Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-04

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 6.0)

Access to drinkable water is consider one of the fundamental rights of every human being. Thus, many people believe that governments should provide water to all houses without any charge. I strongly disagree with this view because providing unlimited water supply may lead to waste and deprived authorities to generate money in order to maintain the infrastructures of water supply.

Firstly, providing access to dirnkable water for free to all households lead to waste of water. When residents have unlimited clean water supply, they use it for daily tasks such as cleaning dishes, cars, and other equipments. As a result, a considerable portion of drinking water is misused by family members. Consequently, governments have to allocate a substantial percentage of money to provide continuous suppy of water. Despite having powerful economy the USA and Germany charge for drinking water, though it is affordable.

Furthermore, ensuring clean water to households requires robust water management authority and infrastructures which facilitate undisrupted water supply to families. Charging affordable amount for drinking water is essential to run the department, it also reduces burden from governments. When governments do not charge for clean waters, they costs of water management authorites, equipments such as pipes, tools, machines need to pay from other sectors. Thereby, charging for water is an effective decision.

In conclusion, water is essential for human being in order to survive. Although citizens of a nation may feel unsatisfied to pay for water, I believe drinking water should not be provided free of charge as it leads to waste and impede governments to manage the water management departmnet effectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt and maintains a clear position throughout. You argue effectively against free water, citing concerns about waste and infrastructure maintenance. The ideas are relevant and supported by examples, such as the mention of the USA and Germany. To reach a higher band, ensure that your arguments are fully extended; for instance, you could elaborate on how charging for water specifically incentivizes conservation beyond just mentioning that it prevents waste. Overall, the response is well-focused and directly answers the question.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is logically organized with a clear introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You use cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'Furthermore', and 'Consequently' to guide the reader through your arguments. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and there are minor issues with referencing, such as in the sentence 'they costs of water management authorites', where the connection between the subject and the following clause is unclear. Paragraphing is used appropriately, and the progression of ideas is generally easy to follow throughout the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'fundamental rights', 'infrastructure', and 'undisrupted'. However, there are several spelling errors ('dirnkable', 'suppy', 'authorites', 'departmnet') and some awkward collocations, such as 'deprived authorities to generate money' (which should be 'prevents authorities from generating'). While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more careful proofreading and a wider variety of precise academic collocations to reach the next band level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'is consider' (should be 'is considered'), 'lead to waste' (should be 'leads to waste'), and 'they costs... need to pay' (which is syntactically confused). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but the frequency of these minor grammatical slips prevents the essay from reaching a higher band. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and consistent verb tense usage would significantly improve your accuracy.

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