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?

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1

In recent times, environmental destruction has had a significant impact on the clean water supply, which is essential for daily household needs. It is generally believed that clean water should be provided to society free of chargethe society without any extra financial cost, with which I strongly disagree.

2

It is evident that water is a substantial part of the daily life of every citizen around the world; nevertheless, many countrieslife of every citizen around the world; as a result, countries are experiencing serious formidable obstacleschallenges and problems in providing clean water resources. The notion that providing water to the public free of chargethe society without additional financial expenses has only a beneficial outcome is wrong, as it creates severe economic issues all around the world. The production of clean water supplies is entails substantial capital investmentconnected to some major expenses. Subsequently, providing water without revenue generated from consumer tariffsgetting any financial support from the society will take a serious toll on national economic growth and lead to severe fiscal straincountries' economic advancement and will result in profound issues, namely, economic downfall and the lack of clean water resources.

3

Admittedly, as the cost of clean water is rising every year, many families do not have enough financial support to get access to clean water. For example, in many underdeveloped countries all around the world, people haveunderdeveloped countries all around the world people have limited access to clean water; as a result, a huge numberas a result a huge number of families are forcedobligated to get their water supplies from rivers and lakes. Consuming unfiltered water leads to some serious complications, such as health deterioration and in some cases even premature death. However, reducing the pricereducing of the price of clean water prices of the clean water will not automatically solve this problem and will lead to more severe and long-lasting issues. As a result, I personally think that health organizations and governments from all around the world should collaborate in order to find alternative ways to provide clean water supplies to poor countries, without causing any more unnecessary problems.

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To sum up, providing water supplies free of charge will not be able to solve major global issues without causing more severe economic and environmental challengesglobal problems and challenges in the future.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The essay effectively presents a clear thesis opposing free universal water provision, supporting its arguments with relevant economic and social points. Ideas flow logically through distinct paragraphs, though transitions between individual sentences could occasionally be smoother. To enhance the overall quality, focus on refining word choices to avoid mild awkwardness and eliminating minor grammatical errors, such as article misuse and phrasing redundancies.

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IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

7.0
Scoring rule

The response directly addresses the prompt by clearly disagreeing with free water supply and providing clear economic and logical arguments.

Next step

Deepen the development by providing specific real-world examples or policies to further justify why charging for water maintains infrastructure.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0
Scoring rule

Information and arguments are organized logically into paragraphs with a clear overall progression throughout the essay.

Next step

Vary cohesive devices beyond repetitive connectors like 'as a result' and 'subsequently' to improve transitions between sentences.

LR

Lexical Resource

7.0
Scoring rule

A good range of vocabulary is used flexibly to explain complex concepts such as economic burden and health complications.

Next step

Refine word choices to avoid slightly awkward phrasing like 'provided to the society' or 'financial expenses'.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

6.0
Scoring rule

A mix of simple and complex sentence structures is used, but occasional errors in noun phrases and awkward grammatical constructions are present.

Next step

Proofread carefully to eliminate awkward noun phrases such as 'reducing of the price of clean water prices of the clean water'.