Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-17
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)
Is it a disadvantage or an advantage that in the future all motor vehicles will be driverless, whereby only people traveling in these vehicles will be passengers? I do think the advantages of driverless vehicles would outweigh the disadvantages; thus, a few reasons are used to explain this.
The major advantage of drivless vehicles is road safety. when cars are controlled by AI instead of human drivers , there will be fewer accidents on the roads, ensuring road regulations are followed to the letter. This results in an increase in road safety. another benefit is optimized traffic flow. in the near future, when human drives are replaced with AI, the level of gridlock occurances will decrease and will prevent congestions on the road this leads to proper useage of the road.
owever, as AI replace human drivers, loss of driving jobs will submerge. as AI carrys out the task of the human driver, little or no job availability will occur and without improvemwnt of other jobs by government agnecis there
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, as it is only 170 words long. This significantly impacts the development of ideas. While you clearly state your position that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, the discussion is incomplete. You introduce the topic of job losses in the final paragraph but fail to complete the sentence or provide a conclusion. Because the essay is unfinished and lacks the necessary depth and length to fully address the prompt, it falls into the lower band range.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay uses basic cohesive devices such as 'The major advantage' and 'another benefit', which helps with the flow. However, the paragraphing is problematic; the final paragraph is incomplete and cuts off mid-sentence, which disrupts the logical progression of the argument. There is a lack of overall structure due to the missing conclusion. While the ideas are sequenced logically at the start, the failure to complete the response prevents a coherent overall arrangement.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, using terms like 'optimized traffic flow', 'gridlock', and 'regulations'. However, there are several spelling errors, such as 'drivless', 'occurances', 'useage', 'submerge' (used incorrectly in context), and 'agnecis'. These errors are noticeable and occasionally distract from the message. To reach a higher band, you need to demonstrate a wider range of vocabulary and ensure higher accuracy in spelling and word choice.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors. Examples include 'when human drives are replaced' (should be 'drivers'), 'as AI carrys out' (should be 'carries'), and punctuation issues such as missing capital letters at the start of sentences ('when', 'another', 'owever'). The incomplete sentence at the end also indicates a lack of control over sentence structure. These errors are frequent and occasionally impede the clarity of your points.
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