Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-14

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)

In further cars, buses and trucks will be driverless, and only passenger will travel inside them. In my opinion, advantage driverless vehicles are outweighing the disadvantage because they are more comfortable and safe traveling.

First of all, one of the biggest advantages of driverless vehicles is that they can reduce road accidents. Mostly accident have happened for careless driver and over speeding and tiredness. Driverless vehicles are used to modern computers and senser, they can help as prevent accident.

And secondly, these peoples are saving the time and read the books, and many people easily do their work and during the journey. Moreover, travelling will become easier for elderly and disabled people.

However, there are some disadvantages as well. The biggest problem is that many drivers may lose their jobs. In addition, driverless vehicles may be expensive to buy and repair. If their computer systems stop working or are hacked, serious problems may occur.

In conclusion, although driverless vehicles have some disadvantages, I believe their advantages are greater. With proper safety measures and advanced technology, these problems can be reduced. Therefore, driverless vehicles will make our lives safer, easier and more comfortable in the future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a clear overall view that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and you address both sides with relevant points: fewer accidents, greater convenience for older and disabled people, job losses, and the risk of system failure or hacking. However, the response is under the required 250 words, so the ideas remain limited and under-developed. For example, you mention that computers can prevent accidents but do not explain how they might respond more safely than human drivers or provide a supporting example. The point about passengers using their time to read or work is also unclear. Develop each main reason with explanation or a specific example, and make the comparison between the benefits and drawbacks more explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction states your view, the body presents advantages before disadvantages, and the conclusion restates your position. Paragraphing helps the reader follow this structure. You also use linking expressions such as “First of all,” “Moreover,” and “However.” At times, though, the progression feels mechanical, and some connections are unclear. “And secondly” does not link smoothly to the first point, while “these peoples” makes the reference difficult to follow. Group related ideas and use clearer references, such as “Passengers could use this time to read or work.” More developed transitions between claims and explanations would make the argument flow more naturally.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “road accidents,” “elderly and disabled people,” “computer systems,” and “hacked.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “proper safety measures.” However, several inaccurate word choices, collocations, and spelling errors reduce precision: “In further cars,” “senser,” “Mostly accident,” and “comfortable and safe traveling.” Some repetition of “driverless vehicles” and “advantages” also limits flexibility. Choose more natural expressions and check spelling; for instance, describe vehicles as “equipped with advanced sensors” and say they make travel “safer and more convenient.” These improvements would help express your relevant ideas more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional sentence: “If their computer systems stop working or are hacked, serious problems may occur.” This is clear and shows some control of subordinate clauses. However, errors in agreement, articles, plurals, and verb forms occur in several sentences. For example, “advantage driverless vehicles are outweighing the disadvantage” has problems with noun forms and sentence structure, while “Mostly accident have happened” has incorrect number and verb agreement. “These peoples are saving the time” also contains errors in plural and article use. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then extend them with clauses such as “because” and “if.” Proofreading for agreement and articles would improve clarity.

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