Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Having clean water for drinking and eating purpose is a must for an individual and the basic necessity of a human being so that it should be provided to everyone irrespective of money. I strongly agree with this point of view because the poor do not have access to clean drinking water just because they can not afford it and it is causing a serious amount of health threats including various water borne diseases.

Water borne disease has always been a serious threats to human health and still it is. It is one of the widely spread disease and it is trasmitted from one individual to another There are many water borne infections that are fatal and are causing number of deaths in developing countries. If we supply clean water to these people free of cost by installing water supply in their homes we can minimize the spread of disease by destroying the orgin of the disease that is polluted water.

Having access to clean water decreased the chances of getting a disease and it can minimize the burden on public health sector . Every year the number of individuals infected from water borne diseases are increasing and it has a burden on public health servives providing people with clean water would help in minimizing the burden by eradicating the cause of diseases.

I would like to say that having clean water for drinking and eating is a necessity not a luxury so that it should be free in developing countries and for those that can not afford to buy water thus they drink the polluted water and gets sick. On the other hand there must be some sort of fine from the governmnent over the wastage of water so that no one should waste waster by thinking that it is free of cost.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the opening: you strongly agree that clean water should be provided regardless of a person’s ability to pay. You give relevant reasons, especially the risk of water-borne illness and the resulting pressure on public health services, and your final point about discouraging waste adds a useful qualification. This fully addresses the central question, while the explanation of how free household supply would work and who should receive it is less fully developed. For example, you focus mainly on poor people and developing countries, although the prompt proposes a supply for every home. To strengthen the response further, explain how universal provision could be funded and clarify whether basic use should be free while excessive consumption is charged.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction states your view, the middle paragraphs explain health consequences, and the conclusion restates your position and introduces a measure against waste. The ideas are generally relevant and understandable. However, progression is sometimes repetitive: the second and third paragraphs both explain that water-borne disease increases illness and burdens health services, without clearly adding a distinct step to the argument. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly repeated use of “and” and “so that,” while the shift to a fine for wasting water is abrupt. Give each paragraph a distinct purpose, use clearer references to connect causes and effects, and introduce the final qualification with an explicit contrast or explanation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “water-borne diseases,” “polluted water,” “public health sector,” and “burden,” which helps communicate the main argument. There is some attempt to use more formal language, but range and precision are uneven, and several noticeable word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors reduce control. Examples include “drinking and eating purpose,” “a serious amount of health threats,” “widely spread disease,” and “public health servives.” Repetition of “clean water,” “disease,” and “burden” also limits flexibility. Aim for natural collocations and check spelling carefully; for instance, use “for drinking and cooking,” “a serious health risk,” and “widespread diseases.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional construction in “If we supply clean water … we can minimize the spread of disease.” The main meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries occur across the response. For example, “Water borne disease … are” has a singular subject with a plural verb, while “the number of individuals … are increasing” also needs singular agreement. The opening sentence joins several ideas in a confusing structure, and the sentence beginning “It is one of the widely spread disease” runs into the next sentence without clear punctuation. Work on shorter, controlled sentences first, then check subject–verb agreement and punctuation when combining clauses.

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