Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-21

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)

Now a days, it is becoming more popular that professionals do their training in one country and do their work in another country.Mostly, it happens in countries that are not well developed that professioanls from these countries move to developed coum=ntries and do their work there.

So, some people thinks that they should do their training in their own country or in the country in which they are been trained.These kind of people are right accoding to their point of views. Because these people are kind of patriotic. They think that one should serve his own country or that country in which he had been trained because they are future.They think that the professionals like doctors and engineers should serve their country. Because they think that when they serve their country then their country will develop.

Now , we discuss about those people who believes that a professionals should be free to work in another country if they wish. These believers are right according to their own point of view. They think that a profeesional who study hard and become professional is now a free to work. He ca work anywhere , where he wants. No restrictions for him. He studied for himself. In under-developed country, it mostly happens . Professionals leave their country to another country for their better future. These kind of profeesionals are more confidant. They want their better future.So , the believers who believe that a profeesional should be free are right.And mostly it happens in under-developed country.

According to me, both kind of believers are right according to their own point of view. But, I will prefer to the believers who think that professionals should be free to work in another country too. The main is that , mostly in under-developed countries are from middle class. They can't afford expenses , if they live in their own country. That's why they left their country for their better future.

Common example of this is that mostly engineers from under developed country moved to the developed countries for their better future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You discuss both views and state a preference for allowing professionals to work abroad, so the main parts of the prompt are present. However, the discussion is only partially developed: the argument for serving the country of training is mainly explained through patriotism and national development, while the case for freedom relies largely on personal choice and a “better future.” The claim that people from middle-class backgrounds “can't afford expenses” is unclear and needs explanation, and the final example about engineers repeats the earlier point rather than supporting it with a specific illustration. Make your position more precise and develop each view with a clear reason and a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: it introduces the issue, gives a paragraph to each view, and ends with your opinion. This helps the reader follow the broad direction. However, progression within paragraphs is repetitive, especially through repeated phrases such as “according to their own point of view” and “better future.” Several transitions are mechanical, including “Now, we discuss about” and “According to me,” and the final example is not clearly connected to a developed explanation. Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main claim, then link reasons and examples with clearer referencing. Reducing repeated framing phrases would make the argument flow more naturally.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “professionals,” “patriotic,” “under-developed,” and “restrictions,” and the general meaning is usually recoverable. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “better future,” “country,” and “believers.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice problems, such as “professioanls,” “coum=ntries,” “confidant” where “confident” appears intended, and “do their work” where “practise their profession” would be more precise. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and vary repeated terms; proofreading spelling and choosing more exact expressions will make your ideas easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the reader can generally identify your main meaning. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, agreement, verb forms, and articles. For example, “some people thinks” should be “some people think,” “a professionals” should be “professionals,” and “He ca work anywhere” should be “He can work anywhere.” The sentence beginning “Because these people are kind of patriotic” is a fragment, while “they are future” does not form a clear grammatical idea. Practise building complete sentences and checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and verb forms before adding more complex clauses.

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