Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-09

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 4.0)

Facility of get clean water is a fundamental right of human. A water supply should has to provide water without charges to every home. I strongly agree with this view because many poor people do not have enough money to purchase water.

The main reason they are facing several diseases is unable to have enough clean water to drink. They have to fight with svere diseases which caused by difficiency of water or by drinking polluted water

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You state a clear position—“I strongly agree”—and give a relevant reason: people with limited money may be unable to obtain clean water, while polluted water can cause disease. However, the response develops only this one point and does not explain how free household supply would work or address possible costs and alternatives. The task asks you to give reasons and relevant examples, but no specific example is provided, and the discussion stops before the argument is meaningfully extended. The response is also substantially below the required 250 words, so it cannot demonstrate a complete, developed answer. To improve, explain your reason in detail, add a concrete example, and consider a counterargument before concluding.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic line of thought: it gives your position and then introduces a reason with “The main reason.” This makes the central connection between poverty, access to water, and disease understandable. However, the ideas are not developed into a clear sequence of paragraphs, and the final sentence ends without completing the discussion. The link between the claim that water should be free and the health consequences is present but needs clearer explanation. Use separate paragraphs for your position, supporting reasons and examples, and conclusion. Add linking phrases that show cause and result, and ensure each paragraph develops one main point rather than stopping after a brief assertion.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “fundamental right,” “water supply,” “clean water,” and “polluted water,” so the reader can identify the subject and your main concern. However, several word choices and forms are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “Facility of get clean water,” “without charges,” and “difficiency of water.” “Severe diseases” is relevant, but the spelling error in “svere” also affects clarity. The vocabulary range remains narrow, with repeated references to water and disease and little precision in explaining access or affordability. Build a topic vocabulary set and check spelling and collocations; for example, use “access to safe drinking water” and “provide water free of charge.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both a statement of opinion and a longer explanation, and the basic meaning is generally recoverable. However, control of sentence structure and verb forms is inconsistent. For example, “A water supply should has to provide” combines incompatible modal constructions; write “A water supply should be provided.” In “The main reason they are facing several diseases is unable to have enough clean water,” the clause structure is incomplete and the relationship between the reason and result is unclear. The final sentence also lacks a complete grammatical structure. Practise forming complete subject–verb clauses, using passive forms where appropriate, and checking agreement and articles. A wider range of accurate sentence patterns would make your argument easier to follow.

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