Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-07

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 5.0)

Clean drinking water is a basic human right. and I strongly agree that every home should have water supply free of charge. This essay will discuss why drinking water should be free of cost.

To begin with, water is very essential for our life due to the high cost of water many people who are poor. are drinking polluted water different disease like direahea, Typhoid and cholera are due to water. If goverment will provide free drinking water to all home it reduce water borne disease (बिरामी) for example, In Switzerland water is clean and free so their water related illness (बिरामी) is almost zero..

Further more, another important factor is social equalty in many courtires low earning family struggle to fullfell basic need charging on water can give financial bourden to them them goverment should provide clean drinking water through the tax they collect in many develop countires their is free water in both public place and home.

In conclusion clean drinking water is necessity not luxury. therefore, it should be aviliable to al household at no cost

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, which significantly impacts the development of ideas. While you clearly state your position in the introduction, the arguments provided are underdeveloped. For instance, the point about social equality is mentioned but lacks sufficient depth or specific examples to fully explore the implications of free water. Because the essay is 71 words short, the task is only partially addressed, as the arguments are not extended or supported to the level required for a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is limited and sometimes mechanical. For example, 'To begin with' and 'Further more' are used to signal new points, but the internal flow between sentences is often disjointed. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the phrase 'them goverment should provide', where the connection to the previous clause is weak. Improved use of linking words and better sentence-to-sentence transitions would enhance the logical flow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary range is limited and repetitive. You rely on basic terms like 'essential', 'poor', and 'clean'. There are also issues with word choice and spelling, such as 'equalty' instead of 'equality', 'courtires' for 'countries', and 'aviliable' for 'available'. Additionally, the inclusion of non-English terms like '(बिरामी)' is not appropriate for an IELTS Academic task. To improve, you should focus on using more precise academic vocabulary and ensuring correct spelling throughout the text.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede communication. There are issues with sentence structure, such as fragments ('and I strongly agree...', 'are drinking polluted water different disease like...'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with periods placed incorrectly within sentences. While there is an attempt to use complex structures, they are often faulty, such as 'If goverment will provide... it reduce...'. You need to focus on basic sentence construction, subject-verb agreement, and correct punctuation to improve your accuracy.

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