Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-16

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 4.5)

today i wouldlike to talk about a very important topic about clean water for human overall water is a basic human need its very nessecry for humans life with out water human life is impossible even without water animals life is over waters use almost erverywhere on the earth but lets come to the point in some areas off desert areas are suffering from the water problem the have no water for drinking and other needs they people are poor peoples who do there work with less moneys and without any facilty and even some areas most off people are jobless and there have no money they walk miles to get some water for there needs and even these water are not so clean there finanical condition is not giving permission to do a bore and get clean water for there life so they goverment should need to install free waterpumps there for there childs future and save them for diffrent deases its very nessacry and now in some citys i watched on tv even the cities can not getting clean water they drink drty water for saving there lifes most off people getting fell into kidney problem after drinking dirty water so they goverment should try to access the water supply every area and every single home its a very important thing and i recomend to the other social media infulencer they make reelson the topic for importance off water and make a trend to help us for installing water pumps for poor and need peoples

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt by discussing the accessibility of clean water and whether it should be provided free of charge, taking a clear stance that governments should supply free water pumps to poor areas and homes. However, the development of ideas is limited and relies on repetitive examples rather than fully articulated argumentation. The discussion touches upon desert areas, poor financial conditions, and health problems such as kidney issues, which aligns with the core requirements of the task. The writer successfully covers the main parts of the task, though the ideas remain somewhat generalised and lack extended, sophisticated support. According to the official band descriptors, this performance sits firmly within Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The essay lacks proper paragraphing entirely, being written as a single, continuous block of text, which severely disrupts the overall flow and visual structure. Cohesive devices are minimal, highly repetitive, and sometimes inaccurate, with run-on sentences connected by conjunctions like 'and even' or 'so they'. There is no clear logical progression or signposting to guide the reader through the arguments from introduction to conclusion. While there is a basic chronological arrangement of thoughts—starting with the general importance of water, moving to problem areas, and ending with a recommendation—the absence of structural boundaries and effective referencing leads to a score of 4.0 under the coherence and cohesion criteria.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The lexical range is quite basic and repetitive throughout the text. The student uses simple vocabulary such as 'very important', 'clean water', and 'poor peoples', along with noticeable spelling and morphological errors like 'nessecry' instead of necessary, 'drty' instead of dirty, and 'infulencer' instead of influencer. There are also inappropriate word choices and collocations, such as 'getting fell into kidney problem' instead of developing kidney problems, and 'do a bore' instead of drill a well or bore a borehole. Because the vocabulary is limited and repeated errors occasionally impede smooth reading, this performance corresponds to a Band 4.5, rounded to 4.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical structure of the essay is heavily compromised by a complete lack of punctuation, capitalization, and sentence boundaries. The text consists of a single massive run-on sentence joined by coordinating conjunctions. There is a very limited range of grammatical structures attempted, and attempts at complex clauses are generally faulty. Frequent errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the have no water', 'they goverment should need'), and word forms cause significant difficulty for the reader. Given the severe lack of punctuation and persistent basic grammatical inaccuracies, the grammar falls squarely into Band 4.0.

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