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)

In the future all cars, buses, and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. That is the new techonology introduced to world. It helps people to drive easly and wit more efficency. Especially for those person who cannot drive a car, they things that is to be difficult to drive a car.

There are many advantages of driverless veichles. The basic and more important advantage is to reduce the rate of accident on the roads, because they don't do any smaller mistake in driving because car is controlled by copmuterised and all the function is controlled by it. where the race increases or reducese and where the brakes are applied. And the other factor is they helps to disabilities people to travel throught the car and those people who travels through along distance. And also helps to parents for pick and drop servieces for childs.

one major disadvantage of driverless vichles is the potential loss of job. In many countries, million of people work as a taxi drivers, bus drivers or truck drivers to support their families. If machines replace human drivers, these worker will become unemployed, which could lead to poverty and social problems . Another issue is the risk of technical failures. because self driving cars rely on computers and internet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address the topic by identifying benefits—fewer road accidents and greater mobility for people with disabilities—and drawbacks, including job losses and technical failures. However, the response does not clearly answer the key question of whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages: no overall position is stated, and the discussion ends before the technical-risk point is explained. The ideas are also brief; for example, you claim computers can reduce accidents but do not explain how this might work or acknowledge possible limitations. The response contains 199 words, so it is 51 words below the 250-word minimum; 21 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. To strengthen the response, state your view clearly and develop each main point with explanation or a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some useful organisation: the response moves from an introduction to advantages and then disadvantages, and phrases such as “There are many advantages” and “one major disadvantage” signal the topic of each section. This gives the reader a basic sense of direction. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and the final point about technical failures is left unfinished. Several ideas are joined with repeated “And” or “because,” while the sentence beginning “where the race increases or reducese” is difficult to connect to the preceding claim. Use clearer paragraph development: present one main idea, explain it, and add an example before moving on. A concluding paragraph would also help the response feel complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “driverless vehicles,” “rate of accident,” “unemployed,” “poverty,” and “technical failures,” so the reader can identify the main subject and concerns. However, the range is limited, and inaccurate word forms, spelling, and collocations are noticeable—for example, “techonology,” “veichles,” “helps to disabilities people,” and “pick and drop servieces.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning less clear, particularly in the description of how the vehicle operates. Aim to learn accurate topic phrases in context, such as “reduce the number of road accidents” and “provide transport for people with disabilities.” Proofreading spelling and checking whether words naturally combine will make your ideas easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to connect ideas using clauses with “because” and “if,” as in “because they don't do any smaller mistake” and “If machines replace human drivers.” This shows some effort to move beyond short, simple statements. However, the range remains limited, and errors are frequent enough to make several sentences difficult to follow. For example, “they things that is to be difficult” has unclear sentence structure and agreement, while “these worker will become unemployed” has a plural agreement error. The sentence about computers and brakes is also fragmented, and the final sentence stops after “internet.” Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and punctuation when joining clauses.

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