Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-02

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)

It is argued that professional have freedom to continue their jobs whichever place theuy want to, whilst other believe such as doctors and engineers should only neend to work in that nation where they did their training. This eassy will discuss both view and provide my suggestion, allthough I believe professional ought to have freedom for practical life.

To commence with one side, there are varies reasons doctors and engineers should stay in their own country and serve job for their country's people. Initally, it is better for doctor to start their practical life in their own country because they have deep knowledge regarding people of country and environment. They can assist individuals in pure ways and save the million of life. For instance, a doctor can know the people problem and prescribe them to avoid dangerous things because he completed their taining in that country and know the epidemic of country. Moreover, engineers should also contribute to develop their country by working in companies and make infrastructure better that can be beneficial for nation.

However, some presume people should decide their working place. from the most of country doctor and engineers go abroad for higher education from best instituions because they can eventually attain a good job. Furthermore, some professionals want to go out of country as the reason is they don't get job of salary or position because there are a lof people in that professions somtimes. Therefore, people should go there where they acquire better option.

From my perspective, although people should first do job in homeland because they did their training and has the responsibility to serve job for their people, neverthless people should have opportunity to work in that areas where they can comfortable and satisfied.

Conclude, doctors and engineers should ascertain better option in nation because country have right their people serve their life for nation, but

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both sides of the debate and state a preference for professionals to have freedom to choose where they work. The points about doctors understanding local health conditions and engineers contributing to national development are relevant, as is the argument that overseas work may offer better jobs. However, the discussion is only partially developed: the examples are broad, and the final paragraph introduces a mixed position—professionals should first work at home but also be free to leave—without explaining how these views fit together. The conclusion is unfinished (“but”), so it does not clearly resolve your position. Develop each main reason with a specific explanation or example, and state your view consistently from the introduction through to a complete conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, a personal opinion, and an attempted conclusion. Connectors such as “Moreover,” “However,” and “Therefore” help signal shifts between points. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and some links feel mechanical rather than showing the precise relationship between ideas. For example, the move from professionals seeking higher education abroad to their difficulty finding well-paid work needs a clearer explanation. The opinion paragraph also partly repeats earlier points, while the final sentence stops before completing the conclusion. Organise each paragraph around one clear claim, explain it in sequence, and use referencing and transitions to make the links explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “epidemic,” “infrastructure,” “higher education,” and “salary,” which helps communicate the subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, sometimes making the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “serve job,” “pure ways,” “a lof people in that professions,” and “better option.” Spelling errors such as “eassy,” “instituions,” and “taining” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of phrases for discussing employment, public service, and migration, and check spelling and word forms carefully. Prefer natural combinations such as “work in their home country,” “provide medical care,” and “better career prospects.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “because” and “although,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, the range is limited, and complex structures are often faulty; errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to interpret. For example, “professional have freedom” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “people should first do job in homeland because they did their training and has the responsibility” contains problems with articles, agreement, and sentence construction. The final sentence is also incomplete. Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a clearly attached reason or contrast, then check agreement, articles, plurals, and punctuation before adding more complex structures.

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