Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-22
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 generation many individuals beleived that global fashion trend influenced the people the way they dress in recent time.In my opionion people are inspire from diffrent kinds of influencer they see in social media and try to copy their fashion.Global fashion trend has both the advantages and disadvantages in my aspects.
The positive side of global fashion trend is its make people confident and self expression because it offers individual a wide variety of choices to express their creativity,identity and personal style.the global fashion trend also play a vitual role in economic growth and job opportunities and helps in cultural exchange for instance: different residents from the numerous countries can wear and follow the cultural fashion.
Beside that the global fashion trends also have negative development in many individuals. As they follow global fashion trend they start to forget about their cultural identity due to replaced by westernized and standarized global clothing.This can also cause consumerism and financial pressurebecause encourages overconsumption and puts pressure on individuals (especially youth) to by unnecessary item to fit in.Environmental impact is also caused by the global fashion trend it contributes heavily to pollution.
In conclusion global fashion trends has both positive and negative influence and it depends on individual how they use or style them. if we use it it a proper way it is very beneficial for business and indi
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 student addresses all parts of the prompt, discussing both the reasons for global fashion's influence (social media, influencers) and whether it is a positive or negative development by weighing advantages like economic growth and self-expression against drawbacks like cultural loss and environmental impact. However, the ideas are somewhat limited and lack deep extension, often remaining at a general level. Furthermore, the response falls short of the 250-word minimum, containing only 228 words, which impacts the overall development of the task. Because of the under-length penalty and the under-developed supporting examples, the response achieves a Band 5.0 for this criterion.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organised into four paragraphs, following a logical layout of introduction, two body paragraphs covering opposing views, and an incomplete conclusion. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'The positive side', 'Beside that', and 'In conclusion', but some are awkward or inaccurate, such as starting a paragraph with 'Beside that'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the final sentence breaks off mid-thought. Paragraphing is attempted, but overall progression is hindered by mechanical transitions and the truncated ending. These features align closely with the Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is minimally adequate for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'self expression', 'consumerism', 'overconsumption', and 'cultural exchange'. However, there are frequent word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'beleived' instead of 'believe', 'opionion' instead of 'opinion', 'inspire' instead of 'inspired', and 'vitual' instead of 'vital'. Spelling errors are noticeable throughout the text ('todays', 'diffrent', 'standarized', 'financial pressurebecause'). The range is limited, and these lexical inadequacies place the response firmly in the Band 5 category.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent errors in punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and missing articles, such as 'In todays generation', 'trend influenced the people the way', 'its make people confident', and 'if we use it it a proper way'. Sentences containing complex clauses often feature structural faults. Punctuation is largely neglected, particularly regarding missing commas and run-on sentences. These frequent errors cause occasional difficulty for the reader, matching the Band 5 descriptors.
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