Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-05

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)

Access to clean water is no doubt a basic human right. Any person, regardless of their status should have right to drink clean water. Every home should also have a water supply that is provided free of charge. It should be municipal responsibilty to regulate clean water in the city for people. Any person, be it a child or an elderly, should have an access to clean water for drinking and cooking at their home without any charges. Unclean water hold bacteria which causes diseases like cholera which later causes health problems such as dehydration.

In my opinion, clean water should be supplied but the amount should be limited. Meaning, Each household can utilize certain litres of clean water for drinking, cooking and other water bearing tasks to limit the wastage of water. After the specified limit is reached, each household should be charged for every extra litre of water utilized. This specified limited use of water and rate per litre should be set by municipal. The municipal should regulate a list where it instructs on how much litres of clean water each house can use depending on how many people live in the house and the extra per litre charge for each house.

For example, the price per litre is 5$. House A has 3 people and House B has 5 people. House A can, suppose use around 30 litres of clean water free of any cost, while House B can consume 50 Litres without being charged. If any house exceed their specifed usage, they will have to pay the set price of per liter on any extra litres they utilized. In this way, the clean water should be provided without any incententive attached while also maintaining the responsibility for not wasting the precious resource like water.

In conclusion, clean water is a basic right to any person but the people should also take responsibility on using only how much they need and try not to waste water. As this would only do nothing but cause an effect on environment, moreover, on ourselves.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you support free access to a basic amount of water, while arguing that households should pay for use beyond a limit. This directly addresses the question, and the example comparing House A and House B helps explain how a household allowance might work. The health point about contaminated water also gives a relevant reason for universal access. However, the response develops the pricing system much more fully than it explains why water should be free as a human right; the proposed allowance and the basis for setting it could also be justified more clearly. This meets the task well overall, with some ideas developed more fully than others. To strengthen the argument further, explain how the policy protects low-income households and why the suggested limits are fair.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The essay has a recognisable progression: it introduces the right to clean water, presents a limited-free-supply policy, illustrates it with an example, and concludes with a reminder about conservation. Paragraphing supports this overall arrangement. Some links, however, feel mechanical or unclear. For instance, “Meaning” introduces a clarification abruptly, while “In this way” connects the example to a conclusion that is not fully explained. The final sentence beginning “As this would only do nothing but…” is difficult to follow and weakens the ending. References such as “the specified limit” and “this specified limited use” are understandable but repetitive. Use clearer transitions to show how each point supports your position, and make the conclusion a complete, direct summary of your argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “municipal,” “dehydration,” “specified limit,” and “precious resource,” and the main ideas remain understandable. There are also attempts at more precise expressions, such as “per litre charge,” although some combinations are unnatural or imprecise: “water bearing tasks,” “price per litre is 5$,” and “without any incententive attached.” Spelling errors such as “responsibilty,” “specifed,” and “incententive” reduce accuracy, while repeated use of “clean water,” “house,” and “use” limits flexibility. Aim for more natural collocations and check spelling carefully. A broader set of terms for allocation, consumption, and charges would help you express the policy more precisely without repeating the same words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and longer structures, including conditional forms such as “If any house exceed their specifed usage, they will have to pay…” This shows an attempt to explain a policy through more than one sentence pattern. Some grammatical errors remain, however. Examples include “should have right” (missing article), “Unclean water hold bacteria” (subject–verb agreement), “each household can utilize certain litres” (unclear determiner and number), and “If any house exceed” (agreement). The final sentence, “As this would only do nothing but cause an effect…,” is also an incomplete and awkwardly constructed sentence. Review articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, and revise longer sentences to ensure their clauses connect clearly. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the main argument.

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