Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-08-18
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)
In recent years, accessing clean water is become prominent issue. Everyone has access to clear water for drinking since it basic human right. I firmly agree that every human being need clear water for drinking. Therefore, the government should provide water at no cost to every person.
To begin with, Providing clean water at free of charge is protect people from water-boure disease. Clean water is necessary for drinking, cooking. If government start tax on free water, poor people may struggle for adequate clean water. As a result from this, needy people drink contaminated water. It leads to water-boure disease like Cholera and Typhoid. So the government should provide clean water to everyone at no cost. It can improve overall public health
Moreover, clear water is also used in maintaining hygiene and sanitation such as bathing, washing, and cleaning rooms. If people use contaminated water for bath, skin diseases occurs.For example, children use contaminated water for shower and it causes dermatitis. Since children are more vulnerable to these types of diseases, safe water can improve children's overall health. So Free water can encourage the better hygiene and sanitation.
Overall, Although government has burden of providing water at free cost to everyone, I strongly believe that clean water is necessity for drinking and access to clean water is fundamental right of every human being. So authority have to provide clean water free of cost to each and every person without doing inequality in societies. It can leads to better public health development.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response addresses the prompt and maintains a clear position throughout. The main ideas—public health and hygiene—are relevant and supported with examples like cholera and dermatitis. However, the development is somewhat repetitive, and the argument could be strengthened by acknowledging the economic challenges of providing free water more deeply, rather than just mentioning it as a 'burden' in the conclusion. While the position is clear, the depth of analysis is limited, keeping it at a Band 6 level.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, each with a clear central topic. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'To begin with', 'Moreover', and 'Overall', but they are sometimes used mechanically or with grammatical errors (e.g., 'As a result from this'). Referencing is generally clear, though the flow between sentences is occasionally choppy. The paragraphing is appropriate, but the transition between ideas could be smoother to achieve a higher band.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks variety and precision. There is frequent repetition of basic terms like 'clean water', 'free', and 'provide'. Some word choices are inaccurate, such as 'water-boure' (spelling error) and 'doing inequality'. While the meaning is generally clear, the range of vocabulary is limited, and there is little evidence of less common or idiomatic language, which is necessary for higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The essay contains a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('everyone... need', 'authority have to'), missing articles ('at free of charge'), and awkward phrasing ('is become prominent issue'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with capitalization after periods. While communication is not impeded, the high frequency of errors prevents a higher score.
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