Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-09

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)

To certain extent, I agree that clean water is a basic human right and should provide free of cost to the citizen, but I also disagree with this statements, because government of a particular country have to use public fund to build proper clean water supply chain which often gives burden on government to regulate the public funds in other sectors.

On the one hand, talking about advantages of supplying clean water free of cost, firstly people don't have to spend money for purchasing clean water or on refiners to clean water, which reduce extra expenses of the people and they can save for their future. Secondly, in agriculture sector farmer used free water to grow crops and which reduced the cost of total framing, lead to balance the cost of grains and vegetables. For instance, Gujarat government is providing 6 hours free water supply to all the farmers of northern part of the Gujarat to grow crops which reduce the price of the grains and seeds.

On the other hand there are many negative impact on the country by providing free clean water supply are, starting with the government point of view all the basic facilities such as water, electricity, roads, hospitals, schools and other things are the responsibilities of the government, if government provide free clean water supply to all citizen might increases usages of the public funds to build proper infrastructure, buy new equipment, planning and building water filtering plants, this can lead to imbalance in the usage of public funds and not provide enough funds to the other sector. Secondly, many people get free water and they don't care about it and wastage plenty of water in every small task. For instance, many state government of India provide free water supply to people, although it impacts on public funds, but people wastage lot of water because it is free of cost for them.

To sum up, I agree that it gives many advantages to the people by reducing their expenses, while it free water can change the way of using water by the people and they use water carelessly and wastage lot of water which is impact on the government and environment.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both sides of the proposal and give a clear, qualified position: you agree that free water can reduce household costs, while recognising the pressure on public funds and the risk of waste. The examples about farmers in Gujarat and water use in India make the discussion relevant. However, some points are not fully developed or precisely connected to the question. For example, the agricultural example concerns free water for farmers, whereas the task asks whether every home should receive clean water free of charge. The argument about government spending would be stronger if you explained how free provision differs from ensuring access through affordable or targeted support. Your conclusion also repeats the competing points without clearly resolving your qualified position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two contrasting body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The signposting phrases “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “To sum up” help readers follow the argument, and the examples are placed alongside the relevant claims. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some of the flexibility associated with stronger cohesion. However, the long opening sentence is difficult to follow, and the second body paragraph combines several ideas—public responsibilities, infrastructure costs, funding priorities, and waste—without enough separation. Some links are mechanical or unclear, such as “starting with the government point of view” and “although it impacts on public funds, but…”. Use clearer sentence boundaries and connect each example explicitly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to discuss the issue, including “public funds,” “infrastructure,” “water filtering plants,” and “agriculture sector.” These choices show an attempt to use relevant, specific language rather than relying only on basic terms. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, which limits precision: “free of cost” is repeated, “refiners to clean water” is unclear, and “wastage plenty of water” is not a natural expression. There are also word-form and spelling problems, such as “framing” for “farming” and “usages” where “use” is needed. Aim to learn common topic collocations and check whether each word fits its grammatical and contextual role; this will make your meaning more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including clauses with “because,” “while,” and “although,” and the overall meaning is generally understandable. Some sentence patterns are effective, such as the explanation that free water could reduce farming costs and affect food prices. However, there are some recurring errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “government … have to use” needs subject–verb agreement, while “which reduce extra expenses” needs a correctly formed verb. The opening sentence also joins several ideas in a way that makes the structure hard to control, and the final sentence contains an incomplete or unclear clause. Practise building accurate complex sentences, then check agreement and verb forms before adding further clauses.

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