Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-06

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)

In the contemporary world of globalization, clean water is considered as basic necessity of life, peoples have dfferent views on whether it should be supplied enteirly free. I partially agree on it there are several reasons behind it.

The first and foremost one is that humen immune system totally dependant upon it. Our gut health mostly affected by quality of water as ucleaned water mainly comprises of diverse microorganisms and detremental fungal viruses. So, consuming such kind of water will mainly affects our health. Clean water is not only needed for use it is also necessary for other beings. Farmers also needed fresh water for there crops. In 1989 there was conducted a survey among two groups of peoples the first group was givenr normal tap water while on the other hand second group was given clean water. After 5 days, there was a noticable changes in the immune system of group that was consuming tap water.

There are plantey of cons in this contrast, clean water also had numerous side problems. The pervasive issue of humen natures like greed and wastage of water results in shortage of water. Free water supply will also cause a rapid decrease in country economy . For instance, to supply free water to every household there is a need of planty of steps such as purification of water and way of supplying water. Furthermore, pipelines will held all over country which needs a high financial asistance.

To overcome such issues tere should be a proper system so no one will get plethora amount of water. There should be a little fee if someone needs extra amount of water

In conclusion, clean water is basic necassity we should save it not waste it. it is fundamental right to give water but there shoould be a i

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the task partially, attempting to discuss whether free clean water should be provided to every home. A position is presented as you state you partially agree, and you provide some relevant ideas such as health benefits and economic consequences. However, these ideas remain limited and under-developed. For example, the point about health and the mention of a 1989 survey are vague and not fully integrated to support your stance. Similarly, the economic arguments lack specific elaboration. To move to a higher band, you would need to extend and fully develop your arguments with clear explanations and relevant examples that logically support your position throughout the entire essay.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay demonstrates some overall organisation with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, but there is no clear overall progression of ideas. Paragraphing is attempted, though the final paragraphs are incomplete and fragmented. Cohesive devices are used, but they are often inadequate, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as the repetitive use of transitions or loose linking between sentences. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, making the flow somewhat mechanical. To achieve a higher level of coherence and cohesion, you should ensure that each paragraph has a distinct central topic, ideas progress logically from one to the next, and cohesive devices are employed flexibly and accurately to guide the reader smoothly through your argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate to convey basic ideas about water supply and health. There are noticeable errors in word choice, word form, and spelling throughout the text, such as 'dfferent' instead of 'different', 'enteirly', 'humen', 'dependant', 'ucleaned', 'detremental', 'plantey', and 'necassity'. These spelling and lexical slips occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader. To improve your lexical score, you need to expand your range of vocabulary by using less common lexical items with greater precision and pay closer attention to correct spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response shows a very limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are numerous grammatical errors involving articles, subject-verb agreement, prepositions, and verb forms, such as 'clean water is considered as basic necessity', 'peoples have dfferent views', 'Our gut health mostly affected', and 'pipelines will held all over country'. These frequent errors can cause difficulty for the reader. To reach a higher band, you should aim to produce a wider variety of complex sentence structures with good control, reducing the frequency of basic grammatical mistakes and ensuring that your sentences are mostly error-free.

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