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We wrote a 284-word Task 2 essay on global fashion trends, with the kind of mistakes a Band 6 writer makes, and submitted it to the checker on 5 October 2026. Every score, comment and correction below is the checker's own output, shown as returned.
Estimated band
6.5
Task Response
7.0
Coherence & Cohesion
6.5
Lexical Resource
6.5
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
6.0
The essay, as submitted
Nowadays, many people around the world wear similar clothes because of global fashion trends. In this essay I will explain why global fashion has become so influential and why I think this is mostly a negative development.
There are two main reasons why global fashion is so strong in people's life. Firstly, social media plays a big role. On Instagram and TikTok, famous influencers show new styles every day, and young people wants to copy them to look modern.1 For example, in my country many teenagers buy the same sneakers that they see in videos from America or Korea. Secondly, international brands like Zara and H&M have shops in almost every big city. These companies produce clothes very fast and cheap, so people can follow the newest trend easily without spending a lot of money.2
In my opinion, this development has more disadvantages than advantages. The first problem is that traditional clothing is disappearing. In the past, people wore clothes that showed their culture, but now everyone look the same in jeans and T-shirts, and local designers cannot compete with big brands.3 Another problem is the environment. Fast fashion companies produce huge amount of clothes, and many of them are thrown away after only a few times.4 This creates a lot of waste and pollution.
However, there are some positive sides. Global fashion allows people to express themselves and it also creates jobs in developing countries where clothes are made. But these jobs often have low salary and bad working conditions.5
In conclusion, global fashion is influential because of social media and international brands. Although it has some benefits, I believe it is a negative development because it harms traditional culture and the environment.
5 feedback items
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#1 Subject-verb agreement Grammatical Range & Accuracy
young people wants to copy them to look modern.
young people want to emulate them to appear modern.
The plural subject 'young people' requires the base form of the verb 'want'.
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#2 Awkward phrasing Lexical Resource
These companies produce clothes very fast and cheap, so people can follow the newest trend easily without spending a lot of money.
These companies produce garments rapidly and affordably, allowing consumers to follow the latest trends without significant financial outlay.
Using 'fast and cheap' as adverbs is informal; 'rapidly and affordably' would be more appropriate for an academic context.
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#3 Subject-verb agreement Grammatical Range & Accuracy
but now everyone look the same in jeans and T-shirts, and local designers cannot compete with big brands.
but now everyone looks the same in jeans and T-shirts, meaning local designers struggle to compete with multinational corporations.
The indefinite pronoun 'everyone' is singular and requires the verb 'looks'.
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#4 Article Grammatical Range & Accuracy
Fast fashion companies produce huge amount of clothes, and many of them are thrown away after only a few times.
Fast fashion companies produce a huge volume of clothing, much of which is discarded after being worn only a few times.
The phrase 'huge amount' requires an indefinite article and usually refers to uncountable nouns; 'huge volumes' or 'a huge amount of clothing' is better.
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#5 Better support Task Response
However, there are some positive sides. Global fashion allows people to express themselves and it also creates jobs in developing countries where clothes are made. But these jobs often have low salary and bad working conditions.
On the other hand, global fashion offers certain benefits, such as providing a platform for universal self-expression and stimulating the economies of developing nations through manufacturing jobs. However, these advantages are often undermined by low wages and substandard working conditions in the textile industry.
This paragraph introduces a counter-argument but immediately dismisses it without sufficient development, making the section feel like an afterthought.
Why each criterion got its band
Task Response
7.0The candidate addresses all parts of the prompt with a clear position established in the introduction and maintained throughout. Ideas regarding social media and fast fashion are relevant and extended, though the discussion on positive sides is somewhat brief and lacks the depth required for Band 8. The conclusion effectively synthesizes the main points.
- Task coverage
- 7.0
- Position
- 7.5
- Main ideas
- 7.0
- Development
- 6.5
- Conclusion
- 7.0
Coherence & Cohesion
6.5The essay is logically organized with clear paragraphing and a discernible progression of ideas. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical (e.g., 'Firstly', 'Secondly', 'The first problem is'), and the transition to the counter-argument in the fourth paragraph is slightly abrupt.
- Logical organisation
- 7.0
- Cohesive devices
- 6.0
- Paragraphing
- 7.0
- Referencing
- 6.5
Lexical Resource
6.5The vocabulary is adequate and allows for clear communication of ideas like 'traditional clothing' and 'developing countries'. However, there is a lack of sophisticated collocation or nuanced word choice, and some phrasing is repetitive (e.g., 'big role', 'big city', 'big brands').
- Range
- 6.0
- Accuracy
- 6.5
- Spelling
- 7.5
- Word formation
- 7.0
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
6.0A mix of simple and complex sentences is used, but there are recurring errors in subject-verb agreement ('young people wants', 'everyone look') and article/noun usage ('huge amount of clothes'). These errors do not impede communication but prevent a higher score.
- Range of structures
- 6.5
- Accuracy
- 5.5
- Punctuation
- 7.0
What you did well
- Clear and consistent position maintained from introduction to conclusion.
- Logical paragraph structure with relevant supporting examples.
- Good control of basic academic essay formatting.
Priority improvements
- Improve subject-verb agreement accuracy, particularly with plural subjects and indefinite pronouns.
- Use more sophisticated cohesive devices to move beyond mechanical 'firstly/secondly' structures.
- Develop the counter-argument (positive sides) more fully to ensure a balanced and nuanced response.
We submitted this essay twice. Both runs gave the same five bands; the wording of the comments and the choice of feedback items differed slightly. That is one essay, not a measure of accuracy, and the bands are estimates, not official IELTS scores.
Task 1 and Task 2 are checked differently
The first criterion changes with the task, and so does what counts as a complete answer. Choosing the right test and task is what makes the estimate meaningful.
Academic Task 1
150+ words · 20 minutes
Summarise a graph, table, chart, map or process diagram. Scored on Task Achievement: an accurate overview and the key features, compared where relevant. No opinion.
What Task 1 asks forGeneral Training Task 1
150+ words · 20 minutes
A letter covering three bullet points, in the right tone for the reader. Also scored on Task Achievement, so missing a bullet point costs marks however good the language is.
Academic vs General TrainingTask 2 essay
250+ words · 40 minutes
An argued essay; the question types are the same in both tests. Scored on Task Response, and it counts twice as much as Task 1 towards your Writing band.
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