Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-19
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 4.0)
human basic need is water ,so goverment must suplly for free of cost to evry home. i am agree with this statment that goverment should provide water to evryone at moneyless.let's discuss in briefly in following paragraph.
however,in our country should give a free water than poor people are drinking a clean water so,dicreas tha ration of illness.like poor people have faces tha many isssue for the basic thing beacuse of the pooverness.so the can't aford the filter water so the drink unfilter water so they have health issue.
furthermore, govermentmust give the water suplly for free so they easily get the basic need.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response touches upon the main prompt by stating an agreement that the government should provide free water to every home. However, the task achievement is severely limited due to the extremely short length. The official task instructions explicitly require at least 250 words, whereas this response contains only 104 words. Consequently, the ideas presented—such as reducing illness among poor people—are underdeveloped and lack sufficient support and extension. While a clear position is stated in the introduction, the lack of substantive development and failure to meet the minimum word count prevent this response from achieving a higher band score, falling under the Band 4 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The essay attempts a logical organisation by introducing the stance in the first paragraph and providing reasons in the subsequent paragraphs. However, overall coherence is heavily disrupted by poor paragraphing, weak transitions, and mechanical cohesive devices such as 'however', 'furthermore', and 'so'. The progression of ideas is disjointed, and referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the flow of argument seamlessly. These features align closely with the Band 4 descriptors for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used throughout the response is basic, repetitive, and heavily restricted. The student relies on rudimentary terms such as 'water', 'people', 'home', and 'issue', while awkward word choices and unidiomatic phrasing—such as 'moneyless', 'dicreas tha ration of illness', and 'unfilter water'—strain the reader. There is a lack of less common lexical items, and frequent spelling and word-choice errors are present. This performance fits the Band 4 criteria for Lexical Resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is very limited, consisting predominantly of simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex structures. Punctuation and capitalization rules are frequently ignored (e.g., lowercase 'i', missing spaces after commas and periods). Errors in tense, agreement, and word formation—such as 'goverment must suplly', 'i am agree', and 'the can't aford'—occur constantly throughout the text and frequently distort meaning. These persistent and severe errors place the grammar performance within Band 4.
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