Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

It is widely accepted that clean water is basic necessity of life and nobody should be deprived of it.Whie many people argue that this should be free of any cost.I personally argue that acess to surplas water without any cost is not desirable.

Those who believe that water should be free are more related to moral ground because of the factor that million of people in the world are deprive of clean water.According to reports many people annually because of illnes cause by dirty water.So acess to clean water is universally accepted human right and is directly connected with multiple human rights for instance it is related to right to health and life.These are the reason that clean watr must be free of cost.

While,in my opinion acess to clean water should not be free of cost because complete access to free water cause multiple fiscal problem for government.Similarly if water is provided with free of cost the people started wasting it and forget the value of this precious thing.Almost 76 % of the part world share iswaterbut complete clean wateris only 2%.So it must be distributed with proper terms.

In my opinion the one must adopt policy of sharing according to need of people.For poor it must be free and as the size of your weatlh increases and your need increases it must be charged.

In conclusion, government must take care of people and must make policy thatsuits the need of population and must take care of universal human right of there people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you reject completely free water for everyone and propose that poorer people receive it free while wealthier households pay. You also recognise the opposing moral argument and connect clean water with health and life, so the response addresses the central question. The fiscal-cost and waste arguments are relevant, but they are asserted rather than explained or supported with a specific example. The final proposal is a useful qualification, yet it could be developed by clarifying what amount counts as essential access and how charges would be set. This gives the response a solid, relevant answer, while uneven development and limited support prevent the ideas from being fully extended.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph presenting the moral case, a paragraph explaining your objection, a proposed policy, and a conclusion. This helps the reader follow your position. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes abrupt. For example, the statistic about the world’s water supply appears after the claim that free provision encourages waste, but the link between these points is not made explicit. Connectors such as “Similarly” and “In conclusion” help, though some transitions feel mechanical, and “While” at the start of the third paragraph does not clearly signal the relationship between the ideas. Use clearer topic sentences and explain how each example supports the paragraph’s main point; also make references such as “this” and “it” more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “human right,” “fiscal problem,” “precious,” and “distributed,” and the reader can generally understand your argument. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make parts difficult to read. Examples include “surplas water,” “because of illnes cause by dirty water,” and “complete access to free water cause multiple fiscal problem.” Phrases such as “the size of your weatlh increases” are also imprecise for a formal essay. Aim to learn accurate collocations for this topic, such as “water supply,” “waterborne illnesses,” and “means-tested charges,” and proofread spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help you express the policy distinction between essential access and unlimited consumption.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a concession in “While many people argue…” and a conditional idea about charging people as their wealth increases. However, complex constructions are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, sentence boundaries, and punctuation sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. For example, “complete access to free water cause” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “Those who believe that water should be free are more related to moral ground” is not formed accurately. The opening also joins sentences without a space or clear punctuation. Practise building accurate clauses before adding complexity, and check singular/plural agreement, articles, and commas. Greater control of these patterns would make your reasoning easier to follow.

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