Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-03

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)

Some people believe that professionals such as pretetioners and engineers should work in the country where they did their training. Others believe that they should be free to work in another country it is according to them. I believe that people should work here rather than going to other country to work. They must also have right to work where they want.

To begin with, people from our country should work in the India, they will represent it on top level in the world. Nowadays, our country has so many opportunities which can help people to grow their career according to them. Rather than paying to other countries people can built startups in india as well. Our country will lack in professional pretetioners and engineers if all them gone abroad for work. They should contribute to our country. The economy of the India should be increased if professional people work here.

On the other hand, people can go abroad for work as they are paying higher package to professionals, in other countries they can setup their own business and can do freelancing.

Moreover, other countries have advance technologies and good working conditions, by working abroad people can valuable international experience which will help them in future for further growth in their career.

This concludes although, it is according to the people wish whether they want to work in the country they did training or they want work abroad for higher salary packages, international experience and good working conditions. They can work abroad also and in their country also.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You present a relevant position—that professionals should contribute to India but should also be free to work abroad—and include reasons for both views. The points about national skills and economic growth, and about higher salaries, technology and international experience, address the task. However, the discussion is only partial: these reasons are listed rather than explained or supported with a specific example, and the conclusion does not clearly resolve the tension between your two positions. The response also contains 238 words, so it is 12 words below the required minimum; this limits the space available to develop your ideas. To strengthen the response, state a consistent opinion and explain how the benefits of individual choice can be balanced with the needs of the country that provided the training.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, a paragraph supporting work in India, a paragraph on working abroad, and a conclusion. Transitions such as “To begin with,” “On the other hand,” and “Moreover” help signal the main shifts. However, progression within paragraphs is limited, and several points are placed next to one another without showing how they connect. The conclusion begins awkwardly with “This concludes although,” and repeats the two sides rather than drawing them together. Some references, such as “they” in “if all them gone abroad,” are unclear. Use clearer topic sentences, connect each reason to its consequence, and make the final paragraph directly state your considered position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “international experience,” “working conditions,” “economy,” and “freelancing,” so the reader can understand the main ideas. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling, or collocation problems make the writing less clear or natural. “Pretetioners” is an inaccurate spelling of the profession, while “higher package” and “grow their career” are not natural expressions in this context. Repetition of “work,” “country,” and “people” also limits precision. Build a more varied set of terms for employment, professional migration, and national development, and check spelling and common word combinations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic linking clauses, for example, “Nowadays, our country has so many opportunities which can help people to grow their career.” However, sentence patterns are mostly simple, and attempts at more complex structures are often inaccurate. Examples include “they should be free to work in another country it is according to them,” which joins clauses without a suitable connector, and “if all them gone abroad,” which has errors in pronoun form and verb construction. There are also problems with articles and sentence structure in “the economy of the India should be increased.” Practise forming accurate complex sentences with because, although, and if, and check subject–verb agreement, articles, and clause boundaries.

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