Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-25

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 4.5)

It is often being argued that the access of pure water is a fundamental right of every human being. It is the need of hour that each house has a free water supply to mange their basic necessities of life. I strongly disagree that water supply should not be free completely.

First of all, in my perspective that water is the blessing of God so, it should be wasted but some individuals peoople do not care for it and waste the clean water beacuse of this society face the shortage of clean water. Clean water is used for for only drinking purpose

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You state a position—“I strongly disagree”—and begin to give a relevant reason: that people may waste water, contributing to shortages. However, the response addresses the question only partially. It does not explain clearly why charging households would prevent waste, or consider how a basic human right could be protected while water is paid for. The point that water is “used for only drinking purpose” is unfinished and not developed into an argument or example. The response also does not meet the required minimum length, so there is too little explanation and support to develop your position. To improve, give two clear reasons, explain each with a specific example, and conclude by restating your view and addressing the free-supply proposal directly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic overall sequence: an introduction gives your position, followed by a paragraph beginning “First of all” that introduces a reason. This provides some organisation, but the response ends before the argument develops, so there is no clear progression to a conclusion. Connections between ideas are also unclear: the claim that water is a “blessing” does not lead logically to the suggestion that it should be wasted, and the link between waste and your disagreement with free supply needs to be explained. The phrase “because of this” attempts to show a result, but the relationship remains vague. Use separate paragraphs for each reason, connect claims with clear cause-and-effect explanations, and add a concluding paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “fundamental right,” “basic necessities,” “shortage,” and “clean water,” which helps communicate the topic. However, the range is limited in this short response, and several word-choice, spelling, or collocation errors make parts difficult to understand. For example, “access of pure water” is not a natural phrase, “need of hour” is missing a conventional expression, and “mange” and “beacuse” are misspelled. “Clean water is used for only drinking purpose” is also awkwardly expressed. Aim to use accurate topic-specific phrases such as “access to safe drinking water,” “water supply,” and “conserve water,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, such as “It is often being argued that…” and the sentence explaining that people waste water and society faces shortages. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and punctuation sometimes make the meaning unclear. For example, “each house has a free water supply to mange their basic necessities” has an unclear pronoun reference and an awkward grammatical pattern; “some individuals … do not care for it and waste” also needs more precise agreement and sentence construction. The final line is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. Practise writing complete sentences with one clear main idea, then check articles, subject–verb agreement, and punctuation.

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