Providing Free Water Supply to Every Home

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?

Annotated response

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Clean water is essential to human survival, and I strongly agree that access to it should be considered a basic right, provided free of charge to every household. Governments should treat clean water as a public good, not a commodity .

vital as air—both are elements of nature that should not be owned or controlled by individuals or corporations. If clean water were monetized, it could become inaccessible to low-income families, Charging people for something so fundamental contradicts the principle of universal human rights.

Furthermore, , water has always existed as a shared natural resource. No one created it, and thus, no one should profit from it. Governments are merely , not owners. Like air and sunlight, clean water must be protected and distributed fairly.

Some argue that charging for water encourages responsible usage and reduces waste. However, through public education, improved infrastructure , and water-saving technologies rather than

In conclusion, clean water is a life-sustaining necessity that should be guaranteed to all, regardless of income or status. Free access reflects both Governments must prioritize this right and ensure universal access to

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response presents a clear, consistently maintained position with logically sequenced ideas and a well-managed counterargument, which is its strongest aspect. The main limitation is insufficient length and development, as arguments rely on assertion and brief rebuttal rather than fully supported explanation or examples.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Response

6.5

The response addresses the task with a clear position throughout and relevant main ideas, but it is 34 words below the minimum and some arguments, such as the pricing rebuttal, remain underdeveloped.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

Ideas are organised logically across clear paragraphs with effective cohesive devices and a smooth counterargument-to-rebuttal progression.

Lexical Resource

7.0

Vocabulary is sufficiently flexible and precise for the topic, with natural collocations like water-saving technologies and monetized, though occasional minor spacing slips and limited idiom keep it short of full flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

A good range of complex structures, including conditionals and relative clauses, is used with generally strong accuracy and only minor punctuation faults.