Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-29

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)

There is an ongoing debate regarding where doctors and engineers should work. A group of individuals believe that they should work in the same country where they did their training. While others argue that they should have a right to work in any other country if they wish. Therefore, before i give my opinion, both the views will be discussed further.

Examining the former opinion, the primary argument the supporters would put forward is doctors and engineers did their training in a specific country, they are used to the envierment of that country. Working in the same country can help them to handle situations, because they are used to the most of the situations. However, the country taught them a lot of things. Now the time to payback the country. For example, giving services to the country can increase country's econemy.

On the contrary, the supporters of latter opinion have their own arguments. The main point is that the main priority should be the comfort of doctors and engineers . They should work in the country where they are comfortable to do, the place where they did not feel so stressed. For instance, if they feel pressured and not comfortable in their work place it can leads to lack of distraction and can effect their performance. Furthermore, some countries offers a good salary. So, doctors should have a right to choose the country which can pay them batter. For example, if they are relaxed about their finance, they can work batter and it can improve their performance.

To conclude, both the views have convincing arguments. In my opinion, doctors and engineers should be free to work in the country they wants to do.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You discuss both positions and state your view clearly at the end: professionals should be free to choose where they work. The points about familiarity with local conditions, repaying the country, workplace comfort, and salary are relevant to the question. However, the discussion is only partly developed. For example, “the country taught them a lot of things” and the claim that services can increase the economy are not explained in enough detail, while the case for freedom relies mainly on comfort and pay. Your introduction also postpones your own position until the conclusion. Develop each side with a clearer explanation and a specific example, and state your opinion earlier so it is clear throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a conclusion. Signposts such as “Examining the former opinion,” “On the contrary,” and “To conclude” help readers follow the discussion. However, some linking is mechanical, and connections between claims are not always clear. In the first body paragraph, “However, the country taught them a lot of things. Now the time to payback the country” reads as disconnected statements rather than a developed chain of reasoning. The second paragraph also repeats “For example” and “Furthermore” without always making the relationship between ideas precise. Use fewer formulaic transitions and connect each reason to its explanation and example more explicitly.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “training,” “services,” “salary,” “pressured,” and “performance.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “primary argument” and “main priority.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts of the response less clear. For instance, “lack of distraction” does not express the likely intended effect of stress, and “pay them batter” is unclear. Spelling errors such as “envierment,” “econemy,” and “batter” are noticeable. Build a more precise range for discussing professional migration, working conditions, and economic contribution, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “if they feel pressured” and “if they are relaxed about their finance.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement, and verb forms sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “the primary argument … is doctors and engineers did their training” needs a clearer clause structure, while “it can leads” and “some countries offers” have subject–verb agreement errors. The final sentence, “the country they wants to do,” also has an incorrect verb form and construction. Practise forming accurate clauses after phrases such as “the argument is that,” and check agreement and verb forms when revising.

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