Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

Nowadays, a number of individuals think that people employee from different profession, such as doctors and engineers, should be require to work in the country where they did their training, others disagree and think that they have a freedom of right to work in any country if they want. I agree with the latter viewpoint.

To begin with, spending money to manage their training is the main reason why people think that they should be require to work in the country where they trained. Many wealthy countries in the world spent an adeaqute amount of money for foreign proffesionals to giving proper training. If doctors and engineers returned to their countries after completing their training, the host county who managed those training will loose hope because they believe that it is their right for achieving any kinds of merits from that professionals. The citizents of their countries will think that it is just a waste of money and in future they will disencourage to their government to manage initiate such things. However, I disagree with the argument because foreign people spent money when they stayed host countries and this money will helps to increase the ecomy of that countries.

On the other hand, others argue that freedom of right is the prime reason that's why doctors and engineers need to be to work in any countries if they wish. All human being have their own right where they will work. When government enforce any rules and regulations to guest countries people, they will not happy to go the host countries. By the way they will ignore to visiting the foreign countries. For instance, if any countries setting any condition to others countries people, they will aboid to visiting their countries.

In conclution, it can be stated that both have their own and unique advantages but i believe that doctors and engineers should be free to work in another country because it raise their freedom of right.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You discuss both positions and state your view clearly in the introduction and conclusion: you support professionals being free to work abroad. The point that host countries invest in training is relevant, and you offer a counterargument about foreign professionals contributing to the economy. However, the discussion is only partly developed. The first view is framed mainly as a concern about wasted public money, while the second relies on a broad claim about individual rights; neither is supported with a specific example or much explanation. The example about countries imposing conditions is also vague and does not clearly show its consequences. Develop each side with a concrete example and explain how it supports your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “To begin with,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion” help signal the stages of the discussion. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow. In the first body paragraph, the move from training costs to citizens’ reactions and then to professionals’ spending is not clearly connected. The second paragraph repeats the idea of freedom without developing a distinct line of reasoning, and “By the way” does not express the intended relationship between sentences. Use clearer links between each claim and its explanation, and make references such as “they” and “those countries” more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “training,” “professionals,” “government,” and “freedom,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make the writing less clear or natural. Examples include “people employee from different profession,” “manage their training,” and “raise their freedom of right.” There are also noticeable spelling errors such as “adeaqute,” “proffesionals,” “ecomy,” and “conclution.” Aim to learn accurate phrases for discussing public investment and employment rights, and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help you express the economic argument and distinguish the two viewpoints.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including conditional forms such as “If doctors and engineers returned to their countries…” and a subordinate clause beginning “When government enforce…”. However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to interpret. For example, “they should be require” needs a passive form, while “this money will helps” combines incompatible verb forms. There are also problems with agreement and sentence construction in “All human being have their own right where they will work.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, passive constructions, and verb forms after modal verbs. Shorter, carefully checked sentences can help you communicate your ideas more reliably.

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