Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Clean water is an indispensable commodity of every individual in this world. Humans can not survive without its availability. I strongly agree with the point that it should be supplied free of cost to every home and every person have a right of getting at least clean and drinkable water.

As we know, accessing pure water is used for domestic purposes as well as for industrial and other cleaning purposes. However, it may be supplied free of cost rather than charging small amount of money because the water is provided by nature to all the people. So, everyone have equal amount of share in owing this precious mineral which is mainly comes under earth. There are several reasons like use of water majorly for drinking purpose and generally for cleaning and making other things from it. Now-a-days, water is used in home for cleaning homes as well as for cooking purpose. Since there is no dish that we can make without using water. Furthermore, getting access to pure and clean water is such a good blessing that a person can not avoid because a person can not remain alive even 3 says without drinking water. For instance, water is used to clean dirty clothes and utensils also.

I do not say that the water should be supplied with extra charges but the supply should not be limited that citizens may fall deficiency of it. Government should make different policies to deliver water to houses for free. Moreover, we can not replace water with any other drinking material because it has its own taste which is necessary for survival. One obvious example of this is that when we feel thirsty, we always try to find water rather than getting food and different kinds of recipies. We always tend to go with it.

In conclusion, i would say water have had a major influence on humans as well as animal lives. Therefore, it should be provided to every individual. Consequently, it will bring prosperity and goodness.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear from the introduction: you strongly agree that clean water should be supplied free to every home. You give relevant reasons, including water’s importance for drinking, cooking and cleaning, and mention that governments could create policies to provide it. However, the response only partly develops the central issue of free household supply. Several points repeat that water is essential for survival, while the claim that water is a natural resource does not explain how free provision could be funded or managed. The examples about washing clothes and seeking water when thirsty illustrate its uses, but do not strongly support the policy argument. Develop a few distinct reasons, such as fairness and public health, and explain practical considerations or address a counterargument.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion, and the reader can generally follow your position. You use linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “Moreover” and “In conclusion” to signal relationships between ideas. However, progression within the body paragraphs is uneven: the second paragraph moves from industrial use to household cleaning, survival and laundry without a clear sequence, and several points repeat the importance of water. Some connections are also unclear, particularly “So, everyone have equal amount of share in owing this precious mineral,” which does not clearly link the natural origin of water to free supply. Group related reasons together, use each paragraph for one main point, and make references and transitions more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “indispensable,” “domestic purposes,” “policies” and “prosperity,” and the main message remains understandable. There are, however, noticeable problems with word choice, collocation and spelling that make some phrases awkward or unclear. For example, “equal amount of share in owing” is not a natural way to express shared access, and “fall deficiency of it” does not convey the intended idea clearly. “Recipies” is misspelled, while “water has its own taste” is an imprecise reason for its necessity. Aim for accurate, natural combinations such as “access to safe drinking water” and “a reliable household supply,” and check spelling and word forms during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “Since” and “because,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors recur in agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction. Examples include “every person have a right,” “everyone have,” “water … which is mainly comes,” and “water have had a major influence.” The fragment “Since there is no dish that we can make without using water” is not a complete sentence, and “3 says” appears in place of a grammatically formed time expression. Practise checking subject–verb agreement and ensure each sentence has a complete main clause. Shorter, accurately controlled sentences would make your argument clearer.

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