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)

some people claim that in the future all cars,buses and trucks will be driverless and inside the vehicles the only persons travell that will be passengers not the operator of the vehicles.this essay will discuss advantages and disadvantages of this trend and the advantages of this trend does not outweigh the disadvantages.

one of the main benefits of driverless vehicles is to maintain the country progress because by this people use more public transport and keep the atmosphere clean and safe for the breathing of fresh air and another benefit of driverless vehicles is to continue the transportation modes by computer and less ratio of accidents.for example, when vehicles are controlled by the computers then the accidents ratio are relatively less.moreover, the people remain comfort with the advancement of technology and the progrees of country.

and one of the most important drawbacks of driverless vehicles is to appriciate the unemployment in the country level and all over the world because by this the driver remains unemploy and the ratio of crime rate is also doubles or tripples because of the compression in the job opportunity for the drivers.for instance, if the jobs are less in the driving department people remain unhealthy and choose the crime for their survivals.moreover,when the system are unable to work then lot of crashes are there and lot of people are involved in this ellusion.

in conclusion, vehicles without drivers produces more valuable appriciation but also creates lot of negative aspects because a wide range of jobless people are involved in the crimes while driverless vehicles are helpful but not very adoptable category.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the question and state a position in the introduction: “the advantages of this trend does not outweigh the disadvantages.” You also present both sides, mentioning cleaner air and fewer accidents as benefits, and unemployment and system failures as drawbacks. However, the position is not fully consistent: the conclusion says driverless vehicles “produces more valuable appriciation” before again emphasising negative effects, so it is difficult to tell precisely how you weigh the advantages. Several points are asserted rather than explained, such as how driverless vehicles would increase public transport use or why unemployment would lead to crime. Develop fewer ideas with clear reasoning and a relevant example, and make your overall judgement consistent.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on benefits, a paragraph on drawbacks, and a conclusion. This helps the reader follow the broad direction of the argument. You also use linking expressions such as “for example,” “moreover,” and “in conclusion.” However, connections between some claims are unclear, particularly the move from unemployment to crime and the phrase about people becoming “unhealthy.” The repeated use of “moreover” and long sentences joined mainly by “and” make the progression feel mechanical. Use clearer topic sentences and divide complex points into shorter units; ensure each example directly supports the claim before moving to the next idea.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “driverless vehicles,” “transportation modes,” “unemployment,” and “job opportunity.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or unnatural choices make parts of the argument difficult to understand. For example, “maintain the country progress,” “appreciate the unemployment,” and “involved in this ellusion” do not express clear meanings in context. Spelling errors such as “appriciate,” “progrees,” and “tripples” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of topic-related phrases and check collocations and word forms. Prefer familiar, accurate expressions over ambitious wording when you are unsure of the meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a conditional example beginning “when vehicles are controlled by the computers.” However, complex sentences are often difficult to control, and errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries recur. For instance, “the advantages … does not outweigh” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the system are unable to work” also mismatches subject and verb. The opening sentence runs several ideas together without clear punctuation, and “the accidents ratio are” combines an incorrect article pattern with faulty agreement. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then connect them with one clear subordinate clause. Check each sentence for a clear subject, verb, and punctuation.

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