Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-19

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)

Dressing is the first impression of any person so people try their best to make it good infront of others. There are various aspects of the way that humans are following the global fashion trends in their dressing. There colud be different opinions, but in my point of view it is quiet positive development.

A lot of questions regarding how has global fashion become such a strong influence on people's lives? Well in the modern era, there is a huge development in fashion industry which produces so much high class dresses which posted a great impact on society. Everyone tries to look best among others. some people also copy other people when they see them wearing a eye catching clothes. This influenicing trend increses more with the evolution of social media as you can now have the access to watch and buy different variety of dresses. It is positive in terms of people have now sense to wear something that is definetly liked by others. For example, wearing a formal dress in the professional field is very encouraging like in interviews, companies are looking for individuals who are clean and formal which help them make a good impression in the market.

Furthermore, people also judge other by their clothes, looks and other wearing stuff. So looking good is very important to be a good person in eyes of others. For instance, if you are a rich person but you do not like to look good and always be in informal dress, so people will think of you as a very lazy person who is not serious in life. On the otherhand, even you are poor but you are wearing a formal dress it allows people to think of you as a responsible and a serious person.

In conclsion, dressing has a huge impact on the personality, and global fashion trends influnces it very positively as it gives you importance, confidence, people's trust which the most important thing to succeed in life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student addresses all parts of the prompt, discussing both how global fashion has become influential and giving an opinion on whether this development is positive or negative. The position is clear throughout, as seen in the statement "in my point of view it is quiet positive development." Ideas are extended with reasons and examples, such as the mention of formal dress in professional interviews and the societal judgments placed on clothing choices. However, some arguments tend to over-generalize and are slightly under-developed, particularly regarding how global media specifically drives this phenomenon. Despite minor lapses in full depth, all prompt requirements are adequately covered, fitting the criteria for a Band 6.0 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response exhibits a coherent overall arrangement with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct ideas, such as professional impacts in the second paragraph and social judgments in the third. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or faulty. For instance, the transition phrases "A lot of questions regarding..." and "On the otherhand" show awkward linking. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and repetitive use of basic cohesive devices prevents the flow from being truly smooth. Overall progression is present, but logical organisation could be sharpened. These features align well with a Band 6.0 descriptor.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common items such as "professional field," "responsible," and "personality." However, there are notable spelling errors and inaccurate word choices throughout the text, including "colud" instead of could, "quiet" instead of quite, "influnces," "inconclsion," and "infront." Phrasing such as "other wearing stuff" is overly colloquial and lacks precision. While these lexical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes do not impede communication, they restrict the score to a Band 5.5, reflecting a limited yet minimally adequate range with noticeable errors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some ambitious structures like "if you are a rich person but you do not like to look good... so people will think..." However, there are frequent grammatical errors and punctuation issues, such as missing articles ("a eye catching clothes" instead of 'eye-catching clothes'), incorrect preposition use, and run-on sentences with comma splices. Errors occasionally cause difficulty or require rereading, but communication is ultimately maintained. The control over grammar aligns best with the Band 5.0 descriptors, as attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty and errors are noticeable.

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