Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-22
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)
It is argued that access to potable water is cardinal human privileges.hence every home should have a water supply that is provided no costs . This essay will disscuss both view, as far as i am concerned about former notion .
To begin with, clean water is basic human rights ,now a days humans and animals are contingent on water because water is use in our everyday life . Mainly water is use for drinking and cooking . Masses and animals cannot survive without water. For example , there are types of water which contains different percentage such as ocean water has large amount of water about 96% while fresh water has the low percentage it is about 2.5%. In contemprary era, mainly water is use for electricity so amount of water is decreasing day by day . Hence, it is proved that clean water is a basic human rights, everyone can use water .
Shifting towards final view, every home should have a water supply that is provided free of charge because every people cannot afford a huge amount of charge while in modern era, Well , River and Tubewells are destroying in day to day life . For example : in the past year, there were many wells nearby their surroundings , so women went far away from their home for carried water but in moderate era people prefer to use filter water and using mineral water.
In conclusion, i beleive that every household should have water supply and provide of charge so they can save their time and use water according to their needs .
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 attempts to address the prompt regarding whether clean water should be provided free of charge, but the argument lacks clarity and development. The student states an intention to discuss both views, but the essay focuses primarily on why water is essential for survival, rather than thoroughly debating the economic and social implications of free public water supply. The position is somewhat confused by awkward phrasing, such as 'i am concerned about former notion'. While the writer identifies that water is a basic human right and mentions affordability issues, the ideas remain underdeveloped and repetitive, leaning towards a Band 5 performance where the task is addressed only partially and ideas are limited.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, including an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor transitions and mechanical linking, such as 'Shifting towards final view'. Referencing and cohesive devices are often inaccurate or confusing, for example, the abrupt shifts in topics within the body paragraphs. While there is some underlying structure, the overall arrangement feels disjointed, and the relationships between ideas are not always clear to the reader, placing it firmly at Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with noticeable errors that occasionally impede communication. Words like 'potable' are attempted, but frequent spelling and word-choice errors are evident, such as 'cardinal human privileges', 'disscuss', 'contemprary era', and 'beleive'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'contingent' and 'afford', but inaccurate collocations and lexical slips—such as 'provided no costs' instead of 'at no cost'—demonstrate a limited and minimally adequate range, characteristic of a Band 5 level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many of these attempts are faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors involving subject-verb agreement, articles, and punctuation, such as 'every home should have a water supply that is provided no costs' and 'every people cannot afford a huge amount of charge'. Run-on sentences and comma splices also occur throughout the text. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited command of grammatical structures, aligning with Band 5 descriptors.
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