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)
Nowadays, global fashion become influence on people lives because the development of social media. I totally agree with the statment. In the modern era social media is growing day by day and it promote different fashion trends. Furthermore new clothing brands are developing and also creating new different style of clothes which promote fashion trends.
Firstly, social media platforms such as Instagram, YOUTUBE , TIKTOK and Facebook allow people to see diferent type of fashion trend and these resources are the main resaon for the global fashion trends because, with the help of these platforms people can easily access content which is on trending around the world. For example my friend Ali was not interested in fashion and he do not much know about fashion trends and when he started using social media platform he get much information about fashion trends and now he is very interested in fashion related things and now he mostly spend their free time to explore different fashion brands and their new arrival products.
Secondly, Nowadays different new brand are developing and on the other hand most of the brand are expanding their business so, every day new article is coming to the market and furthermore, people have more option to purchase their clothes from diffrent brand which also create facility for people and also take part in global fashion trends. For instance, in pakistan there had almost 4 fashion brands and in pakistan there had few article which were in trending so, nowadays pakistan have around 20 different fashion brands which is taking part in global fashion trends.
To sum up, global fashion trend is promoting by social media platforms and different fashion brands. it encourage people to spend on fashion trends. Overall, it boost fashion industry and also encourage people to invest in fashion industry.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt by discussing why global fashion has become influential through social media and new brands, and takes a clear position by stating agreement, although it does not explicitly discuss whether this development is positive or negative. The ideas are presented with some support, such as the mention of Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and the example of the friend Ali or the growth of fashion brands in Pakistan. However, the development of ideas remains somewhat limited and repetitive, lacking a thorough exploration of the positive or negative impacts. This aligns closely with the Band 5 descriptor where the task is addressed only partially and ideas are somewhat under-developed.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organized into clear paragraphs with introductory, body, and concluding sections. Basic cohesive devices are used, such as 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'To sum up', to signal progression. However, referencing is sometimes unclear, and the overall progression feels repetitive, with ideas circling back to social media and brands without fully advancing the argument. Paragraphing is present, but the logical flow between sentences is occasionally mechanical. These features reflect the Band 5 descriptor, which notes some overall organization and attempts at using cohesive devices, but features inadequate or repetitive structuring.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary suitable for discussing fashion and social media, such as 'global fashion trends', 'social media platforms', and 'clothing brands'. However, there are noticeable lexical errors, incorrect word forms, and spelling mistakes throughout the text, including 'statment' instead of 'statement', 'diferent' instead of 'different', 'resaon' instead of 'reason', and 'article' used to mean items or stores. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited vocabulary control that aligns with Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay demonstrates a mix of simple and attempted complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent errors in basic grammatical rules, such as subject-verb agreement ('global fashion become influence', 'he do not much know', 'brand are expanding', 'there had almost 4 fashion brands'), missing articles, and incorrect tense usage. Punctuation is also problematic, with run-on sentences and improper capitalization. These frequent errors disrupt the reading experience, though meaning can generally be parsed, placing the response squarely at Band 5.
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