Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people believe that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

In this question we can understand both point of views for different reasons.

To talk about people who believe that professionals should be required to work in the country they did their training, this argue make so much sens when we know how much cost the university. For exemple, in France the government participate to the students expenses, and most of the universities are free or low cost because the country cover most of it. So, if a student decide to work somewhere else when is done studying for free, that's not a good benefit for the country and can make people hangry about that, especially in profession with high patients / custommers demands.

In opposite to the first argue, people who believe that professionals should work where ever they want is understable, because some countries really needs good doctors, engineers or other professions, but they don't have the ressources to trained them. In that case they are very happy to welcome internationals people. It's alos a great experience for international people to work abroad. Also some people decide to work in a different country for salary reason. For exemple, in France, a student spend minimum 8 years of his life studying to be a doctor, but the salary won't be as good as the doctor's salary in Canada, especially when they start the career. If they have the opportunity to work there, they should take it.

In my opinion, as an international worker, I think it's important to work aborad if that's a desire. We can learn a lot from a different country and coming back in ours hometown with news skills, but we can also stay there if we are enjoying this work and taught them the skills that we learned in an another country. It is positive for both side, the place and the worker to have international ressources. I experienced to work in different countries such as France, Germany, Canada, USA and I shared my experience with all of my colleagues from each place but I also learn so much from them and from each country, include the language. In the futur, I plan to work in Australia, but I don't know yet If i'm gonna stay there or if I would come back in my home country.

In conclusion to this question, I understand both part of the topic but I think each human has to be free on is own decision.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both views and give a clear personal position: you support professionals’ freedom to work abroad, while recognising the country’s investment in their training. The examples about publicly funded university education in France, salary differences, and your own international work experience make the discussion relevant. This meets the task well, but the two sides are not developed equally: the argument that professionals should remain is mainly about costs and public frustration, while the benefits and reasons for mobility receive more explanation. Your conclusion restates your view but could more directly weigh the competing claims. To strengthen the response, explain how a country might fairly recover its investment without restricting individual choice, and develop that comparison before concluding.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph for each view, your own opinion, and a conclusion. The progression is easy to follow, and signposts such as “In opposite to the first argue” and “In my opinion” help identify the stages of the discussion. The personal example also fits naturally within the paragraph supporting mobility. However, some linking is mechanical or imprecise, and the opening does not clearly preview your position. The final paragraph repeats the idea of freedom without drawing together the main arguments. Use more precise transitions to show contrast and consequence, and make references such as “both part” and “that” clearer. A conclusion that briefly compares public investment with personal choice would give the essay a stronger sense of completion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to discuss education, public funding, professional demand, salaries, and international work. Phrases such as “students expenses,” “salary reason,” and “international ressources” show an attempt to express relevant ideas, and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, inaccurate word choice, spelling, and collocation are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause: “hangry” appears to mean “angry,” “patients / custommers demands” is unclear, and “internationals people” is not a natural form. There is also repetition of basic words such as “work,” “country,” and “people.” Build accuracy with common academic collocations and check spelling and word forms; more precise vocabulary would make your arguments clearer and more flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “if they have the opportunity to work there, they should take it” and clauses explaining reasons. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur across the response. Examples include “a student decide” instead of “a student decides,” “when is done studying” instead of “when they are done studying,” and “each human has to be free on is own decision,” where the possessive and sentence pattern are incorrect. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and verb forms in phrases such as “a student spend” and “countries really needs.” Review subject–verb agreement, pronouns, and sentence patterns, then proofread for these errors. Greater control would make your varied sentences more consistently clear.

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