Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-07-28

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 6.5)

As we know, drinking water is a most basic needs of living creature to survive. A access to clean water is a basic human right, thus I agree that every house should have a water supply free of cost.

Clean water is a regular needs of human life as it is useful in many things like drinking, cooking food, cleaning, washing. Thus, government should facilitate it's citizens water free of cost. The citizen has been giving tax in every things like food, education ,health. For instances many developed countries are providing facilities like education , health, transportation free of cost to their citizens . As Nepal has a rich resources of fresh water, I think by implementing a proper budget, law and policies government can provide a water supply free of cost to every house.

Although, many individuals think that a small fee should be charged in order to keep maintainence and operate regularly. But in my views, the government has enough budget to carry out policies and regulation related to this and should be able deliver water free of cost to its citizens as it is the most basic needs of human life. This will help to achieve right to clean water and also to improve ones health and quality of life as well.

In the conclusion, while charging some fee might seem necessary but beacuse if rich fresh water resources and citizens have been giving tax to nations in every things. So the government should make policy or provide water free of cost as its the most basic and important needs of living creatures not only humans.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed the prompt by clearly stating your position in favor of free water supply. You provide relevant reasons, such as the government's responsibility to provide basic services and the use of tax revenue. However, the development of your ideas is somewhat limited. For example, while you mention Nepal's resources, you could have expanded on the economic feasibility or the potential impact on water conservation. The argument remains a bit repetitive, focusing heavily on the 'basic need' aspect without exploring counter-arguments or broader societal implications in depth. To reach a higher band, ensure each paragraph introduces a distinct, well-supported point.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

Your essay is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your argument. You use some cohesive devices like 'Although', 'In the conclusion', and 'Thus'. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly inaccurate, such as starting a sentence with 'Although' without a following clause, or the repetitive use of 'Thus' and 'So'. The flow between sentences could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words to show contrast and consequence more naturally. Paragraphing is present, but the internal structure of the paragraphs could be more cohesive.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'facilitate', 'resources', and 'policies'. However, there are several instances of awkward phrasing and word choice errors, such as 'a most basic needs' (should be 'a basic need'), 'giving tax in every things' (should be 'paying taxes on everything'), and 'keep maintainence' (should be 'maintain'). These errors occasionally distract the reader. To improve, focus on collocations—words that naturally go together—and ensure you are using the correct plural/singular forms for nouns.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is good. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, particularly with articles ('a access', 'the government'), subject-verb agreement ('citizen has been giving'), and punctuation. For instance, 'As Nepal has a rich resources' contains a pluralization error. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to lower the score. To improve, pay closer attention to basic grammar rules, especially regarding articles and pluralization, and proofread your work to catch these slips.

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