Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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)

Nowadays, it is very difficult to have clean water in homes and commercial areas. Even though it is the basic need of every person to have fresh water for drinking and other uses, Similarly, all households should have access to free of cost to bacteria free water. I completely agree that this is the genuine need because by using germ free water people not affect by viral diseases and live long and have access to free water helps to save money.

In many countries hospitals full of with patients who drink dirty water in their daily life. Several areas in world people not have any water or if they have water then this water is not diet friendly, In result they face multiple stomach related issues and weakness in their body. So gevernment need to take action on this situation and provide filtered water to everyone because this is the common right of every citizen. By using purified water people not have any threat of these harmful diseases in result they will not cope with any medication and health related expenditures.

On the other hand, many cities where fresh water is not available, people start business to supply clean water againest money. The residents want to pay heavy amount to buy tankers to fulfill their needs like drinking,washing clothes and take shower. So authorities need to pay attention on this issue and try to supply free of charge water to every resident of the area which help people to store some money which help them in other parts of life like education and entertainment and where they need it as compare to spend on water.

In conclusion, a large amount of individuals not have clean water and they pay considerable money on this so if this issue will resolve then it contribues to healthy life and help people to not take stress of this common need because they have water which is providing by government.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction: you completely agree that households should receive clean water free of charge, and the conclusion returns to this view. You address relevant reasons, especially the health risks of contaminated water and the financial burden of buying water from suppliers. These points support the task, and the discussion of residents paying for tankers gives a concrete illustration. This meets the task well, though some ideas are more fully addressed than others: the health argument is explained, while the claim that free water would improve people’s lives through spending on education and entertainment is asserted rather than developed. To strengthen the response further, explain how free provision could be funded or managed and support the examples with clearer detail rather than broad claims about “many countries.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction states your view, two body paragraphs present health and cost arguments, and a conclusion restates your position. This makes the main line of reasoning easy to follow. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear. For example, “So” repeatedly introduces conclusions, while “In result” is used where a more precise link is needed. Some sentences also contain several ideas joined together, particularly the final sentence of the third paragraph, which makes the relationship between free water, saving money, and other expenses difficult to track. Use a clearer topic sentence for each paragraph, divide long sentences, and choose linking expressions that show the exact relationship between ideas. Check that references such as “this issue” clearly identify what they refer to.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “filtered water,” “purified water,” “viral diseases,” and “health-related expenditures,” and you attempt to express ideas about public services and household costs. However, the range and control are limited by repeated wording such as “free water,” “people,” and “water,” as well as inaccurate or unnatural expressions. Examples include “diet friendly” for water quality, “againest money,” and “heavy amount.” Spelling errors such as “gevernment” and “contribues” also reduce accuracy. These choices sometimes make the intended meaning less clear. Build a more precise set of topic-related collocations and check spelling; for example, distinguish “safe drinking water” from “water supply,” and use natural phrases for paying for water and its health effects.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a concessive opening with “Even though” and conditional phrasing in the conclusion. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, and articles frequently make reading difficult. For example, “people not affect by viral diseases” needs a correctly formed verb phrase, while “hospitals full of with patients” lacks a clear finite verb and has an incorrect construction. In “which help people to store some money,” the relative clause does not agree with its subject, and several sentences run together with unclear punctuation. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses. Proofread each sentence for a finite verb, agreement, and clear punctuation before adding further ideas.

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