Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-11

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)

There is ongoing debate on professionals, like doctors and engineers that they should work in the particular country where they have gone through their training sessions while others hold a perspective that they must have a free will to work in any other country. According to my collage of views, they should be free to work in another country.

On the one hand, a group of individuals have a thought that professionals should serve in the same country where they did their practice because they have practiced with the nationals of certain country and it is necessary for them to serve the general public who gave them opportunity for training and supports them. For instance, doctors rehearsed on different patients, and they took a risk of their lives for doctor's session to be practiced due to the fact they should serve the people of this country with perseverance and dominance and should engage with the specific country for their whole life.

On the other hand, according to the point of view of other party, they have a perception that professionals should be free to work in any country where they want to because some experts have a dream to work in an Arab country or in Europe depending on their thoughts as Pakistani civil engineer will have a dream to work in London or in Australia because of its field scope as there are much more opportunities for him as compared to Pakistan. In conclusion, for escalating his income and to fulfill his dream he must have to move to another country.

After discussing both of the views I have verdict that it is not essential for experts to work in their practiced country they must have a free will to go and work in any country they want for the development of their net worth and characters.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You discuss both positions and state your own view clearly in the opening and conclusion: you support professionals being free to work abroad. The examples about doctors serving the people who supported their training and a Pakistani engineer seeking opportunities in London or Australia are relevant. However, the arguments are only partly developed. The claim that patients “took a risk of their lives” is unclear, and the reasons for requiring service in the training country are not fully explained. The benefits of working abroad are mainly reduced to income, career scope and personal dreams. Develop each side with clearer consequences and support, and explain your own position more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph for each view, and a conclusion. “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help signal the contrast, and the final paragraph returns to your opinion. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several ideas are joined into long sentences, particularly the explanation about doctors and patients. Some linking phrases are also mechanical, such as “After discussing both of the views.” Make the relationship between each claim and its example more explicit, and use clearer sentence breaks and referencing so readers can follow the argument without having to infer connections.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “professionals,” “opportunities,” “income,” and “development,” and the main meaning is generally understandable. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision. For example, “collage of views” does not express your opinion, “rehearsed on different patients” is unsuitable for medical training, and “free will to work” is less natural than “freedom to work.” “Perseverance and dominance” also does not clearly describe the service doctors should provide. Build a more reliable set of collocations for training, public service, career prospects and migration, and choose words for their exact meaning rather than their formality.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “because” and “while,” and the overall message can usually be understood. However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to process. For example, the opening construction “There is ongoing debate on professionals … that they should work” does not form a clear grammatical relationship. In “they have practiced with the nationals of certain country,” the article and sentence structure need attention; “they must have to move” also combines two modal forms incorrectly. Practise building one clear main clause before adding subordinate clauses, and check articles, agreement, verb forms and punctuation.

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