Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-12

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)

i think why people believe is the doctors and engineers are the professionals who may graduate from there nation should be serve for their country. for example, if we take an example of a doctor, if a doctor is graduated from India, then people believe that the doctor will be understand the native language and he may cure very well then comparatively the doctor who graduates from other country. This is what the people wants to clear about the communication gap between professionals and between them. due to this reason the doctors should work in their country .one of the reasons for the doctor is if they completed their training under the one board like for example medical council of India, then he knew that what are professional ethics teaches him in that particular country may be easier to implement him in particular country. when it comes to engineers i won't believe the engineers should work within premises, because these are intellectually capable for research and use their knowledge with developed nations company and to help them for new innovations, for example if a person has the knowledge of innovation and he needs some research from other countries researcher then such a person should be encouraged for his further research and innovation. because until it will help in commercializing of new product for all the countries. we knew that is some of the countries have the investments but don't have engineers for innovation and research purpose, so that may be help with the particular country to be utilise it and make use in international business and increasing of new innovations across over the world.

that what i observe from both the professions. the doctors may be available in everywhere the specialist may available but the engineers like example Sundar Pichai the CEO of google and other founder who made the system to be developed as modern makes the thing such a beautiful comparatively others.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both perspectives and give a discernible, though uneven, opinion: you argue that doctors should serve where they trained, while engineers should be free to work internationally. The examples about language and medical ethics are relevant, and the discussion of engineers contributing to research and innovation also responds to the prompt. However, the reasoning is only partly developed. For instance, the claim that a locally trained doctor will “cure very well” is not clearly explained, and the final reference to Sundar Pichai does not show how his example supports your position. Make your overall view explicit in the introduction and conclusion, and explain each example’s connection to the argument more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is some grouping of ideas: you first discuss doctors, then engineers, and finally attempt to summarise your view. However, the response does not progress clearly from an introduction through balanced discussion to a focused conclusion. Several ideas run together in long sentences, and links such as “because,” “so that,” and “for example” are repeated or do not clearly show how one point follows from another. The final sentence introduces a new example rather than bringing the argument to a clear close. Use separate paragraphs for the two views and your opinion, and make each paragraph develop one main point with clear references between sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “professional ethics,” “research,” “innovation,” and “commercializing,” which helps communicate the subject matter. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to follow, such as “work within premises,” “communication gap between professionals and between them,” and “increasing of new innovations.” Repetition of “country,” “doctor,” and “engineers” also limits flexibility. Aim for more precise phrases, such as “work in their home country,” “bridge communication barriers,” and “promote innovation.” Check word forms and natural combinations, and choose examples that can be described clearly with the vocabulary you know.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt longer sentences with reasons and examples, but complex structures are often faulty, and errors sometimes make the reader work to understand the point. For example, “the doctor will be understand” has an incorrect verb form, while “if they completed their training … then he knew” shifts tense and pronoun. Subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “the specialist may available” and the long final sentence beginning “we knew that.” Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine related ideas using one clear subordinate clause. Check articles, verb forms, agreement, and punctuation when editing.

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