Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-16

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 6.0)

Some believe that professionals should only be allowed to work in the country where they get their training. It does hold some thought, however, in my opinion someone should not be limited to a country for the work they can easily transfer to another country. Both views and my own opinion are discussed further.

On thew one hand, people argue that professionals should be limited to thier respective countries. They support this by stating that countries have different laws and social requirements, hence, foreigners will not understand their laws and social responsibilities. Rapid migration of different cultures in a country will upset the native population; possibily even destroy the traditions upholding the said country. An example is of the country of Canada; massive population from India migrated to Canada in search of a better life. Many Indians do not understand the local laws and customs and hence, do not actively mix well with the local population. This has created a repulsive emotion towards Indians.

On the other hand, people argue that limitiing professionals will restrict a country from growing. Occupations such as doctors, nurses, engineers, bankers and many more are easily transferrable skills. Therefore, such members of society should not be restircted based on the country of their education. Other careers such as Lawyers, Politicians and Defence personals are arguably professions which change with crossing boundries. However, if an individual is ready to clear a post-graduate course or a qualifying exam in the country, they should be allowed to be a part of the working class.

Overall, in my opinion, professionals with easily transferrable skills should be allowed to work wherever they please. Although, they should be required to blend in the culture they are expecting to work in.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You discuss both positions and state your own view: professionals with transferable skills should be able to work abroad, while adapting to local culture. The second view is supported with examples of occupations and the possibility of local qualifying exams, so the response addresses the main question. However, the first argument shifts from whether trained professionals should be required to stay in their training country to broader concerns about migration, cultural change and social integration. The Canada example focuses on Indian migrants generally rather than professionals, making its relevance less clear. Your opinion is present, but the distinction between professional licensing and cultural adaptation could be explained more fully. Develop each side with examples directly connected to trained professionals to make the discussion more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a concluding opinion. Signposts such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “Overall” help readers follow the discussion, and ideas within the paragraphs are generally grouped by viewpoint. Some connections are less effective, however. The move from different laws to rapid cultural migration in the first body paragraph is not fully explained, and the Canada example does not clearly support the claim about professionals. The conclusion also introduces cultural integration without developing it in the body. A few transitions, including “Although” at the start of the final sentence, create a slightly awkward link. Make the relationship between each claim and its example more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “social responsibilities,” “transferrable skills,” “qualifying exam,” and “working class,” and the main ideas remain understandable. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “upholding the said country.” However, several spelling errors—“thier,” “possibily,” “limitiing,” “restircted,” and “boundries”—are noticeable. Some word choices or collocations are imprecise: “repulsive emotion” is unnatural for describing public attitudes, and “careers … change with crossing boundaries” does not clearly express the intended point. “Defence personals” is also an unsuitable form. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and proofread spelling; this will make your vocabulary more precise and reduce moments of reader uncertainty.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses with “however,” “hence,” and “although,” and most sentences communicate their main meaning. Some grammatical and punctuation issues remain. For example, “in my opinion someone” needs punctuation after the introductory phrase, while “Although, they should be required…” uses a subordinating conjunction in a sentence fragment-like construction; connect it to the preceding sentence or use “However” instead. In “if an individual is ready to clear a post-graduate course or a qualifying exam,” the structure is understandable but the coordination is awkward. There are also inconsistent capitalisation choices for occupations. Greater control of sentence boundaries and clause links, alongside careful proofreading, would make the complex structures more consistently accurate.

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