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)
Availability of clean water is basis human need .Therefore every house should have water connection which is free of cost.
I agree this statement . Due to this initiative risk of diseases shouls be decreases and resposibilties of government is also done.
Risk of Diseases which is caused by water can be decreases.Citizen give tarrif on every things and they need some basic human rights in which one of the basic right is clean water .Clean water is important and benefial for human health because it protect many diseases like hepatisis and some other diseases . When the water supply is provided at door step and free of cost pepole use this water for their basic need and drinking pupose . It is very difficult for everyone to buy water from shops because its very costly and wastages of time also. My perosnal example i have to drive 10km away from our home just for purchasing clean water and sometime stuck in traffic thats why it is very good initiative.
Government responsibilites are also done . when any government is elected its main purpose is to work for the betterment of people and society and then country. They have some resposibilities of people when they provide water supply free of cost peoples happy and give vote in next elections.
In conclusion, accessibilty of clean water is basis human need .Therefore every house should have water connection which is free of cost.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
Your position is clear: you agree that households should receive clean water free of charge, and you give relevant reasons, including health protection and the difficulty of buying water. The personal example about travelling 10 km to purchase water also helps illustrate the practical burden. However, the reasons are only partly developed. The claim that free water would make people vote for the government is asserted rather than explained, and the essay does not consider how such a service could be funded or managed. The response also falls 9 words short of the required 250-word minimum. Develop each main reason with a fuller explanation or example, and add enough relevant detail to meet the task requirement.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The health argument is grouped together, followed by a paragraph about government responsibility, so the reader can identify the main points. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and several ideas are joined mechanically with repeated forms such as “and” and “because.” The opening body paragraph moves from citizens paying tariffs to health, access, cost and your personal journey without clear links between these points. The conclusion repeats the introduction rather than drawing the reasons together. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each supporting detail directly to its paragraph’s main idea.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “clean water,” “water supply,” “basic human rights,” “diseases” and “government responsibilities.” The personal example also gives you a chance to use practical language about access and cost. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling errors make parts less clear, such as “basis human need,” “give tarrif on every things,” “door step” and “wastages of time.” Repetition of “free of cost” and “clean water” also limits flexibility. Learn accurate collocations and vary repeated phrases; for example, use “a fundamental necessity,” “pay tariffs,” and “time-consuming” where appropriate.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You communicate your main position using mostly simple sentence patterns, and you attempt some longer sentences to explain causes and consequences. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation. For example, “Risk of Diseases which is caused by water can be decreases” has problems with the relative clause and passive verb form, while “when they provide water supply free of cost peoples happy” lacks a complete, correctly formed clause. Full stops are also separated from the preceding words, and sentence boundaries are sometimes unclear. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “because,” “when” and “which.”
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