Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-14

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 4.0)

Me and my friend go on a morning walk . My friend can got 90% in FSC pre medical ingenireing . He is a very talented boy . He ask me to about the doctor profession . I ask him it is a good profession and you will choose it .

First of all , you will got admission in any university then you pass out from this university then you can got a job as a senior doctor cleark . But my opinion is you can go in another country to gain your dreams . In my country there are no many resourses to make agood doctor there are no many doctors to teach you .

Second of all , In my country senior doctor go anothr country because there are no many machinery or not a good staff . On the otherhand , in different country are many resourses to make a senior and a good doctor . But in another feild such as engenering , plumbring and other feild are not developed by the goverment of paksitan . In collages and schools cannot have any labs or not have any traning centers .

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response makes an attempt to discuss the topic of professionals working in their home country versus abroad, specifically focusing on doctors and engineers. However, the tone and content are heavily narrative and conversational at the beginning, recounting an interaction with a friend ('Me and my friend go on a morning walk'). Furthermore, the text includes random keyboard mashing towards the end ('jyj trujt gtuy46u hy45yw...'), which severely detracts from task completion. While the student provides some reasons regarding resources and machinery, the ideas are underdeveloped and repetitive, leading to a partial address of the prompt. Consequently, this falls under Band 4.0 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response is divided into rudimentary paragraphs, but the overall organisation lacks a clear logical progression. Cohesive devices are either misused, overly simplistic, or completely absent. The transition between ideas is abrupt, moving from a personal anecdote about a morning walk directly into general statements about medical training without clear logical links. Referencing is frequently unclear (e.g., shifts in pronouns such as 'he belive wrong'), and the inclusion of random text at the conclusion disrupts any cohesive flow. Therefore, the structural arrangement aligns with Band 4.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive (e.g., 'good profession', 'senior doctor', 'another country', 'resourses'). There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'ingenireing' instead of engineering, 'cleark' instead of clerk, 'resourses' instead of resources, and 'feild' instead of field. Less common lexical items are attempted but consistently inaccurate. While communication of the basic argument is sometimes possible, the frequency of lexical errors and limited range restrict the score to Band 4.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is extremely limited, relying heavily on basic, repetitive sentence structures (e.g., 'In my country there are no many resourses...'). There are frequent and persistent errors in tense usage, subject-verb agreement, and article placement, such as 'you will got admission', 'senior doctor go anothr country', and 'the goverment develope the department'. Complex structures are rarely attempted and, when used, contain fundamental errors. Punctuation is also erratic. These persistent issues place the response firmly in Band 4.0.

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