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)

I parcially agree with statement, Yes assess to clean water should be a basic human right and every one arround the globe should assess to clean water and food and shelter but I disagree with the statement that it should be free everywhere arround the globe. One of the main reason would be the people who misuse the clean water. I beleive having assess to pure water is a blessing and if we provide the blessing for free some people might misuse it by wasting it for no reason and poluting it with wastage and it's not only dangerous for human it is dengerous for the life living the water. And it is actually happening in the world people are throwing their waste in rivers canals and even in ocean and factories have connected their waste pipes with the river sides. Restaurents, hotels and many other businesses are build on the canal bank or the river side not only increasing air polution also poluting the whole river also increasing the numbers of deseases and even common people waste so much water in cleaning the house, bathing, doing the dishes and in the swiming pools. So, yes they should be charge extra for supply water so they should be careful of how they use the water and factories, hotels, restaurants etc should be charge extra fine for distroying the lake for it should be illegal for them to connect their sewage to any canal or lake-site to protect the nature.

As far as the rural areas are concern or anywhere in the world where even the clean water for drinking is not available like dessets, some areas in India/Pakistan, Africa etc. It should be their govt responsibility to provide basic necessities like food, water and shelter or to build a system where they can get all their facilities by growing their own food or owning some water well until govt should provide water and food for free to unprivalleged people of society.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a recognisable, partly qualified position: clean water should be accessible, but you question making it free for everyone. The discussion of waste and pollution is relevant, and the final point about government support for people without reliable drinking water adds a useful qualification. However, the response does not fully resolve the central question of whether every home should receive a free supply. Much of the first section shifts to fining factories and businesses for pollution, rather than explaining how household water charges should work or why a basic household allowance should or should not be free. The ideas about misuse and rural access are asserted more than developed. Clarify your position and support each main reason with a specific explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some organisation: the opening states your mixed position, the main section discusses misuse and pollution, and the final section considers people in areas without clean water. This gives the reader a broad sense of the argument. However, the response is largely presented as two very long paragraphs, and the first contains several different points—household waste, industrial pollution, business penalties and disease—without clear separation or progression. Connectors such as “And,” “So,” and “As far as” do not always show the precise relationship between ideas, while repeated references to water and pollution make the flow feel repetitive. Use a separate paragraph for each main reason, begin each with a clear topic sentence, and use referencing and transitions to show how the examples support your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “basic human right,” “pure water,” “waste pipes,” “sewage,” and “unprivileged people,” so the reader can follow the subject. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as describing factories connecting waste pipes to rivers. However, the range is limited by repeated use of “water,” “free,” and “waste,” and several spelling errors are noticeable, including “parcially,” “poluting,” and “deseases.” Some word combinations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “waste it for no reason” and “charge extra fine.” Choose more precise expressions and check spelling carefully. For example, distinguish between charging households for supply and imposing fines on businesses that pollute.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses with “if,” “where,” and “until,” and you use some simple sentences alongside longer ones. However, the range is limited, and many long sentences are difficult to follow because clauses are joined without reliable punctuation or clear grammatical structure. For example, the opening runs several ideas together, while “restaurants, hotels and many other businesses are build” has an incorrect verb form. There are also recurring problems with agreement and sentence construction, as in “one of the main reason” and “they should be charge.” Break long sentences into shorter units, check subject–verb agreement and verb forms, and use full stops to separate complete ideas. This will make your argument easier to understand.

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