Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-27

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 5.5)

In this competitive era, being fashionable is trending among the people in every part of the world. People are wearing outfits according to the trend that is globally introduced. This trend is a positive way of development but it has some consequences.

Initially, the social media is being most effective way for the people to get influenced by the fashion of others. people use to wear the outfits that are mostly weared by some famous popularities such as singers, influencers, actors etc. Moreover, global fashion trends enhance the personality of an individial by encouraging them to spend on good quality of clothes that are trending. The global fashion trend also helps the clothing industry in their rapid growth. As much the demand among the people will increase accordingly the sales will also increase and hepls in economical growth.

On the other hand, yet there are many benifits of global fashion trends but it has some negative impacts as well. Some people that are not financially stable and cannot follow the trend, feel themselves very separated from the society. Furthermore, some small shopkeepers with limited stock of clothes cannot fulfil the demands of customer because customer demands the particular items found on social media wore by others, that reduce their sales.

To conclude, fashion trend is positive development for the overall because it enhance the living style of individuals and also give benifits to clothing industries but for some people who cannot afford the trending fashionable clothes, it pushes them to feel very apart from the society.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the question: social media and celebrities are identified as influences, and you give a generally positive view while acknowledging disadvantages. However, the explanation of how global fashion became influential is narrow, relying mainly on social media and famous people; other relevant mechanisms, such as international brands, online shopping, or advertising, could make this answer more complete. Your position is present but not entirely consistent: the introduction calls the development positive, while the conclusion says it is positive “for the overall” despite describing social exclusion. The points about personality, industry growth, and small shopkeepers are relevant, but several are asserted rather than explained or supported with a specific example. Develop fewer ideas more fully and clarify your overall judgement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph about influences and benefits, a paragraph on disadvantages, and a conclusion. This makes the main line of thought easy to follow. You also use signposts such as “Moreover,” “On the other hand,” and “To conclude.” However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “Initially” does not accurately signal the first cause, and “On the other hand, yet” combines two contrasting transitions unnecessarily. The second body paragraph also shifts from social exclusion to shopkeepers’ sales without explaining the link between these effects. Use transitions more selectively and add clearer links between each claim and its explanation so progression feels more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “global fashion trends,” “social media,” “clothing industry,” and “financially stable,” and the meaning is generally understandable. There are also attempts at less common phrasing, such as “economical growth,” but some choices are inaccurate or unnatural and reduce precision. Examples include “popularities” for well-known people, “weared” for “worn,” “enhance the personality,” and “feel very apart from the society.” Spelling errors such as “individial,” “benifits,” and “hepls” are noticeable. Aim for accurate collocations and check word forms and spelling; a more precise range would help express the ideas without relying repeatedly on “trend” and “people.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional structure in “As much the demand among the people will increase accordingly the sales will also increase.” The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in sentence construction and agreement occur often enough to affect clarity. For example, “the social media is being most effective way” needs an article and a more suitable verb form, while “the global fashion trend … enhance” has a subject–verb agreement error. The sentence beginning “Some people that are not financially stable” is also awkwardly structured, and the final sentence has unclear clause connections. Practise building accurate complex sentences, especially with subordinate clauses and cause-and-effect relationships, and check articles, agreement, and punctuation.

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