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 future it is expected that all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless, and human will be only as a passengers. I believe the advantages are outweigh than disadvantages.

The biggest advantage is that it will provide safety to citizens. Many accidents are caused by human errors, drivers use mobile phones during driving, high speeding or drink-driving. Driverless vehicles use censor, cameras and artificial intelligence, so there will be less chances of accidents and save many lives. For example, when there will be only passengers in the vehicle, drivers can do work, gossips and enjoying without paying concentration on driving. Another advantage is convenience and efficiency. Driverless vehicles are more convenient and efficient, passengers can do their work, relax during travelling, and explore the nature and capture the moments instead of focusing on the road.

However there are clear disadvantages. The first problem is unemployment. Millions of individual job as a car driver, bus driver or truck driver. After driverless vehicles they lose their job, many families will suffer, especially in developing countries like Pakistan where driving is a common source of income. For instance, in Pakistan, thousands of people earn their living by driving rickshaws, taxis, and trucks. If driverless vehicles replace them, these people will lose their source of income The second disadvantage is cost and technology. Driverless vehicles will be very expensive at first, and many people will not be able to afford them. There is also a risk of technical failure or hacking. If the software fails or a hacker takes control, the results could be very dangerous.

In conclusion, although there are disadvantages of driverless vehicles I believe that advantages are outweigh than disadvantages. It promote safety, convenience and independency. Government should give more job opportunities to individuals so they can find another suitable job without any difficulty.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you believe the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, and you address both sides with relevant points. Safety and convenience are supported with examples, while the discussion of driver unemployment is made more specific through the reference to Pakistani rickshaw, taxi and truck drivers. This gives the response a solid, relevant foundation. To make the argument more fully developed, explain more precisely why the safety and convenience benefits outweigh the loss of employment and the risks of cost or hacking. The final recommendation that governments provide other jobs is relevant, but could be connected more directly to how this would reduce the disadvantage. The response already shows some development beyond a basic list of ideas; fuller comparison and support would strengthen it further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on advantages, a paragraph on disadvantages and a conclusion. Sequencing is easy to follow, and signposts such as “Another advantage,” “However” and “In conclusion” help readers identify the stages of the argument. However, some connections are mechanical, and ideas within the advantages paragraph are occasionally joined without a clear relationship, as in “Driverless vehicles are more convenient and efficient, passengers can do their work.” The example about passengers gossiping and enjoying themselves also interrupts the safety explanation rather than clearly supporting it. Use a wider range of linking methods and make each example’s connection to its main point explicit. Clearer links between the opposing arguments and the final judgement would improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “human errors,” “artificial intelligence,” “unemployment,” “technical failure” and “hacking.” These choices allow you to discuss both practical benefits and risks, and the Pakistan example adds useful specificity. However, several inaccurate word choices and collocations make the language less natural, such as “use censor” (for “sensors”), “high speeding,” “gossips,” and “independency.” There is also repetition of “convenient and efficient” and “driverless vehicles.” Aim for more precise, natural phrasing and check spelling and word forms. A broader range of accurate expressions for weighing benefits against drawbacks would help you express the argument with greater flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “If the software fails or a hacker takes control, the results could be very dangerous.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles and verb forms reduce accuracy. For example, “human will be only as a passengers” has problems with number and article use, while “I believe the advantages are outweigh” uses an incorrect verb construction. The sentence “Millions of individual job as a car driver” is also incomplete, and “It promote safety” has a subject–verb agreement error. Practise forming complete sentences and checking agreement and verb patterns. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen the range already attempted.

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