Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-04
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 5.0)
Of course, I am totally agree with this. Clean Water is very nessecery and important things of human life. Water is essential for everybody. Beacuse it help us to maintaine our hydration. So, every people have the oppourtunity to drink clean water. Not only water its clean water. Currentry water is pollutied many ways. The main reason is humans falling dirty things in the water. We should try to use proper way for using wasted things.
The goverment should set up a clean water supply is a great oppinion and it must be free for every citizen. A lot os people are suffering from drink clean water all over world. If govt, any organaization, any of rich people focused on this the problem one day it would be solved.
I belive that, every human had a basic right to drinking, using by clean water. I remembered a story, a few years ago my family also faced the problem and i also suffering from this. We don't had access of any water supply in our house. So, we need to travel a long distance to collect clean water. I will never forget thats moment. After that govt. give us water deep water fountain.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
Your position is clear from the opening: you agree that clean water should be available to everyone, and you give a relevant personal example about your family having to travel a long distance to collect it. This supports the human impact of the issue. However, the response addresses the task only partially: the claim that water should be free is stated, but the reasons for free provision and how it could be funded or managed are not developed. The comments about pollution and government action are relevant but remain general. The response also does not meet the required minimum length, which limits the opportunity to explain and support your ideas. Develop two main reasons and connect each directly to free household water.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has some organisation: it begins with your opinion, moves to pollution and government provision, and ends with a personal experience. The family example gives the final paragraph a clear focus. However, progression between ideas is not always clear. For instance, “So, every people have the opportunity to drink clean water” is followed by pollution, without explaining the connection, and the shift from government responsibility to your personal story is abrupt. Several short sentences beginning with “So” or “I” make the writing feel list-like, while links such as “not only” are not completed in a clear contrast. Use topic sentences to establish each paragraph’s purpose and add explicit links showing how each example supports your argument.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
You use relevant basic vocabulary, including “clean water,” “basic right,” “water supply,” and “collect,” so the main topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and some word choices or combinations make meaning less clear, such as “humans falling dirty things in the water,” “water deep water fountain,” and “suffering from drink clean water.” Spelling errors are also frequent, including “nessecery,” “oppourtunity,” and “pollutied,” which reduce accuracy and can distract the reader. Build a small set of accurate topic phrases and check spelling carefully. More precise expressions for pollution, access, and public provision would help you explain your ideas without relying on repeated basic wording.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Most sentences use simple structures, and you attempt to connect ideas with clauses, as in “If govt, any organization, or any of rich people focused on this…” However, the range is limited, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction occur frequently. Examples include “I am totally agree,” “it help us,” “every people have,” and “We don't had access.” The conditional sentence is also difficult to follow because its subject and verb forms are not controlled. These errors sometimes make the reader work to understand your meaning. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then add a few controlled complex sentences using “because,” “although,” and “if.”
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