Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-22

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)

People are more concious and gave more attention to their physical apearences. At present, they prefer to choose the clothes design by following international fashion trends.It is an affective approach to build an impresevie personality. In my opinion, its great to gather various ideas and then deign your wearings accordingly.However make sure to design which is suitable to our culture.

First of all, fashion industry has a huge impact on an individual's life. In past, people used to puchase fashion magzines to find out the latest trends all around the globe but now it would be more convenient due to rise of digital dominance.people can check latest fashion on social websites frequently and can easily immitate them in their lives. they get diverse ideas about what is tranding in the market, what kind of designs are more suitable to them and that's how they can easily make decisions. For Instance, Various make up tutorials are available online and you can learn how to do make up and what kind of make up look more good on a particular event. In addition, there are diverse range of influencers on social media who share details of their life style like dressing,makeup and thats how people gather inspiration from them and they replicate exact same.

Following fashion trends is extremely beneficial to improve their looks and build an impresive personality. this also brings a variety of choices to a people's lives and they feel confident and it shows through their body language. However, nowadays people pay more attention on a physical looks and less to moral values which would add inferiority complex to those people who are unable to follow these trends.

All things concerened, fashion trends have great impact on an individual life but one should not judge others esthetically on the basis .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions: you explain the influence of social websites and online influencers, and you give a mixed but generally positive view, noting benefits to confidence alongside pressure and inferiority. The examples of fashion magazines, tutorials and influencers are relevant. However, the explanation of how global trends became influential is mostly limited to digital access, and the positive and negative effects are asserted more than developed. Your position is also not fully consistent: the opening calls the trend “great,” while the conclusion mainly restates its impact without clearly judging it. Develop each main point with a clearer explanation or specific example, and state your overall view consistently from introduction to conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, a paragraph on the spread of fashion, a paragraph on its effects and a concluding sentence. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “In addition” and “However” help signal relationships between ideas. Nevertheless, progression is sometimes difficult to follow because several points are crowded into long paragraphs, and the conclusion is incomplete, ending with “on the basis” without finishing the thought. Some links are mechanical, while references such as “they” and “this” do not always make the intended subject immediately clear. Use clearer topic sentences, separate distinct ideas, and ensure each paragraph and the conclusion forms a complete, logically connected unit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “international fashion trends,” “digital dominance,” “diverse ideas,” “influencers” and “inferiority complex.” These choices show an effort to discuss both the spread of fashion and its social effects. However, the range is limited by repeated general words such as “people,” “fashion” and “trends,” and several inaccurate spellings or word choices make the writing less clear, for example “concious,” “impresevie,” “tranding” and “replicate exact same.” Some collocations are also unnatural, including “improve their looks” and “judge others esthetically.” Build a more precise range for discussing media influence, consumer behaviour and social pressure, and check spelling and natural word combinations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and attempts at longer, complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “but,” “which” and “who.” This gives some variety, but complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the response difficult to read. Examples include “In past, people used to puchase…” and “there are diverse range,” where articles or agreement are missing, as well as “they feel confident and it shows,” where the reference and sentence connection are unclear. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly where a full stop is followed immediately by a new sentence. Practise accurate articles, agreement and complete sentence construction before adding further complexity.

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