Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-23
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 4.0)
In my opinion, global fashion is a positive development because from this atleast people know what to wear and what to not, Like if you want to go on a wedding so you have atleast knowledge about fashion that you know you have to wear formal dressing same like in home you know you have to wear casual dressing Because of global fashion every men or women look attractive not because they wear expensive clothes just beacuse they know what looks attractive on him or her. i'll give you an example from my own experince is that one of my friend wear casual outfit on wedding everyone glazed him because this is a formal event so the friend of mine told him to that in wedding or any event you have to wear formal dressing so next time they take care of it. So, it's a good thing that people are influnced by global fashion.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, attempting to explain why global fashion influences people and giving an opinion that it is positive. However, the ideas are severely underdeveloped, highly simplistic, and rely on repetitive reasoning about weddings and casual versus formal wear. Furthermore, the length requirement has not been met; the response contains only 155 words, falling well short of the 250-word minimum for Task 2. This under-length results in a significant penalty for task achievement as the main parts of the prompt cannot be fully explored within this limit. Consequently, the score is restricted to Band 4.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The text lacks proper paragraphing, presented as a single block of text that makes the progression of ideas difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are basic and repetitive, such as excessive use of 'so' and conversational connectors like 'i'll give you an example'. Referencing is also confusing at times, for instance when the writer states 'one of my friend wear casual outfit on wedding everyone glazed him... so the friend of mine told him', which creates ambiguity regarding who is speaking and who is being corrected. Overall, the information and ideas are not arranged coherently enough to reach a higher band, fitting the description for Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, heavily relying on words like 'fashion', 'clothes', 'dress', and 'wear'. There are notable word choice and collocation issues, such as 'formal dressing' instead of 'formal attire' and 'glazed him' instead of 'gared at him' or 'stared at him'. Spelling and punctuation are also weak, with lower-case letters used for the pronoun 'i' and missing punctuation throughout the long, run-on sentences. The range of vocabulary is limited and inadequate for a standard academic task, corresponding to Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The grammatical structure of the writing is very basic and heavily reliant on coordination with 'and' and 'so', creating run-on sentences. There is a very limited range of complex structures, and attempts at complex sentences are generally faulty, such as 'Like if you want to go on a wedding so you have atleast knowledge about fashion that you know you have to wear formal dressing'. Errors in tense consistency, subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'every men or women look'), and punctuation are frequent and occasionally obscure the exact meaning. These persistent errors place the grammar at a Band 4.0 level.
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