Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-17
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)
Culture plays crucial role in everyone's life. Based on the choice of clothes people wear, we can judge their nationality, religion or culture. I firmly agree with this statement that, the type of apparel someone wear tells us a lot about that person's personality and culture.
It is beyond doubt that, we live in a multicultural world, where we meet a lot of people from different countries who follow their culture and we come to know about the person's personality and character because of their appearance and dress sense. For instance, when there is any festival celebrated in Downtown, Toronto. people always wear some traditionalclothes and perform cultural activities like in Diwali, most of them wearing sarees and suits to represent their culture.
Additionally, when someone we see wearing formals we instantly come to know that he must be doing a job in office or corporate company. Moreover, it is understood that the person belon to the Muslim community, when we see her wearing veil that means, it represents their culture. On the other hand, wearing white plain clothes in India means that the women is widowed although in Canada women wear white on their wedding ocassions. For example, a person belong tothe Sikh community always cover his head and body whenever they enter their religious place to pay obeidence in front of God it shows that the person belongs to a particular religion, follows and loyal towards his culture.
Based on the reasons outlined above, i can say without any doubt that, a person's way of wearing attires, speaking accents, celebrating happiness and sorrow represents their culture and many more things about him.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0
The response addresses all parts of the task by presenting a clear position agreeing that a person's culture and character can be told from their clothing choices. Main ideas are supported with relevant examples, such as traditional wear during festivals like Diwali in Toronto, corporate attire, and religious symbols such as the Muslim veil or Sikh head covering. While some of the supporting points overlap slightly between character and culture, the ideas are sufficiently extended and supported, aligning well with the Band 7 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The essay is divided into a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, maintaining a logical progression throughout. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as 'Additionally', 'Moreover', and 'On the other hand'. However, paragraphing could be slightly refined, and certain transitions feel a bit mechanical or repetitive. Referencing is generally clear, but occasional punctuation and structural slips in the sequencing mean it fits comfortably within the Band 6 descriptor range.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as 'multicultural world', 'corporate company', and 'obeisance'. However, there are notable word choice and phrasing inaccuracies, such as 'culture plays crucial role' (missing article), 'type of apparel someone wear' (subject-verb agreement), 'belon' (spelling), and 'ocassions' (spelling). These errors do not impede communication, placing the response at a Band 6.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The essay features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'when there is any festival celebrated in Downtown, Toronto, people always wear some traditional clothes...'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('plays crucial role'), incorrect verb forms ('someone wear'), and punctuation issues. Sentence fragments and run-on structures also appear, such as in 'when we see her wearing veil that means, it represents their culture.' Consequently, these errors place the grammar score at Band 5.5.
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