Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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 that access of clean water is a basic human right therefore every home should have a clean water supply free of cost.

Drinking unclean water impacts life and health.I would like to quoute an example of rural areas of Pakistan where there is no supply of clean water rural sindh, rural balochistan where people drink bacterial contaminated water which effects there health. Drinking contaminated water can cause diarrhea which include stomach cramps vomiting and abdominal pain.Moreover contaminated and uncleaned water can cause hepatitis A and E.Contaminated water with human waste can effect liver and cause jaundice and fatigue.Unclean water can cause thypoid fever which effects the growth and education.Repeated infections can contribute to malnutrition impaired growth in children missed school days and financial pressure on family.Unclean water directly effects the growth, health and education of childrens and adults.It effects the overall human life.Poor health means poor profomance.People who drink contaminated and unclean water stays way too behind than the people who live in urban areas and drink clean and healthy water.Ground water can contain harmful chemicals and bacteria. Families may do not know wether their water is clean or contaminated because contimanted water looks and taste normal.We can prevent these problems by using boiled water.Boiled water can eliminates harmful chemicals and bacteria which causes these deadly diseases.We can install filteration plant on those rural areas so people can drink clean and healthy water.People can store clean and drinking water in clean and covered containers to prevent the water from bacteria

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is clear from the opening: you strongly agree that clean water should be provided free of charge, and the examples of rural Sindh and Balochistan are relevant to the importance of safe water. However, the response only partially develops the task. Most of the discussion explains the health effects of contaminated water and ways families can treat it; it does not explain why the supply should be free, who should pay for it, or how this right could be ensured. The conclusion is also missing, so the argument is left unfinished. The response is 240 words, which is 10 words below the required minimum; the 13 words copied from the prompt are not counted. Develop the case for free provision and add a brief conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The ideas are generally related to the topic, and the response moves from the health risks of unsafe water to possible ways of improving access. However, it is presented as one long paragraph, so the reader has little help distinguishing the main argument, supporting examples and proposed solutions. Several points are repeated, particularly that contaminated water harms health, growth and education. Linking words such as “Moreover” and “We can prevent these problems” provide some connections, but the progression remains list-like rather than building a clear argument. Use separate paragraphs for your position, supporting reasons and conclusion, and make each paragraph develop one main point. Clearer referencing and fewer repeated claims would also improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “bacterial contaminated water,” “malnutrition,” “impaired growth” and “financial pressure,” which helps communicate the health and social consequences. There is some range, but word choice, spelling and collocation errors are noticeable and occasionally make the reader pause. Examples include “effects” where the verb “affects” is needed, “thypoid fever,” “profomance,” and “filteration plant.” Phrases such as “clean and healthy water” are repeated, while “people stays way too behind” is informal and imprecise for an academic essay. Aim for accurate, natural combinations such as “safe drinking water,” “water-treatment facilities” and “fall behind academically,” and proofread spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its main points, but sentence structures are mostly simple or joined into long strings, and attempts at more complex sentences are often inaccurate. For example, “Families may do not know” has an incorrect verb pattern, while “Boiled water can eliminates” uses the wrong verb form after a modal. Agreement and plural forms are also problematic in “People who drink contaminated and unclean water stays” and “the growth, health and education of childrens.” Missing spaces after full stops and inconsistent punctuation make sentence boundaries harder to follow. Practise building accurate complex sentences with clauses such as “because” and “which,” and check subject–verb agreement, verb forms and sentence punctuation before submitting.

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