Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-18
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)
By looking at the apperance of individual it is easy to identity them from which culture they belongs to. Many people claims that it is easy to predict individual's culture and personality from their selection of clothing. I totally, agree on this, by observing their choice of clothes it is easy to recognize their culture and traditions.
To begin with, appearance matters the most, sometimes it is easy to remember people by looking at their clothes. How they are dressing, colour choice of clothing, different patterns and designs makes them unique and different. For instance, in India, there are various kinds of culture and traditions, each and every culture has unqiue dressing style, like Gujarat is famous for Badhani Saree, however on other side in Karantaka, Silk Saree is very famous. By observing their clothing selection and apperance, it gives an idea that individual belongs to which culture.
In addition to this, by wearing ccertain type of clothing, person is representing their culture to the world. It is giving an opportunity to understand different culture and their perosnality. For exmaple, there was concert of famosu singer Dilijit Dosanjh, he wore white punjabi suit with turban on head, by looking at him, it clearly states that he belongs to Punjab, as he has wore that type of clothes which clearly represents his culture and tradition. People from other culture also get knowledge of it.
To summarise, appearance and selection of clothing helps to identity individual belongs to which culture. Not only this help recognize culture but also represents their culture to the world.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student addresses the prompt by clearly stating a position agreeing that a person's culture and character can be told from their clothing. The response includes relevant examples, such as the mention of traditional Indian attire like Bandhani and Silk sarees, as well as the contemporary example of singer Diljit Dosanjh wearing a turban and Punjabi suit. However, ideas tend to be somewhat repetitive rather than deeply extended, and the prompt's mention of 'character' or 'personality' is only superficially touched upon alongside culture. According to the Band 6 descriptors, the task is addressed with relevant ideas, though some aspects are under-developed or repetitive. Therefore, a band score of 6.0 is appropriate.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The essay displays a coherent overall arrangement with clear paragraphing, beginning with an introduction, body paragraphs with specific examples, and a concluding summary. Cohesive devices are used to signal progression, such as 'To begin with', 'In addition to this', and 'To summarise'. However, referencing and transitions are at times mechanical or repetitive, and some sentences lack smooth logical flow. For instance, the transition between sentences in the second paragraph could be more tightly integrated. Overall, the organizational structure is adequate and fits the criteria for Band 6, where cohesion is sometimes mechanical and referencing is occasionally faulty.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts a range of vocabulary relevant to the topic, including words such as 'traditions', 'appearance', 'unique', and 'representation'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, such as 'apperance' instead of 'appearance', 'identity' instead of 'identify', 'Karantaka' instead of 'Karnataka', 'ccertain' instead of 'certain', 'perosnality' instead of 'personality', and 'famosu' instead of 'famous'. These errors demonstrate a limited control over spelling and word formation. Although the vocabulary is adequate to communicate the basic message, the frequency of lexical inaccuracies restricts the score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response shows an attempt at a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'How they are dressing, colour choice of clothing, different patterns and designs makes them unique and different.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'designs makes', 'individual belongs to'), incorrect word forms (e.g., 'By looking at the apperance of individual'), and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'it clearly states that he belongs to Punjab, as he has wore that type of clothes'). These errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, matching the profile of Band 5, where frequent grammatical errors persist despite attempts at complex structures.
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