Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)
The clean water is a basic human right. clean water is essential for life and the clean water is important for every person the water did not and life will not easy on earth. therefore every house should have a water supply that is provided free of charge.
First of all, the water is no cost of the charge and the water is free of the charge. the clean water is benefit to the human right. the formers are still kilometres in the clean water and did not the charge the water is free of charge. the clean water is urban areas in the nastle in the essential for the human person and water is no cost for one persom to the other person.
Secondly, the water is basic thing for the men and the women. for example, the children in the coming school and the student ask the teacher i am go to water and the water in the school are not clean. and the water are dirty in the school the water in the smell in this school the headmaster ignore it in the condition. and the government can take action in the round to the school and check to the clean water .
The water is growth for the children. i am agree in the clean water are basic thing for the school and the other facilities. and the water is essential for the life . the dirty water can drink and the medical problem will increase. and the government can take action in the school and the visit in the school and check to clean water.
In conclusion, the clean water is a basic human right. and the clean water is important for every person. therefore every house should have a water supply that is provided free of charge.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
You state a clear position in favour of free household water, both in the opening and conclusion, and you refer to relevant concerns such as children’s health and dirty water at school. However, the response only minimally develops the central question of whether every home should receive water free of charge. The school example focuses on water quality and government inspections, rather than explaining why household water should be free or how this could work. The point about farmers is difficult to understand and does not clearly support your position. To strengthen the response, give two clear reasons directly linked to free household access, then explain each with a specific, relevant example.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The response has an introduction, body paragraphs signposted with “First of all” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion, so there is an attempt to organise the answer. However, ideas are not arranged coherently within the paragraphs: the first body paragraph moves from cost to human rights and then to farmers and urban areas without clear connections. The school example is also difficult to follow because several points about dirty water, the headmaster, and government action are joined together. Repetition of “clean water” and “water” does not create clear progression, and “and” is often used to connect separate sentences. Group related points together and use clear topic sentences and links that show cause, example, or result.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
Your vocabulary is basic and highly repetitive, with “clean water,” “water,” “important,” and “free of charge” appearing repeatedly. Some wording makes the intended meaning difficult to understand, as in “the formers are still kilometres in the clean water” and “the water is urban areas in the nastle.” There are also inaccurate word forms or collocations, such as “the water is growth for the children” and “the water is no cost of the charge.” These choices strain the reader, which is consistent with a very limited range. Build a small set of accurate topic phrases for access, affordability, sanitation, and health, and practise using them in clear sentences.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The response relies mainly on short, simple statements and shows very limited control of sentence structure. Errors are frequent and sometimes obscure meaning. For example, “the water did not and life will not easy on earth” lacks a clear grammatical relationship between its clauses, while “the children in the coming school and the student ask the teacher i am go to water” contains problems with clause structure and verb forms. Subject–verb agreement and articles are also inconsistent, as in “the water are dirty” and “the clean water is benefit.” Capitalisation and sentence punctuation are often missing or misplaced. Practise forming complete subject–verb sentences first, then combine them with accurate connectors such as “because” and “therefore.”
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