Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Access to clean water is a basic human right. Therefore every home should have a water supply that is provided free of charge.

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)

Clean water is recognized a fundamental human right, the debate over whether governments should supply water to every home fully free of charge or allocate a specific quota for every home depending on the people of home. Although water is an essential part of our daily life, I disagree that it should be completely free of charge.

Water is essential for survival which includes human health, hydration, cooking and basic hygiene. The biggest reason that water should not given completely free is that in every small household work, water is required. Sometimes people are not aware about the wastage of water they are doing. Completely free water can lead to overconsumption and neglect. Without pricing mechanism, people may waste large amount of water or non essential uses such as long showers and even extra washing of the clothes where unnecessary. So, by specifying a quota, people may not waste water and use of water then become a responsibility instead of wasting or neglecting it.

Another major drawback of supplying free water can directly harmful for government in terms of economy. Nowadays, many governments around the globe are taking taxes and charges for many things, which help them run their country. For example: Health sector, education, water and other majors are interlinked with each other. As regard of water, this is the most used and essential part of our daily life. By not charging to every home or not allocating a specific quota will make economy weak and other related sectors of the country will not flourish.

To sum up, water is a basic human right, but this is important to understand that by charging may directly help a country to strengthen an economy. People will also limit the excessive use of water and wastage will no longer be a problem.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear from the introduction: you disagree with making water completely free, and the conclusion restates this view. You address the central issue with relevant reasons, especially the risk of overconsumption and the costs of maintaining public services. However, the response does not fully resolve the distinction between free access to a basic supply and charging for excessive use: you introduce a household quota but do not explain how it would work or how it protects the right to clean water. The economic point is also underdeveloped; the link between water charges and the success of sectors such as health and education is asserted rather than demonstrated. Explain these points with a specific example and develop the implications of your proposal more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting separate reasons, and a conclusion. The progression from conservation to government finances is easy to follow, and signposts such as “Another major drawback” help identify the shift. Some connections are less clear or mechanical, however. For example, “For example: Health sector, education, water and other majors are interlinked with each other” does not clearly show how the example supports the economic claim. The final paragraph repeats the main points rather than drawing them together. Improve cohesion by making the relationship between each example and its claim explicit, and use clearer references when moving between water charges, government revenue, and other services.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “fundamental human right,” “overconsumption,” “quota,” and “essential,” which helps communicate the main argument. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “pricing mechanism” and “allocate a specific quota.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, including “small household work,” “other majors,” and “strengthen an economy.” These sometimes make the intended meaning less precise. Repetition of “water,” “free,” and “waste” also limits flexibility. Build a more accurate range of collocations for public services and resource management, and check whether each chosen word fits its context; for instance, distinguish household consumption from household tasks and use “sectors” rather than “majors.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “water is essential for survival which includes…” and conditional structures such as “Without pricing mechanism, people may waste…”. The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include the missing verb in “water should not given,” the faulty construction “can directly harmful,” and the sentence fragment after “For example:”. Articles and agreement also need attention, as in “a pricing mechanism” and “a large amount of water.” Some long sentences combine several ideas without clear punctuation. Practise complete clause structures, especially modal verb patterns (“should not be given”) and adjective constructions (“can be harmful”), and proofread articles and sentence boundaries.

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