Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-08

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 6.0)

Water remains an essential component for the survival of living organisms. Most organizations and some countries consider water a basic human right. There must be equal access for all people, and there must be no business, taxes, or charges for water. Many people believe that there should be free access and supply of water to all humans. In my opinion, drinking water should be free. However, there can be some charges for household water usage.

In all countries, even where water is abundant, authorities charge fees according to usage. It is somewhat acceptable as it controls water wastage. But the fact is that companies use water as a source of making money. They pump millions of litres of water from streams in mountainous regions, filter it, and sell it at many times its original price. It is unfair to use the natural resources of a particular region for negligible amounts. For instance, Nestle Pakistan pumped millions of gallons of water from northern Pakistan and paid no taxes. This business should be allowed in desert regions where drinking water isn't available. Developed countries provide water to their residents by charging a fee.

However, in some regions and countries, people use water for free. As the world became more materialistic and industrialized, people started processing water and making money. What god has given us free cannot be sold. I would like to mention my hometown, Sialkot, where water is in abundance, and no one charges us. So, there are a million ways of earning money. There must be no politics and no business in human rights. Some countries that treat seawater through desalination can charge money.

In conclusion, water is a shared resource of the people of the region. So, everyone should have equal rights to it for drinking, household use, agriculture, and other purposes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you support free drinking water but accept charges for household use, and you discuss commercial extraction, local access and desalination. These points address the question and are relevant. The response sits at this level because some parts of the argument are more developed than others. The example about Nestlé in Pakistan supports your concern about commercial use, but the claim that it paid no taxes is not explained or connected clearly to whether every home should receive water free. Likewise, the distinction between drinking water and other household use is central to your view, yet you do not define what should be free or explain how charges could be fairly applied. Develop these distinctions and support them with clearer reasoning.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The contrast signalled by “However” helps mark a shift, and the conclusion returns to the idea of water as a shared resource. However, progression within the body paragraphs is not always clear. The first moves from household fees to commercial bottling, then to desert regions and developed countries without fully explaining how each point supports your position. The second combines local free access, religious belief, human rights and desalination, so its central argument becomes difficult to follow. Some linking phrases, such as “So,” are also used repeatedly. Group related points together and use clearer references to connect each example to your main claim.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “basic human right,” “water wastage,” “natural resources,” “industrialized” and “desalination.” These terms help communicate the main ideas, and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “pump millions of litres” and “household water usage.” Some choices are imprecise or unnatural, however: “negligible amounts” does not clearly express the payment you mean, and “a source of making money” is less idiomatic than a phrase such as “a source of profit.” “All humans” and “a million ways of earning money” are broad or informal for this essay. Aim for more precise collocations and a consistently formal register.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, and many sentences are controlled, for example, “In my opinion, drinking water should be free. However, there can be some charges for household water usage.” The relative clause in “where water is abundant” and the conditional structure “where drinking water isn't available” also show some range. A few grammatical and punctuation issues remain. In “It is unfair to use the natural resources of a particular region for negligible amounts,” the relationship between the phrase at the end and the main clause is unclear. The sentence beginning “As the world became more materialistic and industrialized” also needs a clearer connection to the following claim. Review sentence boundaries and make sure subordinate clauses express a complete, logical relationship.

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