Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that it is possible to tell a lot about a person’s culture and character from their choice of clothes.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Some individuals denotes that a persons culture and character can be predicted from their choice of clothes. I agree with this statement. Cultural heritage and personality describes an individual.

Cultural heritage influences dressing code. This is the origin of an individual in terms of tribes, religion and belief. Every tribe has their specific traditional attire. Therefore, it is almost impossible not to identify a persons culture from the dress code. Also, some people grew up with the ideology that they must dress a certain way because their tradition beliefs its the best way to look responsible. For example, the Igbos wear Isí agu and black trouser while the yourba wears Abagbada.

Individual personality is a trait. There are a unique dress code which different person prefers to put on. For example when a person wears a robe they can be predicted to be a pastor or a chorister same applies to a traditional man wearing red and white material.

In conclusion, I agree tgat a persons choice of clothes can predict their culture and character ,.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is clear: you agree that clothing can reveal culture and character, and you give relevant examples such as traditional attire and robes associated with religious roles. However, the response addresses the task only partially because the ideas are brief and often asserted rather than explained. For instance, saying it is “almost impossible” not to identify someone’s culture from dress is a broad claim, and the examples of the Igbo and Yoruba outfits are not developed to show what they communicate. The point about personality is also limited to identifying a role from a robe, rather than explaining how clothing choices reflect character. The response is 74 words below the required minimum, which leaves little room to develop reasons and examples. Expand each main point with explanation and a specific, relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction states your view, two body paragraphs discuss culture and personality, and a conclusion restates your position. Topic sentences such as “Cultural heritage influences dressing code” help readers follow the main points, and “Therefore” and “For example” signal relationships between ideas. However, the progression within paragraphs is sometimes abrupt. The move from cultural traditions to beliefs about looking responsible needs a clearer link, while the personality paragraph gives examples without explaining how they support the claim. Some references, such as “they” in the robe example, are not fully clear. Develop each paragraph in a more consistent sequence—claim, explanation, example, and link back to your position—and use cohesive devices naturally rather than relying mainly on basic signals.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic-related vocabulary, including “cultural heritage,” “traditional attire,” “ideology,” and “personality.” These choices make the subject clear, and the examples of specific garments add useful detail. There are, however, some word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems that reduce precision. “Dressing code” is less natural than “dress code,” and “predicted” does not accurately express the idea of inferring someone’s background or role. “Tribes” may also be too narrow for the broader discussion of culture. The spellings “yourba” and “Abagbada” need correction, and “a traditional man” is unclear in this context. Aim for precise terms and check the spelling of cultural names; this will make your vocabulary more natural and reliable.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate your main ideas using a mix of simple sentences and some longer structures, including “Therefore, it is almost impossible not to identify…” and “some people grew up with the ideology that…”. However, grammatical errors occur often enough to make parts of the response less controlled. For example, “Some individuals denotes” has subject–verb disagreement, while “Cultural heritage and personality describes” also needs a plural verb. The sentence beginning “There are a unique dress code” has an agreement error and an awkward structure. Apostrophes are missing in “a persons,” and punctuation is unreliable, particularly in the final sentence, which ends with “,.” Use shorter, accurate sentences where needed, and check agreement, possessives, and sentence endings before submitting.

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