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)
Water is a basic need for every living being.But today most of the people are deprived from it.Moreover, it is very expensive as a result people with low wage caanot afford enough water needed for life to fillful our basic human needs. With increasing environmental changes fresh and clean water is not availabe.
Likwise, access to clean water is one of the biggest pleasure which can be only enjoyed by the familes with high income however familes with low income cannot enjoy that pleasure.Goverment should provide atleast free water that is required for basic human needs so that everyone can perform tasks like cooking,washing clothes and maintaing hygiene.For example, water running in our home tapes should be clean enough to drink and use in our daily life.
On the other hand, it can be can ineffective from various point of views such as excessive use of water can be harmful.Water can be wasted in the large amount as a result it can cause depletion of water.Access to contaminated water can cause several diseases such as lung problems and much more. Such diseases spreads at fast rate especially in children and old age people. For example, availability of water has been reduced since ten years mainly due to exxcessive use of it.
In my opinion, specific amount of water should be free of cost that is required to fillful our basic human needs and most importantly it should be clean so that it can used effectively and it can afforded by the every human being.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
You take a clear position: you support providing a basic amount of clean water free of charge, especially in the conclusion. You also address the opposing concern that free access could encourage waste, and your examples of cooking, washing and hygiene are relevant. However, some points are not fully explained or are unclear. For instance, the claim that contaminated water causes “lung problems” is not convincingly connected to the argument, and the statement that water availability has fallen “since ten years” needs a clearer example or explanation. Develop the reasons more fully by explaining how a free basic supply could protect health and how limits or pricing could discourage excessive use, while keeping your position consistent throughout.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a recognisable overall structure: it introduces the issue, gives supporting reasons, considers a drawback, and ends with your view. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “On the other hand,” and “In my opinion” guide the reader. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several claims are placed together without clear explanation. The shift from water waste to contaminated water and disease, for example, does not show how these ideas relate. Some connections are also mechanical or unclear. Group related points, use each paragraph to develop one main idea, and make references such as “it” and “that pleasure” more precise.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main argument, including “basic human needs,” “contaminated water,” “depletion,” and “hygiene.” There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “from various point of views.” However, the range is limited and several spelling, word-choice, and collocation errors make parts less clear, including “fillful,” “availabe,” “familes,” and “water running in our home tapes.” Some expressions are also unnatural, such as calling access to clean water “one of the biggest pleasure.” Aim for accurate, natural combinations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms for a guaranteed basic supply and for preventing waste would help you express the argument with greater control.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a conditional idea about what government should provide and a result clause beginning “as a result.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the main position is generally understandable. However, complex sentences are often not controlled successfully, and errors in sentence boundaries, agreement, articles, and verb forms recur. For example, “Such diseases spreads” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “so that it can used effectively” is missing a verb form. The opening also joins sentences without appropriate spacing or punctuation. Practise building accurate compound and complex sentences, checking agreement and verb patterns, and separating complete ideas with full stops or suitable conjunctions.
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