Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-08-20
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)
Clean water accesibility to human beings is the basic need thats why free of cost water supply should be provided to every household. From my perspective, I completey agree with the statement.
advocates of the statement believe that availability of clean water is a basic human right which should be provided to every home free of cost through water supply. I strongly support this opinion and believe that purified water is the primary thing from which our body is made of and if it is clean then our body can get numerous benefits whereas lack of it would arise several disorders in our body. Moreover, proper actions should be required to provide it to societies at no cost. For instance, a survey conducted in our town after goverment provided clean water to its residents saw an improvement in their well being. Crowd in the hospitals reduced. Ultimately, providing clean water affects local residents well being.
on the other hand, fresh water also saves people precious time because they dont have to visit filter plants where you have to stand in a long queue waiting for your turn. clean water supply made people to spend that wasted time with friends and family as compared to waiting for their turn on plants. Moreover, individuals can learn a new skill with that time and can transform their life. For example, when our society got clean water supply then it was observed that people went to their workplace on time and saw a productivity increase.
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. However, the development of ideas is somewhat superficial. While you mention health benefits and time-saving, the arguments lack depth and nuance. For example, you state that 'proper actions should be required' without explaining how governments could feasibly fund such a massive undertaking or the potential economic trade-offs. The ideas are relevant but remain at a basic level of explanation. To reach a higher band, you should explore the implications of your argument more thoroughly, perhaps by considering the economic feasibility or the role of public versus private infrastructure.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is organized into paragraphs, and there is a logical progression of ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'For instance', and 'on the other hand'. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or repetitive. The transition between sentences is occasionally abrupt, and the referencing is sometimes unclear, such as in the phrase 'primary thing from which our body is made of'. Paragraphing is present, but the internal structure of the paragraphs could be improved to ensure that each sentence flows more naturally into the next.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks precision and sophistication. You rely on basic terms like 'primary thing', 'numerous benefits', and 'transform their life'. There are also some issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'Clean water accesibility' (spelling error) and 'waiting for your turn on plants'. To improve, you should aim to use more academic collocations and precise terminology related to public policy and infrastructure. The range of vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning, but it does not demonstrate the flexibility required for higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede the flow. Examples include 'thats why' (missing apostrophe), 'goverment' (spelling), 'crowd in the hospitals reduced' (awkward phrasing), and 'made people to spend' (incorrect verb pattern). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing capital letters at the start of sentences and missing commas. While the meaning is generally clear, the frequency of these errors prevents the essay from reaching a higher band. You should focus on subject-verb agreement and consistent sentence punctuation.
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