Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-08-23

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)

It is often concured that, water supply needs to be provided free of cost for each public as clean and safe water comes under the basic human right. Agreeing upon the viewpoint as clean water ensures hygenic life, supporting growth and development of nation, this essay would shed lights on the significance of free water along with some contrast point in the forthcoming paragraphs.

To start with, Human right commission ensures access to water as basic right for the safety, welfer of induviduals, because no one can solely imagine life without water. In order to provide equal distribution and equity access of water, the state should take some incentives to provide water supply free of cost to all induviduals. Due to free supply of water each and every individual can get access to water as it is gift from nature and basic need. To exemplify most of the developed countries and some local authorities have already started scheme to impose no fee for water supply service. Therefore, to ensure equal rights and to lead country to progress and development, it is necessary to provide free water supply.

Secondly, managing all the water supply units, treatment system ,ensuring labours and workers dedicated for supply of water be provided with incentives ,sum of money is required. unless little amount of service charge is collected from the public, it will be hard for government to pay salary to the hard working manpower. In contemporary epoch, even if a person has a low wage, he might

pay water bills as they are low. For instance

in Nepal, India still people pay ,per monthly

service charge as unit of consumption. To add,

it also reduces water wastage increasing among individuals.

In the final reckoning, eventhough imposing

some charge for service providing water supply

to public which may decrease wastage of

water, collect fund for managing water supply

system. However, this essay agrees basic right

should be free of cost, government should

arrange policy to make water supply service

free of cost.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by taking a clear position, although the argument is somewhat contradictory. You argue for free water in the introduction and first body paragraph, but then present a strong counter-argument in the second paragraph regarding the necessity of service charges for maintenance. While you attempt to reconcile these in the conclusion, the development of ideas is slightly inconsistent. To improve, ensure your position remains consistent throughout or explicitly acknowledge the complexity of the issue as a nuanced stance. The ideas are relevant, but the support could be more detailed, particularly regarding the economic feasibility of providing free water on a national scale.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, each with a clear central topic. You use some cohesive devices such as 'To start with', 'Secondly', and 'In the final reckoning'. However, some transitions are mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'supporting growth and development of nation, this essay would shed lights on the significance of free water along with some contrast point'. The referencing is occasionally unclear, and the flow between the counter-argument and your final conclusion could be smoother. Improving the variety and naturalness of your linking words will help elevate your score in this criterion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, though there are several instances of non-standard word choices and spelling errors. For example, 'concured' (concurred), 'hygenic' (hygienic), 'welfer' (welfare), and 'induviduals' (individuals). While these errors do not impede communication, they are frequent enough to suggest a lack of precision. You attempt some academic phrasing, such as 'contemporary epoch' and 'in the final reckoning', which is positive, but ensure these are used in the correct context. Focusing on accurate spelling and more natural collocations will significantly improve your lexical score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('the' nation, 'a' hygienic life), subject-verb agreement, and punctuation. For instance, 'managing all the water supply units, treatment system ,ensuring labours and workers dedicated for supply of water be provided with incentives ,sum of money is required' is a run-on sentence with awkward phrasing. While you attempt complex structures, they often contain errors that require the reader to re-read for clarity. Increasing your control over basic sentence construction and punctuation will help you achieve a higher band.

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