Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-18
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)
A significant number of people in this world are dressed theirself by using following the global fashion trends also it creates a strong influence on people lives. According to my point of view this thing have more positive features rather than the negatives.
In the first paragraph when we talked about the Gen-Z generation. It closely observed the new fashion trends and adopt. Moreover dressed up on a day to day activities. This thing show the current knowledge about the fashion industry and also their sense that they have to cop-up with the new developments in the world.
In addition, the world fashion trends creates a big impact on people lives. People bous buy the clothes whatever they
like even it is expensive or not. They didn't bother and purchased it. The new brand clothes gives the classic look provides more comfort and increase their confidence.
Lastly, there is small negative thing. There are a many people in our societies. They only earn their livelihood on daily basis wages. They cannot afford these premium clothes. These class of people prefer simple and decent clothes. When global fashion industries launched new clothes in a affordable range so every class of people not only bought it and also enjoying the premium serices.
According to my perspective people following the global fashion trends to look classy, confident and mature. When the fashion industry to make their clothes in the different ranges of amounts. Everyone can get the advantages of global fashion trends in 21st century.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt: how global fashion influences lives and the writer's view on whether this is positive or negative. The position is stated, albeit somewhat simply in phrases like 'this thing have more positive features rather than the negatives.' Ideas are presented, such as Gen-Z observing trends and the role of affordability, but they are underdeveloped and lack full extension or strong supporting examples. For instance, the discussion on Gen-Z jumping from trends to daily activities lacks depth. Furthermore, there is some generalisation about people buying clothes regardless of price. Overall, the task is addressed, but the limited development and repetitive reasoning place this response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, though the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and unclear referencing. Phrases like 'In the first paragraph when we talked about the Gen-Z generation' are metalinguistic and unnatural. Cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or inaccurate, as seen with 'Moreover dressed up on a day to day activities' and 'In addition, the world fashion trends creates a big impact'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal flow of ideas within paragraphs lacks clear sequencing. Referencing words such as 'This thing' or 'They' are often ambiguous, making it difficult to follow the logical links between sentences. Consequently, Coherence and Cohesion aligns with Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'things', 'clothes', 'buy', and 'people'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'dressed theirself by using following', 'cop-up', 'bous buy', and 'serices'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'livelihood' and 'premium', but the control is weak, and spelling mistakes like 'bous' and 'serices' occur. The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying very basic meaning, which matches the criteria for Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 for adequate task coverage.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The grammatical range is severely restricted. The response relies heavily on simple sentence structures, and attempts at complex or compound structures are consistently faulty and ungrammatical, such as 'According to my point of view this thing have more positive features rather than the negatives' and 'When global fashion industries launched new clothes in a affordable range so every class of people not only bought it and also enjoying'. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement ('fashion trends creates', 'this thing have'), tense consistency ('launched... bought... enjoying'), and prepositions. These frequent errors cause significant difficulty for the reader and prevent the text from reaching a higher band, placing it firmly at Band 4.5.
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