Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-08-20

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)

The 21st century revolution have changed people dressing sense. Latest fashion and trend have changed day-to-day wear. This essay will shed some light on people's personality and background based on their dressing.

There are various arguments that supports the statement. Firstly, I would like to highlight dress color as one of the factor. To cite an example, people in western culture prefer any colors compared to other culture. Secondly, the design of the dress helps to identify person's nationality. To illustrate, Indian culture prefers dress which covers majority of the body parts. The main reason is religious and respect of elderly people. To add more, we have various reasoning in support for the same.

However, we have different opinions against the topic. To start with, latest fashion and trends are followed all over the globe. It makes it very difficult to identify individual character. For instance, people on airport have similar attire which make them identical. Tropical and weather have a effect on daily clothes. To exemplify, during summer it is a fashion to wear shorter clothes and looks comfortable in hot temperature. There are other opinion to support the same arguments

To conclude, people's character may be analyzed based on their dressing sense. Social media plays an important on educating people on various dressing ideas and attire. In my viewpoint, dress code doesn't allows to identify person culture. Western dressing is very common all over the world now and people customize the style based on their culture and character.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt, but the development of ideas is inconsistent. While you provide some examples, such as Indian clothing and airport attire, the arguments are somewhat superficial and lack depth. The position is also slightly contradictory; you state in the introduction that you will shed light on how clothing reflects personality, but in the conclusion, you state that dress code does not allow for the identification of culture. To improve, ensure your position is consistent throughout the essay and expand on your examples with more detailed explanations to fully support your claims.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, and there is a basic attempt at logical progression. You use some cohesive devices like 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'However', but these are used in a somewhat mechanical way. The transition between ideas is sometimes abrupt, and the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the phrase 'various reasoning in support for the same' which does not clearly link back to previous points. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that each paragraph has a clear, singular focus would enhance the flow of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, but it lacks the range and precision required for a higher band. You rely on basic terms like 'dress' and 'clothes' repeatedly. There are also some collocation errors, such as 'dressing sense' (which is often used in some regions but is not standard academic English) and 'looks comfortable' (which should be 'look comfortable'). To reach a higher band, try to incorporate more sophisticated vocabulary related to fashion, sociology, and cultural identity, and pay closer attention to how words are paired together.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text that occasionally impede clarity. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues like 'The 21st century revolution have changed' (should be 'has changed') and 'various arguments that supports' (should be 'support'). Additionally, there are issues with articles and prepositions, such as 'people on airport' (should be 'at the airport') and 'have a effect' (should be 'have an effect'). While you attempt some complex structures, they are often marred by these errors. Focusing on basic sentence construction and proofreading for subject-verb agreement will significantly improve your score.

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