Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-13

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 5.0)

People believe that clean water is a besic human right. While every home should have a clean water that is charge free. I strongly agree disagree both views and will believe balance between the two mathods in the best approch.

Firstly, water is a basic human right also clean water must, in my country people says water has a opposite name which is life. most of the people think clean water supply should have provided free of charge, which has help many brocken people who did not buy clean water everyday. In contrast, clean water helps cure many disease like diarrhoea, cholera and dengue so on, specially children and older people are affected these type of disease. when every home has clean water which is charge free it is helps a family to growing and healthy life.

On the other side, it is true that clean water is a besic human right so that every family shuld have a clean water supply that is free of charge. However, it relay on the countries growing economy, how much developing the country is. If the countries economically down and they cant provide that much water for charge free which are need for the country, also it is harmful for countryes growing economies.

In my opinoin, i believe that every country has a limit for the countries population, and we need to awear this sitution and understand it. Moreover, clean water helps us to lead a healthy life specially for children and old age peoples who need to clean water must be, and government should help that type of family who can not afford clean water bottal everyday.

To sum up, clean water is a besic needs for everyone, so that people who are afford clean water everyday they need to help other peole who lived in rural area and can not afford clean water.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the topic and give a broadly balanced response, mentioning both the health benefits of clean water and the economic limits some countries may face. However, your position is difficult to identify: “I strongly agree disagree both views” contradicts itself, and the conclusion shifts towards people helping others rather than clearly answering whether every home should receive a free supply. Several points are relevant but under-developed. For example, you name diseases and say free water can help families, but do not explain how a free household supply would work or distinguish it from bottled water. State your position clearly in the introduction, then support it with specific reasoning and examples that directly answer the question.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

Your response has an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “On the other side,” and “To sum up” show an attempt to organise the discussion. However, the overall progression is not always clear. The first body paragraph combines health benefits with claims about poverty, while the next repeats that clean water is a basic right before introducing economic concerns. Some links are difficult to follow, particularly “which are need for the country,” and the conclusion introduces a new idea about people in rural areas helping others. Organise each paragraph around one main point, explain it in a logical sequence, and use linking phrases only where they accurately show the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “basic human right,” “clean water supply,” “economically,” and disease names such as “cholera.” This gives you enough language to communicate the general subject. However, the range is limited and several spelling, word-choice and collocation errors make parts difficult to understand: “besic,” “brocken people,” “charge free,” and “countries growing economies.” Some expressions are also imprecise, such as “water has a opposite name which is life.” Build a more accurate set of phrases for discussing access, affordability and public services, and check spelling carefully. Choosing natural collocations will make your ideas clearer without requiring unnecessarily advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses beginning with “While,” “which,” and “when.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and frequent errors in sentence formation and agreement can make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “While every home should have a clean water that is charge free” is an incomplete clause, and “it is helps a family to growing” combines incompatible verb forms. Other examples include “clean water supply should have provided” and “every family shuld have a clean water supply.” Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check articles, verb forms and agreement. Shorter, accurate sentences would help you express your position more reliably.

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