Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
It is a controversial issue of clean water spread all over the world. There is no supply of clean water in contemporary society. The spreading of clean water is a basic human right. Humans cannot survive over dirty water. So, every home should have need of clean water supply in every society free of cost. According to my perspective, clean water is very benificial for every individual to meet their daily needs. However, the supply of clean water to every home free of charge is a very good decision.
On the one hand, the access of clean water for every indiviual is very crucial as same as oxgen is basic need to to survive. The supply of water free of charge supplied to every home is too much important because some individuals have some financial issues so they cannot pay the bills of water supply. The supply of free water can make people to use it every time when they have to go anywhere because they have not wait for water they come or not any pressure to use ir carefully beacause of paying its bill. For instance, when people have to go office they do not have any issue of being late. They can reach their destination at time.
On the other hand, it has a lot of afeect of giving free water to people. They can use water roughly and waste a large amount water. We have to pay to governments because they can pay
a huge in amount on recycling and filteration plants. people can pay bills so by giving their taxes government can introduce new things in society. For instance, they can p
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
You take a clear position in favour of free household water, and you recognise a relevant counterargument: people may waste water if they do not pay for it. However, the response only partly develops the task. The claim that free water helps people with financial difficulties is relevant, but the example about reaching the office on time does not clearly show how free provision achieves this. The opposing point about government costs is also left unfinished, so the discussion does not reach a complete conclusion or fully explain how these arguments affect your position. Develop each main idea with a direct explanation and a specific, relevant example, and finish by clearly reaffirming your view.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The response has an identifiable structure: an introduction, two paragraphs beginning with “On the one hand” and “On the other hand,” and examples within the discussion. These features help readers recognise that you are presenting both benefits and drawbacks. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear: the link between free water, people going anywhere, and arriving at work on time is difficult to follow. Some connections are also repetitive or awkward, and the final paragraph stops mid-example (“For instance, they can p”), leaving the argument without a proper ending. Organise each paragraph around one main point, explain the link between sentences explicitly, and complete the conclusion so the overall line of reasoning is clear.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “basic human right,” “financial issues,” “water supply,” and “recycling and filtration plants,” which gives you a foundation for discussing the issue. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make meaning less clear, such as “clean water spread all over the world,” “use water roughly,” and “a huge in amount.” Spelling errors, including “benificial,” “indiviual,” and “oxgen,” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise phrases that express the intended ideas naturally, and check spelling carefully. For example, describe water as being “distributed” or “supplied,” and say that people may “waste” it rather than “use it roughly.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a conditional idea in “because some individuals have some financial issues so they cannot pay the bills.” However, complex sentences are often not controlled successfully, and errors can make relationships between ideas difficult to understand. Examples include “every home should have need of clean water supply,” “they have not wait for water they come,” and “We have to pay to governments because they can pay a huge in amount.” There are also problems with articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries. Practise building clear clauses with one main subject and verb, then connect them with accurate conjunctions; for instance, separate the reason about affordability from the result rather than joining both with “because” and “so.”
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