Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-12

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)

Nowadays, people are wearing their dress by global fashion trends.Their dressing knowledge became a part of global fashion.Global fashion also became widespread the whole world with help of fashion designers and celebreties. I believe this is a positive depelopment for the community and modern generation

Firstly, People always try to focus on trending objects which may give them a different type of joy and satisfaction. These things have targeted the fashion designers to attract more individuals. For example, designers published a new fashion which is long coat.at first it was uncommon but, when the long coat promoted by celebreties and actors than it became indivuals main attraction.As a result, people can satisfy their ego and class by wearing those clothes.

Secondly, World wide fashion has some positive impacts on the development.Global fashion can enhance the tradition or trending for the upcoming young generation.beside that, it can gain fame towards the world.For example, when the first time punjabi launched it was not effective but when it became viral than it became the whole generations traditon. people was mad for buy and try this outfit. it is also essential for government and businesses. Thus, it can rise their financial funds for not only retail business or export import owners but also for government.

In conclusion, I believe that people are influenced by global fashion trends is a positive thing for development while, it can increase their economical and financial status. Thanks to fashion designers for generating such unique design and ideas which made the public believing them

AI examiner evaluation

CriterionBand
Task Achievement / Task Response5.5
Coherence and Cohesion6.0
Lexical Resource5.0
Grammatical Range and Accuracy5.0
Overall5.5

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall opinion that global fashion is positive, and you offer relevant points about personal satisfaction, cultural visibility, and economic benefits. The examples of the long coat and Punjabi clothing also help illustrate your ideas. However, the response only partly answers how global fashion became such a strong influence: designers and celebrities are mentioned, but the role of media, online platforms, advertising, or international trade is not explained. Several claims, such as fashion helping people satisfy their “ego and class” or benefiting governments, are asserted rather than developed. To strengthen the response, explain the causes of fashion’s global reach and extend each example with a clearer link to your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs signposted with “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. This gives the reader an overall route through your argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, and links can feel mechanical. For example, the move from Punjabi clothing becoming popular to its importance for government and businesses needs a clearer explanation. Some references are also unclear, such as “it” in “it can gain fame towards the world.” Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main point, then arrange supporting explanation and examples in a logical sequence. More precise referencing and a wider range of natural transitions would make the connections between ideas clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “global fashion trends,” “fashion designers,” “tradition,” and “financial funds.” However, the range is limited and several word choices, collocations, and spellings are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning harder to follow. Examples include “their dressing knowledge,” “published a new fashion,” “became individuals main attraction,” and “rise their financial funds.” Spelling errors such as “celebreties,” “depelopment,” and “traditon” also reduce accuracy. Aim to learn common topic-specific combinations and check word forms and spelling. More precise expressions for influence, popularity, and economic effects would help you communicate your ideas more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and some longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “which” and “when.” This shows an attempt to vary sentence structure, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to understand. For example, “when the long coat promoted by celebrities and actors than it became” lacks a correctly formed clause, while “people was mad” has a subject–verb agreement error. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “a new fashion which is long coat.at first.” Practise building accurate complex sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and review agreement, articles, and punctuation. Greater accuracy in these patterns would make your argument easier to read.

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