Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-03

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)

In recent years, Many Youngsters dressed are copied by global fashion trends. While this trend is blown up in past few years very deeply as every one wants to look good and updated in this generation. The youth had a role model in which they see them and willing to copy their lifestyle how they look what they wear and many more.

If we are talking about global fashion become strong inluence on people's living it has many ways to describe this statement because from past years fashion industry boom in all aspects and every brand want to sponser their clothing and want their prouducts to sell globally and on the trend so they hire some models and showcase their clothing to the world by different platform like social media and all.

I partially agree with this development because we live in a modern time and everyone had their own opinion and their liability to wear what they want and if we want to wear some trendy clothes it's basically depends on our choice our thinking and our lifestyle and if we have to stay updated they all have a good cost as well because if we have to wear some trendy clothes they are almost high in rates.

At the same time i disagree with this development as well because by seeing everyone copying fashion trend some middle class and lower class famiies suffer in this situation and they have a wish to copy them too other factors are coy some other people who only sponser other brand clothes and after seeing them and buy the same clothes are not worthy because they do their job and they paid well for the promotion and who loose money is you.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by discussing why global fashion is influential and giving a mixed view on whether it is positive or negative. However, the position is not always clearly sustained, and the ideas presented are somewhat limited and under-developed. For instance, the writer touches on brands sponsoring clothing and social media platforms, but these points are not fully explored or supported with concrete examples. Similarly, the discussion on the impact on middle-class families and sponsored advertisements is introduced but remains basic and vague. To reach a higher level, the writer needs to present fully extended and supported ideas that thoroughly explore both parts of the prompt with a clear and consistent position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some basic organization to the writing, but it lacks a clear overall progression. The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the logical flow between sentences and ideas is frequently disrupted. Cohesive devices are used rather inadequately or repetitively, such as the frequent reliance on conjunctions like 'and' and 'because' to string long, run-on sentences together. Referencing is also not always clear, making it difficult to follow the writer's line of argument. To improve in this area, the writer should use a wider variety of cohesive markers appropriately, ensure each paragraph has a distinct central topic, and organize ideas into logical steps that build clearly toward a conclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. There are noticeable errors in word choice, word form, and collocation that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, such as writing 'blown up' instead of popular, 'prouducts' instead of products, and 'coy' instead of copy. The range of vocabulary is restricted mostly to everyday words, and attempts to use less common terms result in inaccuracies. To move to the next level, the writer needs to build a broader vocabulary related to the topic, pay closer attention to spelling and word forms, and demonstrate greater precision in expressing ideas.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures. While there are some attempts at complex sentences, these are often faulty and plagued by frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, and agreement. Examples include 'Many Youngsters dressed are copied by global fashion trends' and 'everyone had their own opinion and their liability to wear what they want'. Frequent errors in verb forms, tenses, and missing articles cause strain and difficulty for the reader throughout the text. To achieve a higher band, the writer must demonstrate better control over basic sentence construction, reduce the frequency of grammatical errors, and successfully incorporate a wider variety of accurate complex structures.

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