Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-11
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 6.5)
Water is considered as the basic need of life. And in the contemporary world, it is becoming a fundamental right of the human beings. Every house should have an access of clean water with any charges. I firmly endorse this statement.
Water is the survival component of human being and now considered as the basic human right. Without pure water no one could survive in this world because our body require sufficient amount of this liquid for the proper functioning. Water free from the heavy metals and pathogens are necessary for the survival of people, because heavy metals and different mico-orgnaisms make them ill and detoriates their health. In Pakistan, the major reason of Hepatitis C is an unhygienic water and people cannot afford to buy every litre of water.
As human beings have to pay money to buy clean water,in order to save their pennies they compromise on their health which leads to an utter chaos. To protect people from deadly disease it would be the first and foremost duty of any government to provide pure water for general public and every house has an access to physically and chemically treated water because in return of tax money governmnent fulfills human rights.For example, in many countries, water treatment plants established in order to provide pure water supply to communities where people have an access to clean water. Moreover, when everyone get free water at home they indirectly contributes to save environment by cutt down the petrol consumption.
To conclude, everyone deserve clean water for better health and government should provide this facility with any charges because the major source of water in natural and tax money can be used for the establishing channels and treatment plants for the welfare of the society.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0
Your position is clear from the introduction (“I firmly endorse this statement”) and remains consistent in the conclusion. You address the central issue by arguing that clean water is essential for health and that governments should provide it, supporting this with the example of water-related illness in Pakistan and the role of treatment plants. These relevant reasons and examples extend your response well. However, the argument sometimes over-generalises: the claim that natural water sources and tax revenue mean household water should be free is asserted rather than explained, and the environmental benefit of receiving free water is not clearly connected to the proposal. Develop these points with more precise reasoning, including how free provision could be funded and what “free” means in practice.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction states your view, the body paragraphs explain health and government responsibilities, and the conclusion restates your position. Ideas generally progress logically, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “For example,” and “To conclude” help guide the reader. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some of the flexibility associated with stronger cohesion. However, connections are occasionally mechanical or unclear. For instance, the move from free household water to saving petrol is abrupt, and “because in return of tax money” does not clearly connect the government’s duty to the preceding point. Use referencing and transitions to show the precise relationship between claims, and organise each paragraph around one clearly developed reason.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “heavy metals,” “pathogens,” “treatment plants,” and “human rights,” which helps communicate the health and public-service aspects of the issue. There are also attempts at less common expressions, such as “utter chaos” and “first and foremost duty.” However, some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, including “access of clean water,” “with any charges,” and “the major source of water in natural.” Spelling errors such as “mico-orgnaisms,” “detoriates,” and “governmnent” also reduce accuracy. These issues do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Focus on common collocations and check spelling and word forms carefully when revising.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a conditional structure in “when everyone get free water at home” and a reason clause beginning “because.” This gives the response some structural variety, but grammatical control is inconsistent. Examples include “our body require,” “Water free from the heavy metals and pathogens are necessary,” and “everyone deserve,” where subject–verb agreement is incorrect. Articles and sentence construction also need attention: “Water is considered as the basic need” and the opening fragment “And in the contemporary world” are not well controlled. Several long sentences combine multiple ideas, making their grammar harder to manage. Practise agreement, articles, and complete sentence boundaries, then use complex clauses only when their relationships are clear.
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