Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-10

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 6.0)

Driverless cars will become common in future. People would only travel as passengers in these vehicles. I think the disadvantages of these cars will outweigh its benefits.

Some people might argue that driverless cars could play a role in decreasing road accidents. Humans can feel sleepy or lose focus on long trips, but machines do not get tired or lose focus, which can significanlty decrease the number of accidents. However, these machines can also malfunction. A little mistake in programing it can cause alot of problems. In addition, these machines do not have common sense like humans, and might not be able to make simple decisions themselves. For instance, if such driverless cars pass a accident scene, it might not stop there to let the passenger help those people.

Furthermore, driverless cars would substantially increase unemployment. There are alot of people who earn their living through driving. Introducing such driverless cars, buses and trucks would take their livelihood from them. Some people might not have any other skill, and driving might be there only option. This would result in a large proportion of workforce being jobless, and huge economic pressure on the government. For example, a person who earns by driving a truck would become jobless beacuse of these driverless cars, and they would not be able to meet the needs of their family.

In conculsion, even if these cars might decrease the number of accidents, but the number of disadvanatges of such cars outweighs the advantages. It can increase unemployment, and these machines can malfunction easily, which can create different problems.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction: you believe the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. You address both sides by acknowledging that automation could reduce accidents, then explaining risks from malfunction and job losses. The examples about a vehicle passing an accident scene and a truck driver losing work help make the points relevant. This meets the task well, but the ideas are not equally developed: the accident-reduction benefit is briefly stated, while the risks receive more explanation. The claim that machines may malfunction “easily” and the prediction of substantial unemployment would be more convincing with clearer explanation or support. To strengthen the response, develop the comparison between the scale and likelihood of the benefits and disadvantages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall structure: an introduction states your view, the body paragraphs discuss safety and employment, and the conclusion restates your position. Linking expressions such as “However,” “In addition,” “Furthermore,” and “For instance” make the relationships between points generally clear. Some cohesion is mechanical, however, because several sentences begin with explicit connectors, and the conclusion repeats the main points rather than drawing them together. Referencing is occasionally unclear: in “A little mistake in programing it,” the pronoun “it” does not have a precise reference, and “these machines” is repeated frequently. Use clearer noun references and vary how you connect ideas; for example, explain how the safety concern relates to the overall balance of advantages and disadvantages.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “malfunction,” “unemployment,” “livelihood,” and “economic pressure.” These choices show some range beyond basic words. However, noticeable spelling errors and imprecise or informal expressions limit the accuracy and flexibility of the vocabulary: “significanlty,” “programing,” “alot,” “beacuse,” “conculsion,” and “disadvanatges” all need correction. Phrases such as “a little mistake” and “take their livelihood from them” are understandable but not fully natural in this context. Aim for more precise collocations and proofread spelling carefully. For example, “a programming error” and “displace workers” would express your points more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including contrast clauses (“Humans can feel sleepy…, but machines…”) and conditional structures (“if such driverless cars pass…”). Most of the argument remains understandable, but some grammatical errors persist. In the conclusion, “even if …, but” combines two contrasting structures incorrectly; use either “Even if these cars might decrease accidents, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages” or “Although these cars might decrease accidents, …”. There are also agreement and reference problems in “these cars … outweighs its benefits” and “it might not stop,” where the plural subject needs a plural pronoun. Review articles and sentence construction as well, as in “pass a accident scene.” More consistent control of these patterns would improve accuracy.

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