Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-07

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)

It is argued that in the upcoming time, there will be no drivers in vehicles and only people will be only passengers to travel. I am totally diagree with this statement that only robotics cannot handle vehicles without a driver.

There are number of reasons why I believe vehicles without a driver cannot be good for future. First, this can be a risky for people's lives to trust in a robotic vehicle because they do not have any emotions and clever knowledges which they can be use in a risky situation.It can be increase accident rate. For example, a few years back a magazine published a news about a car accident for using robotic vehicle. However, a robot cannot fix a car when it faces a problem like engine down or tyre change so always need a person's help to change it or fix it. for instance, in a long way if a car pr buses go through this situation then driver can fix it by himself meanwhile a robot can ask for help by notifying but cannot fix by himself.

Another reason is that people who are drivers, earn money from it to living. Also immigrants and students are also pay their expenses by doing driving in uber. For instance, if robotic vehicle take over then there will be a major number of unemployment people. Moreover, Robotic vehicles use google map for a route to reach and if there any internet issue then it can lost its way while a driver knows their route very well without using technology.

In conclusion, consedering the factors discussed above, I believe robotic vehicles can be useful in future but it cannot replace the driver.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you oppose fully driverless transport, and the conclusion restates that it should not replace human drivers. You address relevant disadvantages, including safety, the inability to repair a vehicle, job losses, and reliance on navigation technology. The examples about a reported accident and drivers earning through Uber help make the discussion relevant. However, the response does not fully weigh advantages against disadvantages: it briefly concedes that driverless vehicles “can be useful” but does not explain any benefits or compare their importance with the risks. Some points, such as the claim that robots lack “emotions” and the internet-related concern, also need clearer explanation or support. Develop both sides and make the comparison explicit to strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting separate reasons, and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “First,” “Another reason,” and “In conclusion” make the main progression easy to follow. Examples are generally placed alongside the points they illustrate. At times, however, connections are mechanical or unclear. The long sentence beginning “for instance, in a long way” combines several ideas, making the comparison between a human driver and a robot difficult to track. The opening also repeats the idea of passengers, and the conclusion does not clearly connect the disadvantages to the question of whether they outweigh the benefits. Use clearer referencing and transitions that show comparison and cause and effect.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate your main ideas, including “robotic vehicle,” “accident rate,” “unemployment,” and “route.” There are also attempts to express specific concepts, such as a vehicle facing an engine problem or needing a tyre change. However, the range is limited and several word choices, collocations, and spelling errors make parts of the response awkward or less precise. Examples include “clever knowledges,” “engine down,” “a long way,” and “consedering”; “robotic” is also repeated frequently. Choose more natural transport and employment vocabulary, and check spelling and word forms. More precise phrasing would help readers understand your arguments without having to infer your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a conditional idea about what might happen if robotic vehicles take over and a contrast between what a driver and a robot can do. The overall meaning is usually understandable, but errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation sometimes make the relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “there will be a major number of unemployment people” has an inaccurate grammatical construction, while “if there any internet issue then it can lost its way” has errors in clause structure and verb form. Some sentences also run together, particularly the example about a vehicle needing repair. Practise building accurate conditional sentences and separating long ideas into complete sentences, while retaining a mix of sentence types.

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