Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-14

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 5.0)

It is often aruged by many individuals that professionals should be required to work in the country where they did their training whereas some individuals believed that they should be free to work in other countries as well. In my opinion, I totally agree with this view because professionals have their own choice and view for their future development regarding to their profession.

First and foremost, there are clear reasons why experts like doctors and engineers can work in other countries after pursuing their degree in their profession in their own country. The clear reason is that human beings have human rights for their choice and according to government there are no rules and regulations for the citizen that they must have to work in their own country after completing their degree. For instance, usually higher professionals like doctor and engineers dream to work in other countries for higher income and scope for their profession. A clear example is one of my friend who pursued his degree in MBBS and after pursuing his degree he went to USA to became professional in doctor and now he became one of the best doctor in Neurologist field and in current time he is earning 20x more than he earned in his home country which is outstanding for him, his family and for his future too. Additionally, he obtained many extra knowledge and experience in abroad regarding to his field which is better for his future.

Furthermore, I believe that why experts can work in foreign because if professionals like doctors and engineers can generate more revenue in foreign than that is too good for them and as well as their families. For instance, if a doctor is earning 1 lakhs in his home country but he can earn 15 lakhs in foreign country in same field then he/she definitely work in foreign.

Therefore, although there are minor arguements against this, I strongly believe that professional have right to work in foreign after completing their degree in their profession because every human beings have their right to freedom.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

Your position is clear: you support professionals being free to work abroad, and you give relevant reasons such as personal choice, higher earnings and career development. The example of your friend working as a doctor in the USA helps illustrate these benefits. However, the task asks you to discuss both views, and the opposing argument—that trained professionals should serve the country that funded or provided their education—is not meaningfully explained. Most of the response repeats reasons for your own view, so the task is only partially addressed and the ideas remain under-developed. To improve, give the case for requiring local service, then compare it with your reasons for freedom of choice and explain your position more fully. The response meets the stated length requirement; 13 words copied from the prompt were excluded from the count.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, supporting paragraphs and a concluding statement. Linking expressions such as “First and foremost,” “Furthermore” and “Therefore” make the sequence of points visible. However, the overall progression is limited because both body paragraphs mainly repeat the same argument for working abroad, while the opposing view is not given its own clear place. Some connections are also awkward or unclear: “Furthermore, I believe that why experts can work in foreign because…” does not clearly introduce the relationship between the point and its explanation. Repeated references to “foreign” and “professionals” also make the writing feel repetitive. Organise the body around the two distinct views, and use clearer references and transitions to show how each point develops.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “human rights,” “higher income,” “future development” and “experience.” The example also gives the response some specific language connected with professional work. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate or repetitive. Phrases such as “higher professionals,” “became professional in doctor,” “extra knowledge” and “in foreign” are not natural in this context; repeated use of “clear reason” and “profession” also restricts variety. Spelling errors such as “aruged” and “arguements” further reduce accuracy. Build a wider set of natural expressions for migration, employment and public service, and check spelling and collocations when revising.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use subordinate clauses, for example, “although there are minor arguements against this,” as well as conditional structures such as “if a doctor is earning… then he/she definitely work…”. These attempts show some range, but complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the response difficult to follow. Examples include “one of my friend,” “he went to USA to became,” and “he/she definitely work,” which show problems with number, articles and verb forms. The sentence beginning “Furthermore, I believe that why experts can work…” is also structurally unclear. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, verb patterns and sentence construction, and favour clear sentences over long structures until you can control them reliably.

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