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 the most basic and essential thing for every living being on this palnet earth. Many countries are facing water shortage beacuse of the terrains and environment. Water is considered as the natures gifts to all living being.

It is very important to get clean water to every human being beacse no one can survive without water. it the most basic and daily required thing, which is also used in many different types to activities. Access to clean water is every individuals right but they are also responsible to consume it in appropreate manner. Government provides clean water to most of the houses at specific time in a day but not in each and every houses. Providing water is necessary but it should be provided in human required amount only, other it can led to wastage of water which can create water crises in future.

Setting up the boundries for clean water at free of charge is very necessary, consumption beyond limite government should charge on every litter which can done by having water consumtion meter in each and every house. This method is practiced in many parts of cities in India, Pakistan, South Africa and many more, this reduces the wastage of water. Strict action or penalties can be given when wastage of water is accuring, city like Ahmedabad have strict rules of usage of water. Campaiganes and awareness can be done to educate the population. The most easiest way is to educate the childerns during teenage so they can understand the value of natural resources.

Clean water should be provided to each and every individual for free of charge but in human required limite beyond that they should be charged on an every single litter consumption of water.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You take a clear position: clean water should be free up to a reasonable household amount, with charges for excess use. This directly addresses the proposal and is supported with relevant points about water scarcity, waste, metering and public education. The examples of water meters in several countries and rules in Ahmedabad help make the argument concrete. However, some ideas are asserted rather than fully explained. For instance, you say that charging for excess use reduces waste, but do not explain how the system would protect households that need more water or how a free basic allowance would be set. Develop these implications and connect each example more explicitly to your position to make the response more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable progression: it introduces water scarcity, explains the need for access, proposes limits and charges, and restates the position at the end. Paragraphing also separates the main stages of the argument. Some connections, however, are mechanical or unclear. The opening sentence is not a complete sentence, and the transition from the general right to clean water to government supply arrangements could be smoother. Phrases such as “other it can led to wastage” make the relationship between the ideas difficult to follow. Use clearer topic sentences and linking expressions that show cause, contrast and consequence, and ensure pronouns such as “they” have an unmistakable reference.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “water shortage,” “consumption,” “wastage,” “penalties” and “natural resources,” which allows you to discuss the issue beyond very basic terms. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “water consumption meter.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause: “palnet,” “appropreate,” “boundries” and “litter” (for “litre”) are examples. Some phrases are also unnatural, including “natures gifts” and “human required amount.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations for this topic, such as “a basic human right,” “a household water allowance” and “excess consumption.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons and conditions, for example, “Providing water is necessary but it should be provided in human required amount only.” This shows some range, and the main argument is generally understandable. However, grammatical errors occur in sentence formation, articles, agreement and verb patterns. “Water the most basic and essential thing” needs a verb, while “it the most basic” also lacks one. In “which can led to wastage,” the verb form is incorrect, and “in each and every houses” has an agreement error. Sentence boundaries and capitalisation are also inconsistent. Practise building accurate complete sentences first, then combine them using clauses such as “because,” “although” and “if.”

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