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)

People of any profession should be allowed to work freely without any kind of pressure.Some people believe that they should do their in their own where they did the training and others believe that it should be their own choice.

The public that believes that the professionals should stay serving their own country rather than going abroad have the believe that you have to be loyal with your teachers who trained you as well as with your country.The country whose providing you the place to live and given you the chance to live freely, it is your responsibility to raise name of that country.The teachers that trained you spending their precious time and have a vision that you will be do good for your country and it will be a proud momment for them if you be good at your profession.They believe that it is your homeland that have given you so much but you are giving up on your country during the bad times.

On the other hand, others believe that they should feel free working in any country.They consider that profesionals should be allowed to make their decison and you have to respect that decision whether it is staying or leaving.If they seeing theirselves respected in any country and living a happy life, they should have that independence to make that decison.

From my perspective, professional should be given the chance to make decision on their own.If they will make their own choice, they will happy give their all, no matter in which profession they are working and it will be good for the future of country too.

Overall, person working in any profession should be allowed to live freely and should given the chance to make his own choices without any kind of pressure.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You discuss both positions and state your own view clearly: you support professionals having the freedom to choose where they work. The response also gives relevant reasons, including loyalty to the country and teachers, and the importance of personal independence. However, the discussion is only partly developed. The case for staying is mainly framed as a moral duty, while the practical consequences of professionals leaving—such as shortages of doctors or engineers—are not explored. The opposing view is also asserted more than explained, and the conclusion repeats your position rather than drawing together the arguments. Develop each side with a specific consequence or example, then explain why your own view is more persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph for each view, your opinion, and a conclusion. The transitions “On the other hand” and “From my perspective” help readers follow the change in viewpoint. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear because several related claims are joined into long sentences, and references such as “they” and “that country” can be difficult to track. The final paragraph largely repeats the opinion already stated. Improve cohesion by giving each paragraph a clear central point, separating supporting reasons into manageable sentences, and using precise references to the people or ideas being discussed.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “professionals,” “loyal,” “independence,” and “responsibility,” so the main ideas are generally understandable. However, the range is limited and some word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. For example, “raise name of that country” and “give up on your country” do not express the intended ideas naturally, while “decision” and “country” recur frequently. There are also spelling and word-form errors, such as “profesionals,” “decison,” and “momment,” which reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of phrases for discussing migration, public service, and career choice, and check spelling and collocations during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “whose” and “if,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in verb forms and sentence structure are frequent enough to make some passages difficult to follow. For instance, “they should do their in their own where they did the training” is incomplete, and “If they will make their own choice, they will happy give their all” has problems with conditional form and the verb phrase. Agreement and articles are also unreliable, as in “professional should be given” and “the country whose providing.” Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then build longer sentences with one clear main clause and correctly formed subordinate clauses.

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