a Band 7. Therefore, a Band 6.0 is appropriate for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as 'international fashion trends', 'celebrities', 'destitute people', and 'psychological impacts'. However, there are noticeable word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'have a access of social media apps' instead of 'access to', and 'i thing' in place of 'I think'. Spelling is generally acceptable, but lexical control is inconsistent. Because the vocabulary range is sufficient for the task and attempts less common items despite some inaccuracy and word-choice errors, a score of 6.0 is fully justified.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and subordinate structures like 'because they try to follow the fashion which their favorite celebrities adopt' and 'when they follow these fashions then they feel more confident'. However, there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings throughout the text, including 'changed the people's way', 'due to they follow', 'every person has a access', and punctuation slips like lowercase 'i' instead of 'I'. These errors do not impede overall communication, allowing the reader to follow the argument, which aligns well with the Band 6 descriptor for grammar.

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