Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-20

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 recent years, individuals dress are influenced by the global fashiom trends. I consider this a positive impact because people wear clothes that are in trend globally and they remain in touch with the global fashion stars and people and also individuals who want to visit any country in the world are aware of the fashion trend so they cannot feel nervous or ashamed of what they wear and also it have great impact on businesses and local markets because the demand of new fabrics rise and they have to order the fabric or to make fabric.

The main reason why it is a positive development because they remain in touch with the global development and new trends through social media. This is because a person who wants to wear new clothes and is not aware of what to wear social media helps him by introducing global fashion stars who creates trends for new clothes. For example, if a community is aware of the new global trend and any from them wants to travel other country where locals are aware of new trends and the person who goes there also know the trend he consequently does not feel uncomfortable between them as they all wearing a same trend clothes.

Another reason is that it helps grow economy because as the the demand of fabric grows the businesses also grows and also the employment opportunities rises. For instance, if a community starts buying global trend clothes it will help grow economy as the cash flow increases and also the job opportunities also increases. This further demonstrates that global trends are essential to grow economy.

In conclusion, i believe that if a community is aware of global trends t will have positive development on the economy because people would have a reach to new fashion trends and also they can buy them from local markets which then tends to help the individuals.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You state a clear overall view that global fashion is positive, and you give two relevant reasons: social media helps people learn about trends, and fashion demand may support businesses and employment. However, the task asks both how global fashion became influential and whether this is positive or negative. The explanation of influence is limited mainly to social media, while the discussion of economic benefits repeats similar claims and is not fully developed. The travel example explains how shared clothing might reduce discomfort, but it does not show in much detail how global trends shape people’s lives. Develop the causes more specifically and support each main point with a clearer, concrete example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an opening position, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. Paragraphs also have identifiable purposes, and phrases such as “The main reason” and “Another reason” help signal the sequence. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because several ideas are joined into very long sentences, especially in the introduction and the first body paragraph. Linking phrases such as “This further demonstrates” and repeated references to economic growth do not add much development. Make one main point per sentence, use clearer references to avoid repeating “global trends” and “people,” and ensure the conclusion follows directly from the reasons established in the body.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “global fashion trends,” “social media,” “fabric,” “employment opportunities” and “cash flow,” so the reader can understand the subject and your main points. However, the range is limited and several expressions are repeated, particularly “global trends,” “grow economy” and “new clothes.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “individuals dress,” “a reach to new fashion trends” and “same trend clothes”; these can make meaning less clear. There is also a spelling error in “fashiom.” Aim for more precise phrasing and vary repeated vocabulary, while checking spelling and natural word combinations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, but complex sentences are often difficult to control, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “individuals dress are influenced” has an incorrect subject–verb structure, while “the demand of fabric grows the businesses also grows” lacks a clear grammatical connection and has agreement problems. Other examples include “it have great impact” and “the job opportunities also increases.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also weak in the long opening sentence. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and plural forms, and divide extended sentences into shorter units before adding more complex structures.

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