Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-27
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 many parts of the world, global fashion is quickly gaining popularity. Although some might cosider it negative, I belive it to be extremely beneficial.Not only because global fashion is trendy and afforadable but also because it infulance the way people dress.
There are multiple benefits of global fashion. Firstly, this trend benefits people to become stylish and confident .As global fashion never associated with social media and old fashion , bedroom .Take an example of Jappan, which shifted 35% of its youth to global fashion to avoid outdated dressing,Thus, global fashion is indeed benefit for dressing
Secondlly, global fashion is also cosider cost effective. As apart from itniitial investment, global brabs are partically free and cheap. For instance, a recent survey conducted in Germany revealed that 90% 0f the people favour global fashion due to its affordabaility. Hence, this source of clothing is highly valueable.
Finally, global fashion is sustainable and currentllly powerful. As a source these trends, social media and the internet have unlimited potential.
To sum up, I belive that global fashion usage is indeed a positive development. Not only because sustainability and afordability but also due to ot cultural protection and connection
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to address both parts of the prompt, discussing how global fashion influences people and giving an opinion that it is positive. However, the response falls significantly short of the 250-word minimum, containing only 196 words. This severely limits the depth of the ideas. While some points are introduced—such as affordability, trendiness, and sustainability—they are underdeveloped and lack sufficient supporting detail or specific, convincing examples. For instance, the claim that global brands are practically free and cheap, or that Japan shifted 35 percent of its youth, lack credibility and adequate elaboration. Furthermore, the position is sometimes obscured by weak development and abrupt transitions. Because the length requirement was not met and ideas remain underdeveloped, this warrants a band score of 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is divided into paragraphs, but the overall structure and logical progression are weak. The introduction outlines the writer's stance, and body paragraphs use cohesive markers like 'Firstly', 'Secondlly', and 'Finally'. However, these devices are often used mechanically and inaccurately. Paragraphing is erratic; the conclusion is extremely brief and attempts to cram too many new ideas into a single run-on sentence ('Not only because sustainability and afordability but also due to ot cultural protection and connection'). Referencing and transitions between sentences are frequently unclear, making it hard for the reader to follow the flow of argument. These issues place the response firmly in the band 5 category for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The student demonstrates a limited and minimally adequate vocabulary range for the task. While some topic-related vocabulary is attempted, such as 'fashion', 'trendy', 'sustainable', and 'affordability', the text is plagued by severe spelling errors and inappropriate word choices. Examples of misspellings and lexical errors include 'cosider' (consider), 'belive' (believe), 'afforadable' (affordable), 'infulance' (influence), 'Jappan' (Japan), 'itniitial' (initial), 'brabs' (brands), 'partically' (partly), 'affordabaility' (affordability), 'valueable' (valuable), 'currentllly' (currently), and 'afordability' (affordability). These frequent spelling mistakes and inaccurate collocations cause strain for the reader and prevent the lexical resource from achieving a higher band score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including correlative structures like 'Not only because... but also because...'. However, these structures are frequently flawed or incomplete, leading to fragments and ungrammatical clauses. For instance, sentences such as 'Not only because global fashion is trendy and afforadable but also because it infulance the way people dress' lack a main verb. There are also recurrent grammatical errors in subject-verb agreement and preposition use, such as 'global fashion never associated with' and 'fashion is indeed benefit for dressing'. Punctuation is frequently misused, with missing spaces after commas and periods. Due to the high frequency of grammatical and structural errors, the response earns a band score of 4.5.
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