Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-18
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)
Water condist of about 70% the weight of human body. Therefore having acess to free and good drinking water in every home is a huge step to healthy living.
I strongly agree free of charge water in home due to the increasing cost of water these days. Recently the suprising price of water has decrease the volume of water people take in throughout the day. If we have free water in our home ,there will be increase in water intake .Because people just have to fill their bottles in their home before going out, which they can take it any time.
Free water reduce the pressure in healthcare systems. Depite the fact that children are going to waste these water and parent not really complain about it because they are not paying ,it is also going to increase health.Most of the disease we go to the hospitals with are sometimes inadequate intake of water because it is expensive. when people drink a lot in supress their chance of getting sick. This reduces thr pressure and even the cost of healthcare systems.
Henceforce,the government should implemment a free of charge of water policy in every household .This will make water available to all people and increases the intake of water consumption and also reduces the cost of healthcare systems. This will increase productivity and development of the nation as wh
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt by clearly stating a position agreeing that clean water should be provided free of charge to every home, supporting this with arguments regarding healthcare and cost of living. However, there are significant limitations. Crucially, the length requirement of 250 words is not met, as the response contains only 229 words, leading to a natural penalty under Task Achievement due to under-development. While ideas are introduced, such as the reduction of healthcare pressure and increased hydration, they lack full elaboration and contain sweeping generalisations. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed in terms of depth, aligning with Band 5 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay displays some logical organisation with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a concluding attempt, although the conclusion is cut off. Transitional devices are used, such as 'Therefore', 'Henceforce', and 'Most of the disease', but they are sometimes awkward or mechanically applied. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas is somewhat disjointed—for instance, children wasting water and healthcare costs are bundled together in a single paragraph. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'these water' and 'it is also going to increase health'. Progression is evident, but overall coherence suffers from the abrupt ending and mechanical transitions, fitting Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is a mix of basic and slightly more ambitious terms, but it is marred by frequent word choice and collocation errors, as well as spelling mistakes. Examples include 'condist' instead of 'consists', 'acess' instead of 'access', 'suprising price' instead of 'surprising price' or 'rising price', and 'implemment' instead of 'implement'. While the student attempts less common vocabulary like 'productivity', 'healthcare systems', and 'hydration' (implied by water intake), the persistent errors in spelling and lexical control restrict the score to Band 5. Communication is occasionally strained by these inaccuracies.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('Water condist of about 70% the weight of human body'), subject-verb agreement issues ('suprising price... have decrease', 'Free water reduce'), and awkward prepositional phrasing ('water in home'). Punctuation is also problematic, with missing spaces after commas and periods. Complex sentences are frequently faulty, and errors cause some difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar performance firmly at Band 5.
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