Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-14

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 4.5)

Introduction: water is a basic human need.Person do not lived without water. I believe that clean water is a basic human right.Moverover,every home should have a clean water supplry and not given any price.For instance, in pakistan, many families struggle to afford clean drinking water. Boby paragraph 1: i strongly agree this statemant because in pakistan many poor families struggle to afford clean water.There have responsible to government provided a basic supply of water.And also the water is free of cost.there are provided every household families could protect their health.For instence,in karachi, many families living in low_income areas face difficlties in getting clean water .Some people buy water from private suppliers,which can expensive . If the grov

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You state a clear position—“I strongly agree”—and keep your limited discussion relevant to the question. The examples about families in Pakistan and Karachi who struggle to obtain or afford clean water help illustrate the issue. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: it gives one main reason, health protection, but does not explain this point in detail or develop another reason. The introduction also repeats the claim that water is a human right without adding support. The response is 117 words, below the required 250, so important explanation and examples are missing. To develop the answer, explain how free household provision could protect health, and consider how it might be funded or managed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable introduction and a first body paragraph, and phrases such as “For instance” signal an example. The ideas are generally related to the topic, but progression is difficult to follow because the paragraph contains incomplete or unclear links, such as “There have responsible to government provided a basic supply of water” and “And also the water is free of cost.” The labels “Introduction” and “Boby paragraph 1” do not replace clear paragraph development, and the response ends abruptly at “If the grov”. Organise the essay into complete paragraphs, with each paragraph presenting one reason, explaining it, and then giving a relevant example. Use linking phrases only where they clarify the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use basic topic vocabulary that is relevant to the question, including “basic human right,” “clean water,” “private suppliers,” and “low_income areas.” These terms help the reader identify your subject and examples. However, the range is limited and some spelling and word-choice errors make the writing harder to understand, including “supplry,” “statemant,” “instence,” and “difficlties.” Some phrases are also imprecise, such as “not given any price” and “could protect their health.” Build a wider set of accurate expressions for access, affordability, and public provision. Check spelling carefully and learn useful collocations, for example, “provide a free household water supply” and “reduce the risk of waterborne illness.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

You attempt to express a position and give reasons, and there are some simple sentence patterns, such as “Some people buy water from private suppliers.” However, grammatical control is limited, with frequent errors that sometimes obscure meaning. Examples include “Person do not lived without water,” “There have responsible to government provided,” and “many families living in low_income areas face difficlties.” These show problems with subject–verb agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in “need.Person” and the lowercase “i.” Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check agreement and verb forms. For example: “The government should provide every household with a basic supply of water.”

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