Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-13

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)

Some argue that jobs such as doctors and engineers must worked in the same country as they had thier education. Others argue that they should be free to work where they pleased. This essay will discuss both views before providing an opinion.

A number of people believe that professions such as doctors and engineers should be requied to work in the same country where they recieved training. It is mainly because, the country where they had training, spend their resources and time to provide facilities to graduate a great mind. Those were provided by the tax payers of the country. Therefore, they have a right to demands such requests, otherwise the benefits of paid taxes will be beneficial to other countries rather than their citizens.

However, there are laws and regulations in the world about human desires. Among them free to work is on top of the list. None of the countries could not demand such requests because it vialates the human rights. Furthermore, there are number of countries that do not have necessary facilities to train specific fields. For example, In Sri Lanka, doctors do not have nano technology to treat cancers. However, in developed countries there are opportunities to learn about nano technologies. If the doctor has to work on the country where they had training, Sri Lanka would never benefit from such technologies. Therefore, freedom of work should be excercised.

In conclusion, Although there are merits for working in the same country as they had training, the view of free to work in another country as they wish is more compelling. Therefore, I strongly believe that working in other country benefit more to the society than working in the same country where they had training.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both sides of the discussion and state a clear preference for professionals to be free to work abroad, especially in the introduction and conclusion. The argument for requiring graduates to serve their training country is relevant: you explain that public resources and taxpayers fund their education. The example about Sri Lankan doctors and access to cancer-treatment technology also supports the freedom-to-work view. However, the first position is developed less fully, and the claim that countries have a right to demand service is asserted rather than explained or qualified. The example could also be linked more explicitly to how international work benefits society. To strengthen the response, develop both sides with more precise reasoning and make the supporting examples directly demonstrate your claims.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a conclusion that restates your position. Transitions such as “However,” “Furthermore,” and “Therefore” help signal the movement between ideas, and the main line of argument is generally easy to follow. Some connections are less smooth or precise, though. For example, “Among them free to work is on top of the list” does not clearly connect the preceding point about laws and regulations to the argument that follows. The reference in “Those were provided” is also unclear. Aim to make each paragraph’s central point explicit and use linking expressions only when the relationship between ideas is clear; this will make progression feel less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “facilities,” “tax payers,” “human rights,” and “nano technologies,” and you attempt more formal expressions such as “compelling.” This gives you enough language to communicate the main ideas, but inaccurate word choice, collocation, and spelling are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less clear. Examples include “graduate a great mind,” “demand such requests,” and “freedom of work should be excercised”; these are not natural ways to express the intended ideas. There are also spelling errors such as “thier,” “requied,” and “recieved.” Build a more precise range of phrases for education, public investment, and professional mobility, and check spelling carefully. Prefer natural collocations over ambitious but unclear wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including a relative clause in “where they had training” and a conditional sentence beginning “If the doctor has to work…”. The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For instance, “must worked” needs a base verb after “must,” while “the country … spend their resources” has a subject–verb agreement problem. The construction “None of the countries could not demand” also uses an incorrect negative pattern, and “Although there are merits…, the view…” needs clearer sentence punctuation and structure. Review modal verbs, subject–verb agreement, and negative forms, then proofread complex sentences to ensure their clauses are complete and correctly connected.

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