Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

In this era of development and technology, the supply of uncontaminted water is considered the most essential requirement of human beings. Consequently, water should be supplied freely at each doorstep. I agree to the concept of clean water, but i am not satisfied with the second statement.

Firstly, the demand of clean water is the fundamental right of people. Due to the toxic affluents from industries; for example, a toxic heavy metal cadmium from tanning industry accumulates in nearby water resources and also leaches in underground water. This causes many health issues like respiratory disorders, liver dysfunction, and stomach problems, so that it must be removed from water. To eliminate metals from water, many techniques are used including chlorination, filteration, solvent extraction. The government should make sure the supply of clear water to the public that is the crucial part of one's daily life.

Moreover, there are a lot of methods to treat water which require a handsome amount of money, so i do not think that water supply should be free of any cost. The infrastructure of water plant at local neighbourhoods is also quite expensive, there are many electrical water motors present that burn units and make electrical bills so high. Therefore, the government should charge bills even in small amounts rather than supply free of charge. In addition, scarcity of water is everwhere as only 1% freshwater is available worldwide for drinking purposes, so to get rid of the wastage of water, it should not be completely free.

Accessing clean water is considered the fundamental right of everyone, so that many people believe it should be provided freely but due to low economy growth in developing countries, i am not agreed with this. I believe in delivering clean water to each household that is their vital need.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you support access to clean water but disagree that it should be free, and you return to this view in the conclusion. You address both the human-rights claim and the cost of treatment and infrastructure, with relevant examples such as industrial contamination and water scarcity. This meets the task well. To make the argument more fully developed, explain more directly who should pay and how charges could remain affordable for poorer households. The discussion of treatment methods and health effects is relevant, but it takes space without fully showing why these points support your position on pricing. A more explicit link between each example and your central argument would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting reasons, and a concluding restatement. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “In addition” help readers follow the main points. However, connections are sometimes mechanical, and some relationships between ideas are not fully clear. For example, the first paragraph moves from contamination and health effects to treatment methods, then to the government’s responsibility, without clearly explaining each step in the argument. The conclusion also repeats the opening position rather than drawing the reasons together. Use clearer links between claims and evidence, and develop each paragraph around one main reason to improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “contaminated water,” “heavy metal,” “underground water,” “infrastructure,” and “scarcity.” These terms help communicate the subject and show attempts to use more specific language. Some less common choices are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “toxic affluents” is not the appropriate term for industrial waste, and “handsome amount of money” is an awkward collocation in this context. There are also spelling errors such as “uncontaminted,” “filteration,” and “everwhere.” These do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision. Prioritise accurate collocations and check spelling, especially for technical vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including cause-and-effect structures such as “Due to …, this causes many health issues” and a concluding clause beginning “so that.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “i am not satisfied” and “i am not agreed” show problems with capitalisation and verb patterns; “the demand of clean water” also uses an awkward grammatical construction. Several long sentences join multiple ideas with commas or semicolons, making the relationships harder to follow. Work on accurate clause structure, verb forms, and punctuation, and aim to make complex sentences controlled rather than simply longer.

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