Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers.

Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Nowadays, the technology raised day by day and play important part in human life. In farward time, that time will come when car, buses and all other vehicles will came that will be drive without driver because of modern technology. The only people that sit inside the car is only passengers not drivers in coming years. This will have many advantages as well as disadvantages.

This modren technology have many advantages like, there is lack of accident because of this technology, as sometimes people drive the car with emotions in high speed, some individuals drives while sleeping, all these problems lead to accident, if vehicles can be drive without drivers there is lack of accident. Other advantage includes, pessengers includes the save of time and they don’t need to focus and concentration on driving. People feel comfortable while they don’t need to stress and attention, they aslo read books, doing other activities what they want.

On the other hand, this technology also have disadvantages, there is lack of jobs. Nowadays many individuals do jobs as a drivers but if, vehicles can drive without any people there are many people who become jobless and this dissison become difficult for them as well as their families. Other disadvantages, if there is any fault in technology while driving this lead to many road accidents. Also if you don’t add any stop these will never stop while driving, while, manual vehicles can be stop anywhere we want according to our choise.

In conclusion, this technology have benefits as well as disadvantages, if human drive cars with their responsibilities there is no need of auto cars but if auto cars are available the enginers should make them is this way there is no any fault in them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both sides of the question by discussing fewer accidents and greater passenger convenience, then considering job losses and possible technology failures. However, the task asks whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and your position is not clear until the conclusion, where you say there are benefits and disadvantages but do not decide which side is stronger. Several points also need fuller explanation: for example, you claim driverless vehicles would reduce accidents, but do not explain how their systems would prevent the specific risks you mention. State your judgement clearly in the introduction and conclusion, then support it with a developed comparison of the most important advantages and disadvantages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. This makes the main stages easy to follow. You also use signposts such as “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” appropriately. Within paragraphs, however, ideas sometimes run together or are linked mechanically, particularly in the discussion of passenger activities and the possible technology fault. Some references are unclear, as in “this dissison become difficult for them,” and the final sentence introduces several ideas without showing how they connect. Use clearer sentence boundaries and link each example directly to the point it supports; this would make the progression more consistent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “driverless,” “technology,” “accident,” “jobless,” and “passengers,” so the reader can understand the main ideas. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling, and collocation errors make the writing less precise. Examples include “technology raised day by day,” “lack of accident,” and “add any stop,” which do not express the intended meanings naturally. Spelling errors such as “modren,” “pessengers,” and “enginers” are also noticeable. Build a bank of accurate phrases for discussing road safety, employment, and automated systems, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise vocabulary would help you explain your arguments without relying on repeated general terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because,” “if,” and “while,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in verb forms and agreement occur in examples such as “technology raised day by day and play,” “vehicles will came,” and “this technology have.” Articles and sentence construction also need attention: “there is lack of accident” and “the only people that sit inside the car is only passengers” are difficult to read smoothly. Some longer sentences combine several ideas without clear punctuation, especially in the final paragraph. Practise forming accurate subject–verb patterns and conditional sentences, then divide complex ideas into manageable sentences. Greater control of these structures would make your meaning clearer.

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