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)
In the upcoming days all cars, buses and trucks will be operated by AI and technology rather than humans. People will be passengers of these modern vehicles. I strongly agree that the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages owing to the fact that its safter to the people and environment as well as cost effective.
In the automatic transport vehicles, the algorithm and safety protocols help the travelling experience better and safer to each individual commuting to certain place. Prioritizing in costumer services helps to enhance travelling as well as flexible. Firstly, the incidents related to travelling will be devastated vastly that leads to the death. Secondly, the Artificial humans are more flexible, and durable compared to real humans so, the productivity and efficiency will upgrade better.
Those vehicles that are operated by humans are less reliable compared to AI. Additionally, due to limitation in humans' ability, the services can be open only in daytime. Furthermore, some devasting accidents can occur due to carelessness of drivers, resulting heavy loss and damage to the surroundings. For example, in festivals the works for worker working to run vehicles becomes overloaded that leads to several serious issues resulting in vehicles crashes.
Even thus, driverless vehicles can replace humans work in this field, but the safety will be improved. Automation in transportation has a lot of advantages such as cost, safety protocols, costumers service, and transparency. Through the driverless vehicles the environment pollution will decreased due to electricity and less accidents that caused sever damages to infrastructure in the roads.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt by taking a clear position that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. However, the development of ideas is inconsistent. While you mention safety and cost-effectiveness, some points are under-developed or unclear, such as the phrase 'Artificial humans are more flexible'. The argument regarding 'festivals' is also somewhat confusing and lacks a clear link to the main topic. To reach a higher band, ensure that each paragraph focuses on a single, well-explained idea supported by logical reasoning rather than general assertions. The conclusion is a bit repetitive, merely listing points already mentioned without synthesizing the argument effectively.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate. For example, 'Even thus' is not a standard transition, and the flow between sentences is sometimes disjointed. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the second paragraph where the connection between 'prioritizing in costumer services' and the rest of the paragraph is weak. While there is an attempt at logical progression, the lack of sophisticated linking words and the occasional awkward transition limit the coherence of the argument.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary range is adequate for the task but lacks precision and sophistication. There are several instances of awkward word choices or incorrect collocations, such as 'incidents... will be devastated vastly' and 'Artificial humans' (when referring to AI). The term 'costumer' is likely a misspelling of 'customer'. While you attempt to use topic-specific vocabulary like 'safety protocols' and 'automation', the overall control is limited. To improve, focus on using collocations correctly and expanding your range of academic vocabulary to express ideas more naturally.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. Issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the works for worker working... becomes overloaded'), incorrect preposition usage, and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'its safter to the people'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are errors in sentence construction that make some parts of the text difficult to parse. To improve, focus on basic sentence structure accuracy and ensure that complex sentences are constructed with correct grammatical markers.
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