Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Many people believe that clean water is a fundamental human right, and because of this, government should provide it to every househould competely free of charge. i complete agree with this view because water is essential for basic human survival and public health.

First of all, water is a basic human need for life, just like air. Without it people cann't survive, cook or maintain basic human hygiene. Since it is a fundamental right, no one should be denied access to water simply because some people with low finance can't afford to pay fot it. providing a free baseline water supply ensure that even the poorest families can live safily and satisfy their basic life everyday needs.

Secondly, free acess to clean water significantly improves publi health.When household lack safe tap water, people are often forced to used river or pond water which contain germs and high amount of chemical. This leads to the spread of dangeros waterborn disease, which can became a big financial burden on public healthcare system.In addition, In many place of Nepal people still used pond or river water to drink or to cook food because of poor economy and the geographical structure of Nepal, eventhough it is counted as the second largest water county in Asia. Furthermore government should established tap water or hand pump in public area or place to provide clean water suchas mall, school, hospital E.T.C. In constract, if every home has free, safe water, government can prevent illnesses, reduce national medical cost and buid a healthier society.

In conclusion, free household is not luxury but a basic need of every day humanlife as well as animal. Government should fund for clean water supplies so that their every citizen can live halthier life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student addresses all parts of the task by taking a clear position that clean water is a fundamental human right which should be provided free of charge by the government. The main ideas, such as the necessity of water for survival, public health benefits, and the prevention of waterborne diseases, are relevant and extended. For instance, the writer notes that without free access, poor families are forced to consume contaminated river or pond water, leading to dangerous diseases and increased burdens on the healthcare system. While some arguments are slightly repetitive and include over-generalised local references to Nepal, the position is well-maintained throughout, aligning closely with the Band 6 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement with a clear stance established in the introduction and reinforced in the conclusion. Paragraphing is utilised to separate distinct ideas, such as basic needs in the first body paragraph and public health impacts in the second. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. The transition phrases like 'First of all' and 'Secondly' are used, but referencing and linking across sentences occasionally feel abrupt. Additionally, spacing issues and typographical inconsistencies create minor disruptions in the flow, placing the response solidly in the Band 6 category.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying the writer's arguments regarding public health and human rights. The student attempts less common vocabulary with varying success, employing terms such as 'fundamental human right', 'waterborne disease', and 'geographical structure'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, including 'househould', 'competely', 'cann't', 'safily', 'acess', 'publi', 'used' instead of 'use', 'dangeros', 'waterborn', 'became', 'place' instead of 'places', 'constract' instead of 'contrast', 'buid', and 'halthier'. These inaccuracies indicate a Band 5 level of lexical control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing conditional structures and relative clauses, such as 'Since it is a fundamental right, no one should be denied access to water simply because some people with low finance can't afford to pay fot it.' However, the text contains frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('government should provide', 'household lack'), incorrect verb forms ('people still used... to drink'), missing articles, and punctuation errors. While these errors do not completely impede communication, their high frequency prevents the writing from achieving a Band 6 score.

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