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)

Avaiablity of clean water is a fundamental human right. Therefore public should have a facility of free water. I strongly agree that households need free clean water for survival of their lifes and perform day to day activities. However, Governments should charge a little amount of money on ecessive usage of water.

First and foremost, fresh and clean water is an essential source for human dignity and public health because humans do not survive without enough intake of clean water.Furthermore, safe and clean water is indispensable for drinking, cooking and cleaning for home. it's a main responsibility of Government to provides the free clean water to every householde. This is particularly impostant for public healthcare and also prevent the waterborne diseases.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You state a clear position—“I strongly agree”—and give relevant reasons, including water’s importance for survival, drinking, cooking, cleaning, and preventing waterborne diseases. The qualification that governments may charge for “excessive usage” also shows an attempt to address how free provision could work. However, the response only minimally develops the argument: these points are asserted rather than explained or supported with a specific example, and the distinction between basic household needs and excessive use is not clarified. The response also does not meet the required minimum length, so several parts of the task remain insufficiently addressed. Develop each main reason with explanation and an example, and make your position on charging for excess use precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The ideas are presented in a generally understandable order: you introduce your position, then begin a supporting paragraph with “First and foremost” and add a further point with “Furthermore.” These signposts help the reader follow the basic direction of the response. However, there is no developed overall progression beyond the opening and one short body paragraph, and the relationship between free basic water and charges for excessive use is not explained. Some connections are also mechanical, with several claims joined by “and” or “also” rather than showing how one idea leads to another. Use separate paragraphs for your main reasons and conclusion, and connect each claim to its explanation or example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “fundamental human right,” “public health,” “indispensable,” and “waterborne diseases,” which helps communicate the subject. There is also an attempt to express a nuanced policy through “excessive usage.” However, the range is limited in this short response, and several word choices, collocations, and spelling errors reduce precision, such as “facility of free water,” “intake of clean water,” and “householde.” “Fresh and clean” is also repetitive. Aim for more natural combinations and check spelling carefully; for example, refer to a “free household water supply” and “basic water needs” rather than repeating broad or awkward phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a reason clause beginning “because” and a sentence introduced by “Furthermore.” The main ideas are usually understandable, but control is uneven. Examples include “it's a main responsibility of Government to provides,” where the verb form and sentence construction are faulty, and “humans do not survive without enough intake,” which is awkwardly structured. There are also errors in sentence boundaries and capitalization, such as the missing space after “water.” and the lowercase “it's” after a full stop. Practise accurate subject–verb patterns and sentence boundaries, then proofread for capitalization and punctuation while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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