Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-25

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)

Many individuals are engaged in their respective job fields to live a better life for their own. Most of people are always driven towards high professions as hoping for the better future. But majority of the youth after completing degree, tend to go on abroad for higher earning than rather than living in our country, while comparatively low number of people use their skills and service their own country for its betterment.

Firstly, many people believe that professionals such as doctors and engineers should stay in their respective country which I view as lack of freedom to their choice. Other than that, for the betterment of country, these people choice matters rather than of public. Of course, the migration of skilled manpower can have huge impact on country's different sector, leading to be undeveloped if this trend soars. It is possible that this trend to be significant

in upcoming future, if concern authority doesn't address this issue immediately. The primary goal should be encouraging them to stay in own country by paying higher, addingtransportation facilities and giving attention to their demand .

Moreover, choices are unlimited and one's must not listen to every advices. Individual should identify their own benefit and should be able to make decisions of own. professionals can do whatever they want according to their choices. No one can be threatened to service their own countryown country because attracting own individual obviously need government efforts which may take centuries for developing countries

In the nutshell, one's must get freedom regarding their unlimited choices. So I believe to leave the country for financial benefits and later investing the money for development of infrastructures in own country.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to discuss both views regarding whether professionals should work in their home country or abroad, and provides a personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and occasionally unclear. For instance, the transition between discussing the lack of freedom and the economic impact on developing countries is abrupt. While you present a stance in the conclusion regarding financial benefits and infrastructure investment, the main body paragraphs wander into slightly disjointed arguments. To reach a higher band, the arguments need to be more fully extended and supported with clearer reasoning and more explicit examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay has some organisation with basic paragraphing, but overall progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and weak cohesive ties. Phrases like 'Firstly' and 'Moreover' are used, but the internal connections between sentences are often faulty, as seen in 'Other than that, for the betterment of country, these people choice matters rather than of public.' Referencing is sometimes unclear, and punctuation errors disrupt the flow. Paragraphing is attempted, but ideas are not always grouped logically within them, leading to a somewhat fragmented reading experience.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and frequently repetitive, relying heavily on basic words like 'people', 'country', and 'choices'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'service their own country' instead of 'serve their own country', and 'concern authority' instead of 'concerned authorities'. Expressions like 'In the nutshell' contain minor inaccuracies. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the general topic, these persistent errors and lack of less common lexical items restrict the score to a 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writing displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty. There are numerous grammatical inaccuracies throughout the text, such as missing articles ('after completing degree', 'for better future'), incorrect prepositions ('go on abroad'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('one's must not listen'). Punctuation is also problematic in several places, including missing commas and awkward sentence boundaries. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and impede the clarity of your message.

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