Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-05

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 clean water is essential for human survival, meanwhile providing water for household activites should be free of charge. I strongly agree that clean water is basic human rights, although I believe that government should limits the supply of water for free of charges.

The main reason for providing clean water free is to maintain a healthy life style. People doesn't need clean water for drinking only, they has to do cooking, other household activities and basic sanitation. If water is expensive , a low income families cannot afford that and it may use some others unsafe resources that can causes risky diseases. For examples, in poor rural communities families cannot afford to pay for clean water and they start to depend on contaminated rivers and wells. Therefore, providing a clean water with free of charge can improve a public health as it is one of the basic need of humans.

Howerever, making completely free of charge for water can also create the problems. Water treatment, pipelines and maintenance are expensive, so the government need some funding to maintain the service. In addition, people became careless in they don't have to pay the charge of water which encourage unnecessary consumption. A pratical solution is to provide free of charge for household activities for certain amount of unit where excessive consumption of water should pay.

In conclusion, I believed that every household should have supply of water because it is the basic need of people. Also, we should pay certain amount of money for government to maintain the sanitatory and to cover the service.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt, presenting a clear position that balances the right to water with the practical necessity of funding infrastructure. The ideas are relevant and logically developed, particularly the argument regarding public health and the counter-argument about waste and maintenance costs. However, the development is slightly uneven; while the points are clear, they could be extended with more sophisticated reasoning or specific real-world examples to reach a higher band. The position is consistent throughout, and the conclusion effectively synthesizes the main points, showing a good understanding of the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Each paragraph has a central topic, and the progression of ideas is easy to follow. Cohesive devices such as 'The main reason', 'However', 'In addition', and 'In conclusion' are used effectively to link ideas. While the flow is generally smooth, some transitions are slightly mechanical, and there are minor issues with referencing (e.g., 'they' in 'they has to do cooking' is slightly ambiguous). Overall, the paragraphing is appropriate and contributes to the clarity of the argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The range of vocabulary is adequate for the task. You use some topic-specific terms like 'sanitation', 'contaminated', and 'infrastructure' (implied). However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'basic human rights' (should be 'a basic human right'), 'provide a clean water with free of charge' (should be 'provide clean water free of charge'), and 'maintain the sanitatory' (should be 'maintain sanitation'). These errors are noticeable but do not impede communication. To improve, focus on using more precise collocations and ensuring articles are used correctly with uncountable nouns like 'water'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement ('People doesn't need', 'they has to do', 'government need') and article usage. There are also errors in sentence construction, such as 'making completely free of charge for water can also create the problems'. While these errors are frequent, they rarely impede the reader's understanding of your argument. To reach a higher band, you need to demonstrate more consistent control over basic grammar, especially verb forms and pluralization.

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