Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-11

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 6.0)

Some people try to predict about the life style of the other people. They think that it is possible to give information about someone's personality, traditions, and, atttiude with the help of their choice of outfits that they wear. This essay will illustrat agreement with this statement.

First and foremost, choice of clothes depends upon so many factors like affordability, demand of job and personal choices. One of the important factors is person's personal choice. People prefer to go with that dressing which is famous among their communities and is according to their personal interests. Mostly they choose to wear such clothes which are both socially and economically acceptable . Dressing of people provides us information about the culture and traditions of that particular region from which they belong. For example people of Pakistan prefer to waer shalwar suit instead of western dresses because shalwar suit is our cultural dress. If we see someone in this dressing we can easily predict about their culture and life style.

Moreover, dressing is the reflection of someone's personality. Person's choice of clothes is just according to his or her nature and attitude. Some people prefer to wear traditional dresses and this thing shows that they are patriotic. Wherease, other prefer to wear modern dresses that depicts they are not strict about their traditions.

To conclude, we can tell about people's culture and character from the choice of ctothes which they daily use to wear or especially on some family or business gatherings. Choice of dress can tell a lot about person's personality and culture.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you agree that clothing can reveal culture and character, and you address both aspects of the question. The example of Pakistani people wearing shalwar suits supports the cultural point, while the contrast between traditional and modern dress is intended to show differences in attitude. These are relevant ideas, but some are not fully developed. For instance, calling traditional dress a sign of patriotism and modern dress evidence of being “not strict” about traditions makes broad assumptions without explaining exceptions or giving supporting examples. The opening also promises to illustrate agreement but does not establish the limits of what clothing can reliably tell us. Develop each reason with clearer explanation and a more specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The progression from factors affecting clothing choices to cultural identity and then personality is easy to follow, and signposts such as “First and foremost,” “Moreover,” and “To conclude” help guide the reader. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some flexibility in linking ideas. However, connections within paragraphs can be mechanical, and some references are unclear: “this thing” does not identify precisely what aspect of traditional dress is being discussed. The first body paragraph also moves from affordability and job demands to personal choice without developing all these factors. Use more precise referencing and build each paragraph around one clearly connected line of reasoning.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “traditions,” “affordability,” “personal interests,” and “patriotic,” and the reader can generally understand your intended meaning. There are also attempts to use more formal expressions, such as “the reflection of someone’s personality.” However, the range and control are limited by repeated general words such as “choice,” “people,” and “clothes,” as well as awkward combinations such as “predict about the life style” and “give information about someone’s personality.” Spelling errors, including “atttiude,” “waer,” “Wherease,” and “ctothes,” are noticeable and reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, use “infer something about a person” rather than “predict about” them.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “clothes which they daily use to wear” and a reason clause beginning “because.” Most of the main ideas remain understandable, and the response has a recognisable sentence structure. Some grammatical errors nevertheless recur. Examples include the missing article in “One of the important factors is person’s personal choice,” the awkward construction “depends upon so many factors like,” and the incomplete comparison in “other prefer to wear modern dresses.” There are also problems with sentence boundaries and punctuation, such as the space before the full stop after “acceptable.” Work on articles, subject–verb agreement, and complete, natural sentence patterns, then proofread punctuation. More accurate complex sentences would strengthen the response.

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