Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-10

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 5.5)

In today's time due to lot of pollution the amount of water which is served to the citizen is quite harmful. The goverment must provide clean water to each and every person free of cost.

I am totally agree for this idea.

The biggest question of population is how water is polluted ?. Due to lack of spaces, factory owners and workers throw industrial wastes directly into oceans or rivers and that water goes to individual homes. To solve this problem, the wastes can be stored in big truck tank and after it filled it can be realese into open space or can be burried into soil. The administrations charges lot of income from the citizen because they are providing water. they should provide water free of cost or its cost can be include in taxes. The regulators should give the water pipe lines with filter facality from that they bad waters or garbage will remove and get pure water to individuals.

The goverment also focus on village people. Sometimes there are number of people are dead due to thrust or maleria or other diseases which come from water. They should facilited by tubelines,wells,underground waters or taps. Because villagers also have right to drink pure and clean water.

In conclusion, the goverment could provide water without bactariaes. Water is basic need for individuals and it is everyone right to ask for this

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a clear position in favour of free clean water, and you give relevant reasons, including pollution from industrial waste and the needs of people in villages. However, the response only partly develops the task: it focuses heavily on water pollution and treatment, while giving little explanation of why household water should be free or how this policy could be funded. The suggestion that its cost could be included in taxes is relevant but needs explanation or an example. Your conclusion restates the basic-right argument, but does not fully draw together your reasons. The response is 232 words, below the required 250, so there is limited space to develop your ideas. Add a developed argument about affordability or public funding.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The paragraphs also group related points, with the second discussing pollution and payment and the third focusing on village access. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow. For example, the move from industrial waste to storing it in truck tanks and releasing or burying it does not clearly explain how this supports the argument for free water. Linking phrases such as “The biggest question” and “The government also” are used, but connections between claims are often abrupt, and “Because villagers also have right” is left as a fragment. Make each paragraph’s main point explicit and use clearer links to show how each example supports your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “industrial wastes,” “water pipe lines,” “taxes,” “wells” and “diseases,” so the reader can identify the subject of your argument. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the meaning less precise, such as “the biggest question of population,” “thrust” and “bactariaes.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “lot of income from the citizen” and “bad waters.” Aim to use accurate collocations and a more varied set of terms for access, treatment and public funding. For example, “water pollution,” “water treatment facilities” and “subsidise household water” would express your ideas more clearly and appropriately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons, such as “Due to lack of spaces, factory owners and workers throw industrial wastes directly into oceans or rivers and that water goes to individual homes.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, agreement, articles and verb forms. Examples include “I am totally agree,” “The administrations charges,” and “Sometimes there are number of people are dead.” The final sentence, “Because villagers also have right to drink pure and clean water,” is a dependent clause rather than a complete sentence. These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas harder to understand. Practise building accurate subject–verb patterns and complete sentences before adding more complex clauses.

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