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)

In recent years, Public debate about get clean water is a basic human right. As a result, residents should get access of water supply in free of cost. In my opinion, clean water should be provide by the goverment to it's citizens without any charges but with some terms and condition to avoid water wastages.

Additionally, water is a main source of life. No one can lives without water. For that, this is one of the major right of a citizen. If we can see, In the recent time, government start charging for supplying water in the residents.For an example, in bangladesh there introduce a new fixed taxes for supplying water. As a result, most of the low income inhabitants can't even afford to get a healthy water. As per government they are introducing this kind of laws to save water. Which is very absurd from my perspective.

However, goverment should consider others idea to save water rather than charging. For instance, they can measue requirement of water of a family. Consequently, this will show to the authorities if they are wasting water or not. Also implement some punishment on wastages water.

To conclude, authorities should strict action against the water wastages. Not by, charging money from every citizens of the country

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you support free access to clean water, while allowing measures to prevent waste. You give relevant reasons, including water’s importance for life and the effect of charges on low-income residents, and you offer alternatives such as measuring household use. However, the response only partially develops the argument: the Bangladesh example is brief and does not explain its effects in detail, and the proposed monitoring and punishment are not explored. The conclusion repeats your position rather than drawing the reasons together. The response is also 38 words below the required minimum, so there is limited space to develop and support your ideas. Explain how a free basic supply could be balanced with charges or controls for excessive use.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, supporting paragraphs, a counterpoint and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Additionally,” “However,” and “To conclude” help signal the stages of your argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the shift from water being essential to the Bangladesh example needs a more explicit connection, and “Which is very absurd from my perspective” is an incomplete sentence that interrupts the flow. Some links are mechanical or imprecise, including “For that” and “Consequently,” where the relationship between ideas is not fully clear. Use complete sentences and make each paragraph develop one main point in a logical sequence, with references that clearly identify what “this” or “they” means.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “basic human right,” “low income inhabitants,” “authorities,” and “punishment,” so your meaning is generally understandable. There are also attempts to express more specific ideas, such as “fixed taxes” and measuring a family’s water requirement. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make the writing less natural, for example “get access of water supply in free of cost,” “water wastages,” “measue,” and “goverment.” Some phrases are repeated, particularly “water” and “charging.” Build accuracy by learning common combinations such as “access to a water supply,” “provide water free of charge,” and “water consumption,” and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons and examples, such as “As a result, most of the low income inhabitants can't even afford to get a healthy water.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. Examples include “water should be provide,” “No one can lives,” and “government start charging.” The sentence beginning “Which is very absurd” is a fragment, while “Also implement some punishment” lacks a clear subject. Punctuation and capitalisation also need attention, as in “In the recent time” after a comma. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and correctly conjugated verb, then check each sentence for agreement and punctuation.

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