Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

In the modernised world, technology has developed a lot in every sector. In some countries have self driven cars, where people get opportunities to relax while travelling. I believe that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Some extent it is beneficial to people ,while it affects employment opportunities and still need human attention to operate such vehicles.

On the one hand, all the cars and other vehicles will be self driven in future, It is beneficial to them who has hectic schedule at work and no time for driving. While, self driven car can give comfort and time management. People can do their work or communicate well with others while travelling one place to other. They do not have to worry about parking facilities and find a car from a large parking lot. For instance, tesla has that feature of self drive mode in built, Tesla driver can drive as per their choice such as auto pilot mode, self drive mode, also it has self parking mode, where car can park itself automatically as per destination.

On the other hand, there are several disadvantages of self driven cars such as technological glitches, constant monitor system, and employment opportunities. Sometimes machine also could do such mistakes, resulting accidents may occurs. individual have to check the system constantly in a day. It also affects employment opportunities such as Uber, Ola and Rapido services. If technology take place of driver, it could affect their jobs. Moreover, many people fully depends on driver's job only.

In conclusion, development of new technology is good thing, some extent it affects people's life and their opportunities of work. Limited features of self drive cars is greater idea rather than fully replace driver with machine.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you believe the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, and you address both sides of the comparison. The benefits of relaxing, managing time and avoiding parking difficulties are relevant, while the risks of technical faults and job losses support your view. The Tesla example adds a concrete illustration, although it mainly describes features rather than showing how they improve safety or daily life. Some points are less fully developed: the claim that vehicles need constant monitoring is not explained, and the conclusion says limited self-driving features are preferable without clearly weighing this against the benefits discussed. Develop the consequences of your strongest points and make the final comparison more explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. The contrastive signposts “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the argument, and the ideas generally progress from benefits to drawbacks. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “While, self driven car can give comfort” does not connect smoothly to the preceding sentence, and the Tesla example contains several features in a list without showing how they relate to the main point. The conclusion also introduces a preference for limited features rather than clearly summarising why the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Use clearer links between claims and examples, and ensure each paragraph develops one central line of reasoning.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “technological glitches,” “employment opportunities,” “self parking mode” and “parking facilities.” These choices make the subject clear, and the response attempts some less common expressions. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “modernised world,” “self driven,” “constant monitor system” and “technology take place of driver.” Repetition of “self driven cars” and “opportunities” also limits flexibility. Aim for more natural combinations such as “driverless vehicles,” “require constant monitoring” and “replace professional drivers.” Check word forms and spelling as well, including “autopilot” and “Tesla,” so that vocabulary is both precise and consistently presented.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional idea (“If technology take place of driver”) and sentences with examples and added detail. The main meaning is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors occur across the response. Examples include “In some countries have self driven cars,” which lacks a clear subject, “who has hectic schedule,” where agreement and article use are incorrect, and “accidents may occurs,” where the verb form is faulty. There are also sentence-boundary and punctuation problems, such as the comma splice in “Some extent it is beneficial to people, while it affects employment opportunities.” Work on complete clauses, subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms, then proofread punctuation. More accurate complex sentences would make your reasoning easier to follow.

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