Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-28

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 accessment to fresh water is a humen right every house should have a water supply system which are free of cost.

I am agree with thiis statment in some conditions i am not.Water is basic need of life beacuse water are use in every day fresh water are required for mostly home works in some hilly areas peoples are faces to shortege of fresh water govermant provide fresh water system same some people profit achive from fresh water and spend life easly water are are use ine every cooking work,compnies,factories,gardening,plantations,forming and many other resources even according to my review water are use in 95% work of life that are essential for life beacuse it should free of cast.

I disagree in some condition with give statment when the fresh water free of cast then people are waste of fresh water without any care water waste in those works which are not neccessory.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address the topic and give a partly qualified position: you support free water in some circumstances but also disagree because people may waste it. The points that water is essential for household activities and that some hilly areas lack fresh water are relevant. However, the position is difficult to follow in the opening (“I am agree with thiis statment in some conditions i am not”), and the reasons are mostly listed rather than explained. The claim that water is used in “95% work of life” is not supported with an example or explanation. The response is also 97 words below the required minimum, leaving too little space to develop both sides and reach a clear conclusion. Explain who should provide water, how free access could be balanced with conservation, and support your view with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation: the opening introduces the issue, a longer paragraph gives reasons for free water, and the final paragraph presents a concern about waste. This helps the reader identify the broad direction of your response. However, progression is limited because many different points are crowded into one long paragraph, including household use, factories, gardening and farming. Connections between ideas are often unclear, and the final paragraph does not resolve the mixed position stated earlier. Punctuation and spacing also make the argument harder to follow. Use separate paragraphs for your position, supporting reasons and counterargument, and connect each point with clear links such as “For example,” “However,” and “Therefore.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “fresh water,” “water supply system,” “factories,” and “gardening,” so the subject is recognisable. However, the range is basic and several expressions are repeated, particularly “water are use” and “free of cast.” Frequent spelling errors such as “humen,” “beacuse,” “shortege,” and “neccessory” make the writing difficult to read and sometimes obscure meaning. Some word combinations are also unnatural, for example “profit achive from fresh water” and “home works.” Build accuracy with common collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “household consumption,” “water scarcity,” and “wasteful use” would help express your ideas clearly without relying on repeated general wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to express a position and give reasons, but sentence structures are very limited and errors occur frequently, sometimes making the intended meaning difficult to understand. For example, “I am agree with thiis statment in some conditions i am not” has an incorrect verb pattern and unclear clause structure. In “water are use in every day,” the verb form and subject–verb agreement are incorrect; the long sentence beginning “fresh water are required” also lacks clear sentence boundaries. Most ideas are joined without reliable punctuation, and there is little evidence of controlled complex sentence forms. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add clauses using “because,” “although,” and “if.” Check agreement, verb forms, articles and full stops when editing.

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