Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

Nowadays Some people thing 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 .I gonna Discuss both these views and give my opinion.

Firstly,I will talk about those people who belive that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training they are right but in few case.Because if they work there where they studied they have experience they have higher chance to get job and they will live there hometown as well and there also that benefit becuse of the local language they will understand well.

Secondly,I will talk about Others who believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish they are also right .why?They can get more knowledge about how there feild people work their and also they will get job in good salary rather then their home country but they haven't experience so there will be some difficulties to find jobs and they need to spend some money get some experience.But in opinion professionals, such as doctors and engineers should work other counties because some countries have good engnieers and technique and some countries have good doctors and cure of diseases which don't have .

In conculsion, the professionals should do work where they want because they have there own dreams and they have that knowledge people should spread in other country that can help us to grow.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views and give a personal position, favouring the freedom to work abroad. The points about gaining knowledge, earning a better salary, and sharing professional expertise are relevant, and the conclusion restates your preference. However, the discussion is brief and ideas are mostly asserted rather than explained; for example, the benefits of working in one’s training country are listed without showing why they should outweigh the drawbacks. The opinion also shifts slightly: you first say both sides are right, then argue professionals should work in other countries. The response contains 194 words, below the 250-word minimum; 67 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. Develop each view with a clear reason and a specific example, and make your position consistent throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs beginning with “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify the two sides and your final view. However, progression within paragraphs is limited, and several ideas are joined together without clear relationships, as in the first body paragraph’s sequence about experience, job prospects, hometown, and language. The repeated “I will talk about” framing and the question “why?” make the organisation feel mechanical. Some references, such as “they” and “there,” are unclear. Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main point, then connect reasons and examples with precise linking phrases and clear references.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “professionals,” “experience,” “salary,” “local language,” and “diseases,” so the main ideas can generally be understood. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “work,” “country,” and “they.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “belive,” “feild,” “engnieers,” and “conculsion,” as well as imprecise or unnatural expressions such as “good engineers and technique” and “cure of diseases.” These choices sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Build a more precise topic vocabulary and check spelling; for example, distinguish between professional expertise, employment opportunities, and medical treatment.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the reader can usually identify your main position. However, the range is limited, and attempts to combine several clauses often produce faulty sentences. For example, “they are right but in few case.Because if they work there where they studied” has incorrect sentence boundaries and an incomplete follow-on clause. Other recurring problems include missing articles and prepositions, as in “in good salary” and “spend some money get some experience,” and inconsistent verb forms, as in “I gonna Discuss.” Capitalisation and spacing around punctuation are also unreliable. Practise writing complete sentences with one main idea, then add subordinate clauses carefully and check articles, verb forms, and punctuation.

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