Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-26

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)

Water is the most important requirememt in human life. Without it, people can't perform their daily hygiene and self-care like showering or cleaning their food from dirt. I believe that that is a basic human right for humans but I disagree about offering it without charges.

On one hand, water is the minimal right for every human being. It is very essential in our daily life. For example, farms usually use large amount of water to water their lands. Additionally, we benefit form their harvest as individuals by buying vegetables and fruits. Furthermore, water plays a cruial role in human's life as we use it in different ways like taking shower, cleaning the houses and washing our clothes. Moreover, every individual should drink about 2 liters of water per day.

On the other hand, without getting credits from usage of water, poeple may tend to use it improperly. While farmers always water their lands, they may be unware by the damages that can be caused form their misuse. This damagae may lead to wasting large amount of water and decreasing the portions in the rivers or dams. In addition to that, we may face shortage in water. Besides, Charging the amount of water used can make people get eduacted about how to use it.

In conclusion, I believe prusing cost to the water usage is important so people get eduacated on how to use water properly and not to waste large amount of it. While agreeing that water is a an essential and basic right for every individual.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the central issue and state a clear disagreement with free provision: “I disagree about offering it without charges.” The discussion gives relevant reasons, including water’s importance for hygiene, farming and drinking, and the possibility that charging could discourage waste. However, the response only partly develops the task. Much of the first body paragraph explains why water is essential, rather than examining whether every household should receive it free of charge. The argument about misuse also needs qualification and support—for example, you could distinguish a basic free allowance from charges for excessive use, or explain how fees would protect access for low-income households. Develop these points more fully and keep the focus on the proposed policy.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two contrasting body paragraphs and a conclusion. “On one hand” and “On the other hand” help signal the shift between the importance of water and the case for charging. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes list-like: the first body paragraph moves from farming to household tasks and drinking without clearly connecting each example to the question of free supply. Several linking expressions, including “Additionally,” “Furthermore,” and “Moreover,” are used in quick succession, making the cohesion feel mechanical. The conclusion also repeats the position but does not clearly synthesise the reasons. Organise each paragraph around one main claim and use fewer, more precise links to show how each example supports it.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary such as “human right,” “daily hygiene,” “harvest,” “shortage,” and “water usage,” so the reader can follow the subject. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “requirememt,” “cruial,” “poeple,” “damagae,” and “eduacated.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “cleaning their food from dirt” and “pursing cost to the water usage.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “access to a reliable water supply,” “charge for consumption,” and “conserve water” would help express the policy argument clearly without relying on repeated general words such as “water” and “use.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer structures, including “While farmers always water their lands, they may be unware by the damages…” and “Without it, people can't perform…,” but complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to affect fluency. Examples include the repeated “that” in “I believe that that is,” the incomplete final sentence beginning “While agreeing that…,” and article or agreement problems in “a an essential and basic right.” There are also errors in sentence construction and punctuation, such as capitalising “Charging” after a comma. Practise building accurate sentences with subordinate clauses, and check articles, agreement and sentence boundaries. Clearer control of these patterns would make your reasoning easier to follow.

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