Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Water is a basic human right and everyone should have free source of it. I totally agree with it. Because water is basic necessity of survival as well as for maintaining social equaltiy in the nation.

Water is the most essential thing for survival of human. In every activity for humans water is needed such as cooking, bathing, agriculture and many more. Unlike internet and electricity, humans cannot survive without water. Water is a biological requirement of a human. And financial status of a person do not take the right of one for accessing life saving resource. In every nation, government should supply water free of charge regardless the financial status of a public. Therefore, making water free of charge only benefits individuals of country.

In addition, not everyone can afford clean water for making food and drinking. Since, for maintaining social equality in the country government should provide water to everyone. There are number of poor people in nation who earn a very low amount and they cannot spend a large part of their income on water as, there are other various things that they are paying for. And making water free of cost allow low income families to spend their earnings on other essential things like healthcare and education.

To conclude, water is essential for surviving and one have right to access without paying any charges. Public have right to get water and it also shows equality in nation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear from the opening—“I totally agree”—and you give relevant reasons: water is necessary for survival, and free access could support poorer households and social equality. These points address the question, but they are not developed equally. The survival argument lists uses such as cooking and agriculture, while the equality argument mentions healthcare and education; neither is supported with a specific example or fuller explanation of how a free household supply would work. The response also falls 9 words short of the required minimum, so it does not fully meet the task’s length requirement. Develop each reason with a concrete example and explain the scope of the policy, such as whether basic household use should be free.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting separate reasons, and a conclusion that restates your position. Paragraphing helps the reader follow the argument, and transitions such as “In addition” and “To conclude” make the stages visible. This is a sound foundation, with some features of stronger progression, but links are occasionally mechanical or unclear. For example, “Therefore, making water free of charge only benefits individuals of country” does not clearly connect the preceding point to the claim, and “Since” begins a sentence without a complete main clause. Improve cohesion by making cause-and-effect links explicit and using pronouns or repeated key terms carefully so references remain clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “basic human right,” “financial status,” “life saving resource,” “social equality,” and “low income families.” This gives you enough range to communicate the main ideas, and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “free source of it” is unnatural, “a biological requirement of a human” is awkward, and “spend a large part of their income on water” could be expressed more precisely. There are also spelling and form errors, such as “equaltiy” and “low income” when used as a compound modifier. Aim for natural collocations and more precise policy-related vocabulary, while checking spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the comparison “Unlike internet and electricity” and the reason clause beginning “Since.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “financial status of a person do not take the right of one” has subject–verb agreement and sentence-construction problems; “one have right” and “Public have right” also show agreement and article issues. The opening fragment “Because water is basic necessity…” is not a complete sentence, and “Since, for maintaining social equality…” is similarly incomplete. Build accuracy by checking that each sentence has a main clause, matching verbs to singular or plural subjects, and using articles consistently. Vary sentence structures, but prioritise control.

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