Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-10

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 5.5)

Some would argue that the people who are trained in their fields should not leave their home country and render their services their, while other think it is them who should decide where to work and should have the authority to move abroad by their choice. Although, the local professionals could provide localized solutions to the problems and help in the growth of the country. I believe they should have the choice to go abroad, because they will specialize in their fields and could get better opportunities to improve their standard of living.

On the one hand, doctors, engineers are more familiar with the working of system at the home country. Which makes them more qualified to deal with the problems and provide solutions. For example, Pakistani doctors know more about the mentality of their people. Northern area residents have a strict culture and the womens there perfer to get their treatment from a female doctor. Some of them do not want to get their children to get polio vaccine. In this situation, the female doctors who could speak the local language go there and give them awarness about how important it is for their children to be vaccinated. In this way, the people who where initially not willing go give their kids vaccine are vaccinated. Moreover, staying in the home country can reduce brain drain problem and help in the growth of the country.

On the other hand, engineers and medical professional could specialized in their respective field in a different country. They get more exerience there and turn out to be more valuable. Additionally, people get better opportunities in a foreign country and could improve their standard of living. They can earn more their and could buy for themselves a house, a car or anything.

In conclusion, while being in the home country is good in terms of having localized solutions and brain dra

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You discuss both perspectives and state a clear preference for professionals to choose where they work. The local-service argument is supported with a specific example about female doctors, language, and vaccination, while the opposing view mentions specialization and improved living standards. However, the discussion is uneven: the benefits of working abroad are asserted rather than explained, and the conclusion is cut off after “brain dra…”, so it does not complete the summary or reinforce your position. Some claims in the example could also be linked more explicitly to why professionals should remain in their training country. Develop both sides with fuller reasoning and finish with a complete conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for each view, and an attempted conclusion. “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help signal the contrast, and the example generally follows a clear sequence. However, progression is weakened by abrupt or incomplete sentences, including “Which makes them more qualified…” and the unfinished final line. Some links between ideas are mechanical, and references such as “there” and “them” are not always precise. The paragraph about working abroad moves quickly from specialization to experience and then income without explaining how these points connect. Use complete sentences, make references explicit, and build each paragraph around a clearer sequence of claim, explanation, and example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “brain drain,” “localized solutions,” “specialize,” and “standard of living,” which helps communicate the main ideas. The example also uses specific terms such as “polio vaccine” and “local language.” However, the range is limited in places, with repeated general words such as “country,” “people,” and “better,” and several inaccurate or awkward choices reduce precision: “working of system,” “get more exerience,” and “could buy for themselves a house.” Spelling errors such as “perfer,” “awarness,” and “where” for “were” are noticeable. Aim for more precise collocations and check spelling; for example, describe professionals as “gain specialist expertise” and “improve their financial prospects.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a contrastive opening and clauses beginning with “Although” and “because.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “Although, the local professionals could provide…” is an incomplete construction, while “Which makes them more qualified…” is a fragment. There are also agreement and verb-form problems in “other think” and “could specialized,” as well as sentence-boundary and punctuation issues. Practise forming complete clauses and checking subject–verb agreement and verb forms. A clearer version of the opening contrast would use two complete clauses joined with “while.”

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