Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

I agree about access to clean water is a basic human right.

Therfore every home shoud have a free water supply because we are human and we need clean water for drinking . As many houses does not have the water supply because they do not have the money to give charge for the water supply. And most of the people caused by the diseases becuse if the dirty drinking water. Goverment should take the steps for drinking water so that clean water should go to every house. It is the basic and eveyday need of the human beings. In most of the region water pipeline are broken and they remian same for dayd and there is no one to look after it. Goverment should take strict actions against it.

As I remeber about one incident that happen 5 years ago . There was one family lived jn a town but they do not have the water supply all the members of the family drink the tap water because they do not have the money to givee charge for the water supply . The tap water which they drink was not clean and not suitable for drinking. One day one member of their family have became ill and doctors advised that he was not well because of the water they drink is not good for their health . And adviced them to not drink but they do not have the money so the can drink clean water and in the end the member of the family died .

So in last water supply should be free if cost.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you agree that household water should be free, and you give relevant reasons, including the health risks of unsafe water and the government’s responsibility to provide a reliable supply. The account of a family whose member became ill gives the argument a concrete example. However, some points are asserted rather than explained: for instance, the claim that many homes lack water because they cannot pay would be stronger with clearer detail about how free provision would address this. The discussion of broken pipelines also shifts towards maintenance without connecting it fully to the question of cost. Develop these points and explain any practical considerations, such as how free supply could be funded, to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: it states your view, gives reasons, presents an example, and ends with a conclusion. The family anecdote is placed after the general argument, which helps illustrate your point. However, progression within paragraphs is not always clear, and several ideas are joined mechanically with “And” or repeated uses of “because.” The example also contains a long sequence of events linked mainly by “and,” making the relationship between details harder to follow. Use clearer paragraphing to separate your reasons from the example, and choose a wider range of linking expressions to show cause, contrast, and result. Clearer references to people and events would also improve flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main argument, including “clean water,” “water supply,” “diseases,” and “water pipeline.” However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “water supply,” “money,” and “clean water.” Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “give charge for the water supply,” “take the steps for drinking water,” and “free if cost,” which make parts of the argument less clear. Spelling errors such as “Therfore,” “Goverment,” and “becuse” also reduce accuracy. Build a more varied set of precise expressions for access, payment, public provision, and water quality, and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate your main ideas using simple sentences and make some attempts to connect clauses, for example when explaining that a family member became ill after drinking unsafe water. However, sentence structures are often faulty, especially in longer sentences, and control of verb forms and agreement is inconsistent. Examples include “As many houses does not have” and “one family lived … but they do not have,” where the subject and verb forms do not match consistently. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “because of the water they drink is not good.” Practise building accurate complex sentences with clear clauses, and review past-tense consistency when recounting events.

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