Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

In recent years, clean water supply has become debated issue in society. Clean water is necessary for human as well as animals, but here we talk about how much beneficial it is for humans.

Clean water is essential in daily routine of people. The supply of filtered water to the citizens is necessary as food. People can use it in different activities of their daily life. Clean water supply is also a basic human right. There are numerous benefits with the supply of purified water. They can use it in making foods such as tea, coffee, juices, etc.

Clean water is also used by the citizens for the drinking purpose. Clean water is so important for the survival of humans. Many more positive ways of purified water also occur such as in farming, farmers use water for crops. In industries, it is used in many stages of production of items. In homes, it is used for drinking, for cooking, also for washing clothes, moreover it is also used for cleaning dishes, plates, cutlery items, etc.

There is also a golden benefit of clean water is that it can protect citizens from various health problems such as vomiting, diarrhea, stomach problems, nausea, etc. I think clean water should be provided to every home because it has numerous positive benefits. It can provide people a life of fewer difficulties and hurdles. It can save citizens from various health problems.

If clean water is not provided to every home it has many disadvantages such as people will have health issues, their lives will become harder, they will have to struggle for their lives, etc.

I strongly agree with the supply of clean water to every home because this idea has maximum positive impacts on the lives of citizens.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address the prompt regarding whether clean water should be provided free of charge as a basic human right. The writer takes a clear position by strongly agreeing with the statement and supports this with several reasons, such as health benefits and uses in farming, industries, and homes. However, the ideas are heavily repetitive, particularly the constant listing of domestic uses like washing clothes, cleaning dishes, and drinking. The development lacks analytical depth and feels more like a list of examples rather than well-extended arguments. While all parts of the prompt are addressed, the over-reliance on repetition places this firmly at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays some overall organization, opening with an introduction and closing with a summary statement. However, paragraphing is poorly executed; the massive central block of text lumps together drinking, farming, industry, and domestic chores without clear thematic division. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, or mechanical, such as the frequent starting of sentences with 'Clean water is...'. There is no clear progression of ideas from one point to the next, as arguments loop back onto the health benefits and uses multiple times. These structural and cohesive weaknesses correspond to a Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with frequent recycling of words like 'clean', 'water', 'supply', 'citizens', and 'benefits'. There are attempts at less common words, such as 'purified', 'industries', and 'nausea', but overall the range is narrow and minimally adequate for the task. Collocations are occasionally awkward, for instance, 'golden benefit' and 'drinking purpose'. Spelling is generally acceptable, but the limited variety and repetitiveness restrict the lexical score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional clauses ('If clean water is not provided...'). However, many sentence structures are clunky or awkward, as seen in 'In recent years, clean water supply has become debated issue in society' (missing article) and 'Clean water is necessary for human as well as animals'. Errors in articles, prepositions, and word forms are frequent, though they rarely impede overall comprehension. Because attempts at complex structures are often faulty and errors are noticeable, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.

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