Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-24

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)

Few individuals opine that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be needed to work in the nation where they did their training, whereas others posulate that they should be not restrict to work in another country if they wish. So, in the forth coming paragragraphs, I have discussed both the views and included my opinion at the end.

On the one hand, they easily connect with their nations individuals. Doctors and engineers knew lots of knowledge and situation of their country's individuals life because they spend sufficient time with that country by pursuing their training. For example, it took too much time for acheiving that degree and training. Due to that they knew more about the situation and hurdle faced by individuals and by them and connect easily with them.

On the other hand, they had their own life for making decision of making for going to other country. Other nations will have more opportunity for taking job and also paid more money as compare to where they did their training nation. They did more research online about their job opportunity in everywhere so, they took easily their dream job in that nation with highly paid cash.

In my opinion, it was better to pursue their work from training country for doing their job comfortably and calmely. Doctors and engineers did not require the rules of that nation because they already remembered from training and doing their work comfortably. For example, residents who did their training from their mother country, they did already knew almost rules and regulation from spending too much time at that nations and doing their work more efficently and calmely.

To conclude, doctors and engineers easily connect with their nations individuals where they did training but also they had their own life for taking decision for going to abroad.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both sides of the question: the first body paragraph argues that trained professionals understand local people, while the next notes that overseas work may offer more opportunities and higher pay. You also state a clear preference for working in the training country. However, the discussion is only partially developed. The reasons are broad, and the examples do not provide specific evidence or explain the consequences in much detail; for instance, the claim that professionals “connect easily” with local people is repeated rather than extended. Your opinion is present, but its support is not fully convincing, and the conclusion mainly restates the two views instead of reinforcing your reasoning. Develop each main point with a clearer explanation or a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, your opinion, and a conclusion. The paragraphing helps the reader identify the main stages of the discussion, and signposts such as “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” make the contrast clear. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because ideas are repeated or linked mechanically. In the first body paragraph, the points about knowing local circumstances and connecting with people overlap. The conclusion also repeats earlier claims without drawing them together into a final judgement. Use clearer links between each claim and its explanation, and avoid repeating the same idea in slightly different wording.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “professionals,” “training,” “opportunity,” and “rules and regulation,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts of the response awkward or unclear. For example, “should be needed to work” does not express the idea of being required naturally, and “highly paid cash” is not an appropriate way to describe salary. There are also spelling errors such as “posulate,” “acheiving,” and “efficently.” Aim to use precise, natural phrases and check spelling; this will make your arguments easier to understand and more convincing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a contrast introduced by “whereas” and a reason introduced by “because.” However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence construction and verb forms occur often enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “they should be not restrict to work” has an incorrect verb construction, while “they did already knew” combines incompatible verb forms. Tense use also shifts between past and present, as in “Doctors and engineers knew” and “they spend.” Articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries need more consistent control. Practise building accurate sentences around one main idea, then add subordinate clauses only when you can maintain correct verb forms.

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