Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-12

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)

Water is the greatest blesssing of Allah Almighty. Every human being have a basic right of clean and purify water. So every single family have access a water supply which should be provided free of cost. I am completly agree with this point and i will support my opinion with a relevant conclusion.

Water is just like a basic need to every single person, every single family all over the world. But some area have a concern with water issues. In big socities clean and purify water is provided with free of cost which is a suitable development for any country. As far as we concern with small socities , familes facing a huge problems of purify water. Water filters are installed in these socities which are not enough. I think if a society managment is unable to provide purify water to every single home then they have to installed water filters in every street, not just one in the whole society.

Society people also make sure to not waste the water. I have a great example like in our society clean water is delivered to every house through Water tanks. These tanks are clean and germless from inside and outside. Tanker arrives two times in a day (morning and afternoon). I think government should also provides basic policies , should engaged themseleves with society managment team, also provides funds to the socities to ensure the facility of clean water to every single home of the society in order to create a great atmosphere.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you agree that households should have access to clean water, and you offer relevant points about filters, water delivery and government support. The example of tanks supplying your own community helps make the discussion more concrete. However, the response only partly develops the central claim about water being provided free of charge. Much of the essay shifts to how water is delivered and where filters should be installed, without explaining who should pay, how free provision could be funded, or why this is fair and practical. The opening also promises a “relevant conclusion,” but there is no distinct concluding paragraph that restates your position. Develop the reasons behind your agreement and connect each example directly to the question of free household supply.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: it introduces your view, discusses water access and filters, then gives a local example and makes recommendations. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “But” and “I have a great example” signal changes in direction. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the discussion moves from large and small communities to filters, then to water tanks and government policy, without clearly linking these points to one another or to free provision. Repeated phrases such as “every single” and “clean and purify water” also make the writing feel repetitive. Use topic sentences to establish each paragraph’s purpose, add clearer links between claims and examples, and finish with a separate conclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “water supply,” “water filters,” “funds,” and “government policies,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. Examples include “greatest blesssing,” “purify water,” “big socities,” and “create a great atmosphere”; the last phrase does not precisely describe the intended benefit of reliable clean water. Spelling errors such as “completly,” “familes,” and “themseleves” are also noticeable. Build a more precise set of topic expressions, such as “access to safe drinking water,” “water treatment facilities,” and “public funding,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including conditional structures such as “if a society managment is unable to provide… then they have to…”. However, control is inconsistent, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence construction can make the reader pause. For example, “Every human being have” should use a singular verb, while “every single family have access a water supply” has both an agreement problem and a missing preposition. In “government should also provides,” the modal should be followed by the base verb. Some long sentences combine several recommendations without clear grammatical boundaries. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and modal patterns, and divide sentences that contain several separate ideas.

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