Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-11

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 5.0)

The cars and buses are very important for travelling. In the future all cars, buses and trucks are will be driverless vehicles. The people are only travelling inside these vehicles will be passenger. I would like to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of driveless vehicles in detail.

First of all the disadvantages of driverless vehicle the first main cause is unemployment. Because the millions of people are work on cars driver, buses and trucks. The vehicles are driverless the all driver are jobless are create a economic problem for thier families. And the other disadvantages is the computer system is very bored and anyone hacked and trace the computer vehicle system. For example the bus are moving on the motorway a large problem create a computer bus system they create a large accident on the road and not anyone driver are present in bus to stop it. The driverless vehicles are very risky of people. They create a large problem of society people.

On the other hand the benefits of the driverless vehicle. Firstly it will the reduce of accidents. The most of the accident are the create of human error drinking and restless tidness and using a mobile phone. Driverless vehicles use sensors and they will not make a mistake so the roads are will be safe. Secondly it is very useful and convicient.

To Conclude, In my opinion the driverless vehicle are very dangerous for the people and they create a large problem. The many driver are jobless and create economic problem for thier families.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the topic by discussing unemployment and computer-system risks as disadvantages, and reduced accidents as an advantage. Your conclusion also makes your view clear: you consider driverless vehicles dangerous and their disadvantages more significant. However, the position is not fully consistent: the introduction says you will discuss both sides but does not indicate which outweighs the other, and the benefits paragraph gives only one developed advantage before ending with the vague claim that the vehicles are “useful and convenient.” The accident example is relevant, but the hacking scenario is difficult to follow and needs clearer explanation. To strengthen the response, state your judgement directly in the introduction and develop both sides with specific, clearly explained reasons. The stated length requirement is met; eight words copied from the task prompt were not counted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on disadvantages, a paragraph on advantages, and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “On the other hand,” and “To Conclude” help signal the main stages. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear, and several ideas are joined mechanically with “and” or repeated without showing how they relate. For example, the discussion moves from unemployment to hacking and then to a possible accident without clear transitions. The conclusion repeats the unemployment point rather than bringing the comparison together. Use clearer topic sentences, organise each paragraph around one main point, and use referencing and linking phrases to show cause, contrast, and consequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “driverless vehicles,” “unemployment,” “computer system,” “sensors,” and “human error,” so the reader can identify the main subject and arguments. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make meaning unclear, such as “the computer system is very bored,” “trace the computer vehicle system,” and “restless tidness.” There are also repeated general expressions such as “large problem,” which do not explain the impact precisely. Spelling errors, including “driveless,” “thier,” and “convicient,” further reduce clarity. Build a more accurate set of topic phrases and check spelling; choose precise terms for risks, employment effects, and road safety.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt a few longer structures, including a conditional-style explanation of what might happen if a bus system fails, and you use simple sentences to communicate your main points. However, the range is limited, and errors are frequent enough to make several sentences difficult to understand. Examples include “all cars, buses and trucks are will be,” “The people are only travelling,” and “the all driver are jobless are create a economic problem.” These show problems with verb forms, word order, agreement, and articles. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention, particularly in the long example about a bus on the motorway. Practise accurate simple sentence patterns first, then connect them with correctly formed clauses such as “If the system fails, the vehicle could cause an accident.”

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