Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-16

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)

i strongly agree to the statement that water is a basic human right and water should be must supply to every human.therefore every human should have a water supply that is provided free of charge.water is not just a drink but it also important for our health.if anyone who did not drink enough water in a day its badly effect body balance electrolyte system and if the supply is continously deprive it lead to kidney stones and then completely damage the kidney system.

water is not only use for drinking we also used it for cleaning our homes, offices, hotals, washrooms, every place in where we live and for our self cleaness such as bathing, teeth burshing. this cleaning of a living place is again important for our health as it controls pathogens that cause diseases.person cleaning also restricted the bacteria, viruses and mosquitoes to spead out. oral hygen is not only important for our mouth but also protect human gut.

where we agree that water supply is basic human right right and water supply to everyone should be free of cost we also took steps to save water from wasting and every human being use is responsible for this.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is clear from the opening: you strongly agree that water should be supplied free of charge. You give relevant reasons, including drinking water’s importance to health and water’s role in hygiene and preventing disease. However, these points are mostly asserted rather than explained with specific examples, and the final sentence shifts to saving water without showing how this supports free provision. The response also ends abruptly with “in,” so the argument is incomplete. The required minimum of 250 words is not met: the response contains 191 words, with 11 words copied from the prompt excluded. Develop each reason further, address how free supply could be managed responsibly, and finish with a clear conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable sequence: it begins with your position, then discusses health and hygiene, and ends with a point about conserving water. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, the ideas are crowded into long blocks rather than separated into clear paragraphs, and the progression between them is limited. For example, the move from kidney damage to cleaning homes and then to saving water is not clearly signposted. Linking phrases such as “where we agree” are difficult to follow, and the unfinished final “in” interrupts the ending. Use separate paragraphs for your position, each main reason, and your conclusion, with clear transitions that show how each point supports your view.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “electrolyte system,” “kidney stones,” “pathogens,” and “bacteria, viruses and mosquitoes.” These terms help communicate the health and sanitation focus of your argument. However, vocabulary is often repetitive, particularly “water,” “human,” and “important,” and several word choices or spellings make the meaning less natural, such as “cleaness,” “oral hygen,” and “supply is continously deprive.” Some phrases are also awkward, including “person cleaning” and “spead out.” Aim for more accurate collocations and check spelling carefully. Replacing repeated general terms with precise expressions, such as “household water access” or “public health,” would make the argument clearer and more varied.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example when explaining the effects of insufficient water and describing hygiene practices. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and complex attempts often contain errors that make the reader work to understand the meaning. Examples include “if anyone who did not drink enough water in a day its badly effect body balance” and “if the supply is continously deprive it lead to kidney stones.” There are also recurring problems with articles, agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries, as in “water should be must supply” and the run-on opening. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them using clauses such as “because” and “which.” Check that each sentence has a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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