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)

Having approach to neat water is a elementry human impartial. That is why each house should have a water supply system that is supplied free of cost. I strongly believe that water supply should be free to every house.

Many people think that water should have some cost to purchase. They think by saling water it will increase the country economy. Because by using this method tehy earn alot of money the key reason of behind this that water is the only source that is the basic need of every human in the world. Without water human will not survive and this will ensure that humans surely purchase water from stores and shops and it will increase the economy of the country.

I stronlgy assume that water supply to every home must be free of price. Because majority of the population in the capital is living poor life. Everyone does not have enough expense to buy water bottles from grocery stores. Mass of the community members have very low salary package that is another reason for these citizens not to acquire water from market. Few steps shall be taken from government for the citizens. Like government must based water supplty team in each and every hometown and it will be totaly costless.

In conclusion, availability to clean water is a primary human ethical. And i must think that water supply to every house ought be priceless and also every society have a designed system from government on a water supply. This is a very good step and it will reduce many issues of society

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt by presenting a clear position that water should be provided free of charge, supporting it with reasons related to poverty and economic survival. However, the development of ideas is limited and sometimes repetitive, particularly in the body paragraphs where arguments regarding economic impact and low income are basic. While all parts of the prompt are addressed, the ideas lack the depth and extension required for higher bands. For instance, the counterargument about the economy is introduced briefly and conflated with basic survival needs. This aligns well with the Band 5 descriptors, where ideas are somewhat limited and under-developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the progression of ideas is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions, mechanical cohesive devices like 'In conclusion' and 'Many people think', and repetitive phrasing. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is weak. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as pronouns whose antecedents are ambiguous. These features restrict the overall organization, matching the Band 5 descriptor where there is some organization but no clear overall progression.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The lexical range is very limited and severely hindered by pervasive word-choice and collocation errors. Throughout the essay, the student uses completely inappropriate vocabulary, such as 'approach' instead of 'access', 'neat water' instead of 'clean water', 'elementry human impartial' instead of 'basic human right', and 'priceless' instead of 'free of charge' or 'costless'. These severe lexical errors and awkward formations cause significant difficulty for the reader and reflect a vocabulary level below Band 5 in terms of precision, though basic communicative intent is just barely maintained.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

Grammatical control is weak throughout the text. The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but most complex attempts contain major errors, such as 'Because by using this method tehy earn alot of money the key reason of behind this that water is the only source...'. There are frequent errors in verb forms, prepositions, and sentence boundaries, including fragments and run-on sentences. While some basic sentences are formed, the high frequency of grammatical inaccuracies frequently impedes communication and causes confusion for the reader, fitting the Band 4 to Band 5 profile closely.

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