Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

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)

Clean water is very important for daily life of humans and should not be sell to them. Reach to fresh water is an elementry human right. Every house should be provided a clean water supply free of cost. This essay will discuss human rights to access of freash water and also why is it important for everyone to have fresh water supply free of cost.

Every human should have the access to clean water so that they can drink it without hesitation and also fresh water is the basic right of every single individuals. Fresh water can save people from different kind of diseases which includes cholera, typhoid etc. It can also cause environmental damges and also economic strain. Polluted water is a home to different viruses, bacteria and infections. If a person is provided with polluted water it can fill his body with different kind of diseases and also bacteria can be born there. It will cause his health problem which includes lung diseases and it also have the bad impact on his soocial life.

To overcome these problems, i should say that every house should have a supply of clean and fresh water so that they can be save from these type of diseases. For instance, in my hometown we have been provided with clean water supply with a little cost that we have to pay every month. In my opinion, this cost is very little than the cost of health problems because government have to give salaries to their workers so they are right to charge liitle amount.

In conclusion, if a community is not provided with clean water it will have bad impact on them and also on their next generation. To tackle this problem, every home should be have a clean water supply even if it cost them a little amount.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You take a position that clean water should be available to every household, and you give relevant reasons, especially the health risks of polluted water. The example of your hometown also introduces an important qualification: you support access to clean water, but accept a small charge to cover service costs. However, this distinction is not resolved clearly against the question’s proposal that water be free. The introduction promises to explain why it should be free, while the conclusion says households may pay, so your position is not fully consistent. Some claims, such as polluted water causing lung diseases or harming social life, are not explained or supported. State clearly whether you agree with free provision and develop the reasons for that view.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The health argument is grouped together, and phrases such as “For instance” help introduce an example. However, progression between the main ideas is limited: the second body paragraph moves from preventing disease to defending a monthly charge without clearly connecting this to the question of free water. The conclusion also repeats the health point rather than resolving the tension between free access and the cost described in your example. Some linking is repetitive, particularly repeated uses of “also” and “different kind of.” Use clearer topic sentences and connect each paragraph explicitly to your position on who should pay.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “basic human right,” “polluted water,” “cholera,” “typhoid,” and “economic strain,” so the subject is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or misspelled expressions make the writing less precise, such as “Reach to fresh water,” “elementry,” “freash,” and “damges.” Some combinations are also unnatural, including “a home to different viruses” and “cost of health problems.” Repetition of “clean and fresh water” and “different kind of diseases” further restricts flexibility. Build a more accurate set of collocations for public services and health, and check spelling and word forms carefully; this will make your ideas easier to follow.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a relative clause in “diseases which includes cholera, typhoid etc.” and a conditional structure beginning “If a person is provided with polluted water.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. Examples include “should not be sell,” “why is it important,” “every single individuals,” and “every home should be have.” Subject–verb agreement is also inconsistent in “diseases which includes” and “it also have.” Practise verb forms after modal verbs and auxiliaries, agreement between subjects and verbs, and question-word order in indirect clauses. Proofread each sentence for a complete, correctly formed verb phrase.

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