Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-02

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)

Clean water is one of the basic human right. government should provide pure water to every citizen without any fare. I strongly agree with this view because clean water ensures good health and gives you clean and safe environment

Firstly, clean water can safe people for different kind of diseases. Unhealthy water contain several kind of bacteria that causes illness such as effect kidneys, lunge and heart. For example, after consuming the drity water, a person can suffer easily in kidney issue then other who drink pure water. Therefore clean water gives you healty life.

Secondly, people can use water for clearning purposes. Public can wash their houses, cars and other things by using pure water. It can remove harmful Harmful Pathogens present on different things. For instance, a person can daily wash its car before going to office. It remove all dust on car and provide him clean environment. As a result, clean water emerge a major souce for good Hygienic.

However, supplying free of cost water can increase the wastage of water.

People may use it in agriculture, and waste in during this propose. Apart from that, clear water supply gives you many benefit for better lifestyle.

In conclusion, government should provide water to every citizen because it is a basic human right. Clean water gives you better health and you can can use if for cleaning purpose. On the other hand, wasteage of water must be increased, due to free water. This matter can be handle by restriction on people because clean water good for human not for everthing that you can do.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear from the opening: you strongly agree that government should provide clean water, and the conclusion returns to this view. You give relevant reasons about health and hygiene, with examples involving illness and washing a car. However, the response only partly develops the issue of free household supply. The health discussion is broad, and the car-washing example does not explain why water should be free for every home. The paragraph beginning “However” raises waste but does not develop a balanced response or explain how restrictions would work; it also briefly shifts to agriculture. To strengthen the argument, explain who should pay, how free access could be funded, and how essential use could be protected while discouraging waste.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two supporting paragraphs, a counterpoint and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” “However” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the main stages. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and some links between claims are unclear. For example, the move from washing a car to removing pathogens and then to a “clean environment” does not establish a strong chain of reasoning. The counterargument is very brief and the sentence “Apart from that” introduces a point that seems to support your position rather than extend the concern about waste. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each example explicitly to the claim it supports; develop the counterargument before returning to your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “bacteria,” “kidneys,” “pathogens,” “agriculture” and “hygienic,” which helps communicate the subject. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices, collocations and spelling errors make parts difficult to understand. Examples include “safe people for” diseases, “drity water,” “clearning purposes,” “souce” and “wasteage.” Some expressions are also imprecise, such as “clean and safe environment” and “better lifestyle.” Aim to learn vocabulary in natural combinations—for example, “protect people from disease,” “contaminated water” and “maintain hygiene”—and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise language would make your reasons clearer without relying on repeated references to “clean water” and “good” health.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons, examples and contrast, such as “I strongly agree with this view because…” and “However, supplying free of cost water can increase the wastage of water.” Nevertheless, the range is limited, and frequent errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles and verb forms sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For instance, “Clean water is one of the basic human right” needs a plural noun, while “Unhealthy water contain” has a subject–verb agreement error. “It remove all dust” and “a person can daily wash its car” also show problems with verb agreement and pronoun use. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then build longer sentences with controlled clauses. Check each sentence for a clear subject, correctly formed verb and appropriate articles.

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