Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Nowadays, people believe that acess to clean water is right for every citizen, and they think that water must be provided to each home through water supply at no charge. Personally, I support this view, and thereby have presented my arguments to support it in my essay.

Firstly, water must be acessible to each home because it is universally free resource. In this world water just like air is present around at zero charge, but apart from its zero charge of production, it provides households the help in performing several activities sush as- cleaning floor, taking bath, brushing our teeth and so on. since it provides us the help with such tasks and is free in nature, I believe that it should be passed onto households for free too. Because, if authorities starts charging fees for water supply or usage so the financially disadvantaged families may not be able to use natural-gift in required quantity;thereby, can reduce such households living standards.

Secondly, water should be provided through systemetic pipelines, to save time and efforts of countryside communities. For instance, here in Thar region of Pakistan women walk miles daily while carrying heavy water bottles, as there is no water supply infrastructure there. This consumes women's both time and energy on regular basis, to benefit from the natural resource of water;therefore, if water is systematically supplied to homes for domestic uses in such areas, so that can save women's a lot of time, which they can spend on learning some newer skills to finanicially support their families.

Admittingly, if water is made acessible to all at no charge, so there might be increased wastage of such useful resource. This problem may occur, becuase if there are no fixed charges of water or meter to measure water consumption for billing purpose, so people can be lesser concious about water use and hence there can be increased wastage. Although, water wastage can be there in some cases, it is still supported to provide clean water at no charges. Since the benefits of systematic water supply free of charges to all clealry otweigh the minor drawbacks of wastage in some cases.

To conclude, free water supplies must be enured to all home, in order to present the naturally available and significantly useful resource to everyone.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

Your position is clear from the introduction—“I support this view”—and remains consistent in the conclusion. You address the central issue by arguing for free household water and support this with relevant points about affordability, domestic needs, and the burden on rural communities. The example of women in the Thar region gives the second argument a concrete basis, while the paragraph acknowledging possible wastage shows awareness of a counterargument. These ideas are extended and supported, which fits this level. Some claims, however, are broad: describing water as universally free overlooks the costs of treatment and delivery, and the wastage concern is answered briefly. Develop these points with more precise reasoning or evidence to make the argument more fully convincing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two supporting paragraphs, a counterargument, and a conclusion. The progression from affordability to rural access and then to possible wastage is logical, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “To conclude” help readers follow the argument. The Thar example is placed appropriately within the paragraph about infrastructure. Cohesion is generally effective, but some links are overused or awkward, particularly repeated “so” and “thereby” constructions. The long sentence beginning “Because, if authorities starts charging fees” also makes the relationship between cause and consequence harder to follow. Use a wider range of linking structures and make references explicit, especially in “so that can save women’s a lot of time,” where the subject is unclear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “financially disadvantaged families,” “water supply infrastructure,” “consumption,” and “living standards.” These choices help communicate the main ideas, and the response attempts some less common expressions. However, inaccurate spelling and word choice are noticeable and sometimes distract the reader: “acessible,” “systemetic,” “finanicially,” and “clealry” are examples. Several collocations are also unnatural, such as “zero charge of production,” “passed onto households,” and “women’s both time and energy.” Repetition of “free” and “water” limits flexibility. Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common topic collocations; for example, distinguish the resource itself from the costs of treating and supplying it.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including conditional clauses and complex cause-and-effect sentences, as in “if water is made accessible to all at no charge, so there might be increased wastage.” This shows an effort to express relationships between ideas. However, complex constructions are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries recur. For example, “if authorities starts” should use a plural verb, while “the financially disadvantaged families” and “natural-gift” show problems with article use and sentence structure. The sentence beginning “Because, if authorities…” is a fragment, and several clauses joined with “so” are difficult to control. Practise building shorter, accurate sentences first, then combine them with correctly formed conditionals and subordinate clauses.

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