Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-18

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)

Access to clean water is a basic human right and without water life is completely impossible, therefore every home should have free water supply that cost zero and have no fee, while there is some advantages of this but i completely believe that it would cause severe shortage of water in the future on earth.

Water on the earth is much more important to basic human life and access to clean water is a basic human right i acknowledge this idea but if there is free access to clean water everywhere people will use it more and more, beside this there will be no cure for this and childrens and adults will use this free water unnecessarily. That's why if its manageable properly it would be better. For example, if there is a proper check metered installed on each and every home and government should act strictly and deal the people properly it would be better.

Secondly, water is a basic need of each and every thing on earth if it is free and have free access to each and everyone it would cause severe problems for us in the future. For example, recent survey in Pakistan found that there will be severe shortage of underground water in the future and the government should act upon this. Beside this if we look at the World on broad view different surveys found that there will be severe shortage of water in the future, i recommend that government carried out surveys that how much water are required for each home and offices and installed check metered that shows the water percentage, those who exceeds the limit will be fined. On this way it would be manageable and it would'nt cause severe shortage in the future.

It is concluded that water should manage properly although it is basic human right but severe use of it would cause shortage in the future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a position against making household water entirely free, arguing that unrestricted use could contribute to future shortages, and you offer a practical alternative: metering and fines for excessive consumption. The examples about Pakistan and wider surveys are relevant to this concern. However, the response only partly addresses the question because it does not clearly distinguish a basic guaranteed supply from unlimited free use, and the claim that free access would necessarily cause severe shortages is asserted more than explained. The opening also briefly acknowledges advantages without identifying them. Develop the reasoning with a clear explanation of how a free basic allowance could protect the right while charging for excess use, and support the examples with more specific detail.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an identifiable introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the ideas generally relate to water use and shortages. However, progression is limited: both body paragraphs repeat the same prediction of future scarcity and the same proposal for meters and government controls. Linking expressions such as “Secondly,” “Beside this” and “For example” help signal relationships, but some are repetitive or do not make the logic clear. The first body paragraph moves from unrestricted use to children and adults wasting water, then to metering, without fully explaining the connection. Organise each paragraph around a distinct reason, use clearer references between ideas, and make the conclusion restate the position and proposed policy more precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “basic human right,” “underground water,” “severe shortage” and “fined,” so the reader can follow the central concern. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, particularly “free access,” “severe shortage” and “in the future.” Some word choices and collocations are noticeably inaccurate, such as “check metered,” “on broad view” and “water percentage,” which make parts of the argument less clear. There are also spelling and word-form problems, including “childrens” and “would'nt.” Build a more precise range for discussing water policy and conservation, and check collocations and spelling. For example, use “water meter,” “from a broader perspective” and “water consumption” in the relevant contexts.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt longer sentences with reasons and examples, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty or run together. The opening joins several complete ideas with commas, while “if there is free access … people will use it more and more” is followed by an unclear clause. There are frequent errors in articles, agreement, verb forms and punctuation: “free water supply that cost zero,” “government should act,” and “surveys that how much water are required” illustrate these problems. Capitalisation and apostrophe use are also inconsistent. Practise separating ideas into complete sentences, then check subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms; this will make your reasoning easier to follow.

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