Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-14

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)

some people think that doctors, engineers and other professionals should work in countery where they studied however other believe should to free work in any countery in my opinion professional should have to freedom where they want to wrok

on the hand some people believe professionals should work in own country or where they received eduction this is because goverment often spend money in schools colleges and universities after completing studies they can work in own coutry for example doctors needs to apply goverment jobs and doctors opened own clinic and helped or treat sick people and engineers after complete studies to build houses bridge and roads this can improve our citizen life better

on the other hand i believe professionals should work in any countries after complete study they can apply aboard and moved to ear money finding jobs and improve to skills some countries gives the goods salaries band accomadtion and working conduction for example doctors applay to any country to go improve skills and earn money and support to families working abroad learn new things and get more gain experience in tis way he success in our life and enjoj ou of country and looking new things and learn more success in our life

in conclusion woring in one country can helpmin society but work in abroad help our families and learn new things i think professionlas should work to freedom to choose in any country however goverement gives good salaries and should provied encourged skills inou of country

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both sides of the discussion and state your view: you explain that governments invest in professional education, then argue that workers should be free to move abroad for better pay, skills and experience. The conclusion repeats this preference, so your position is present. However, the ideas are only partly developed. The examples about doctors treating patients and engineers building infrastructure describe their work more than they explain why they should be required to stay. The benefits of working abroad are also listed rather than supported with a specific example or fuller explanation. To strengthen the response, explain the competing arguments more directly and develop each with a clear cause-and-effect explanation or relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “on the other hand” help signal the change in viewpoint. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because several points are joined together without clear sentence boundaries. For example, the paragraph about working abroad moves from applying for jobs to salaries, family support, skills and success in one long sequence. Some linking phrases are also repetitive, and references such as “this way” do not clearly identify which benefit is being summarised. Use shorter, clearly separated sentences, organise each paragraph around one main claim, and connect examples explicitly to that claim.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “professionals,” “universities,” “salaries,” “skills” and “experience,” and the reader can generally identify the main ideas. However, the range is basic and repetitive, and frequent spelling and word-choice errors sometimes make meaning difficult to interpret. Examples include “countery,” “eduction,” “accomadtion” and “conduction”; phrases such as “improve to skills” and “get more gain experience” are also not natural English collocations. Build a more accurate set of phrases for discussing employment and migration, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise expressions would help you explain the arguments without relying repeatedly on general words such as “good,” “help” and “things.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to express connected ideas and use some longer sentence forms, but control of sentence structure is limited. Errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries occur frequently and can make the reader work to understand the message. For instance, “after complete studies they can work” needs a correctly formed verb, while “some countries gives” has a subject–verb agreement error. Several clauses run together without full stops, as in the paragraph beginning “on the other hand i believe.” Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with conjunctions such as “because” and “although.” Check that each sentence has a clear subject and verb, and use punctuation to separate complete ideas.

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