Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-01

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)

It has been observed that in modern world advanced technology took place of drivers. As vehicles become robotic they drive by themselves , there is no need of driver to control. I presume the benefits of these precautionary action would surpass it drawbacks to a major extent. My position is further elaborated further with reasons and relevant examples.

Examining the brighter side of, the foremost one is that technology growing day by day, not only limited to healthcare while, subsequently enter in other domains of daily life needs, such as transportations, automobiles. For example, Tesla is the first robotic car which introduced, they will makes people confident to goes out without any kind of stress of buzzling city streets. Moreover, they will makes life easier and convenient. Whenever anybody need to go out they will goes easily without rely on driver to come and takes you out. Also, they will makes individual independent to do their tasks by own anytime when they will wants to complete them.

Furthermore, the mentioned benefits have also some disadvantages. Where advancement have such benefits side by side there will be there consequences which should be faces on daily bases. By increasing trends of recent technology there will be decline in the employment. As far as, people attract the latest technology the demand of automobile workers also affected. For instance, the driver jobs will be endanger by introduction of driverless vehicles and ultimately their maintenance workers will be also face these struggle.

On the contrary, I would not overlook the advantages of vehicles which is far more than, and it will be more helpful to operate it.

To conclude, there are both merits and demerits of technology which ultimately affects every one who are connecting with them. However, I believe that as modern era requirements there will be more advantageous, because they will keeps individual privacy, their autonomy. With advancement they beneficial to maintain ecosystem and cause no noise and pollution.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by discussing both advantages and disadvantages, though the development of ideas is somewhat superficial. You state your position clearly in the introduction, but the supporting arguments lack depth. For instance, the point about employment is relevant but could be expanded with more specific consequences or potential solutions. The conclusion introduces new ideas like 'privacy' and 'ecosystem' which were not discussed in the body paragraphs; it is better to summarize existing points rather than adding new information at the end. Overall, the response covers all parts of the task, but the arguments remain at a general level.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your argument. You use some cohesive devices like 'Furthermore', 'Moreover', and 'On the contrary' to link ideas. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly inaccurate, such as 'On the contrary' used to introduce a summary rather than a contrast. Additionally, some sentences are disjointed, and the flow between ideas could be smoother. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the phrase 'the mentioned benefits have also some disadvantages', which feels a bit abrupt. Improving the variety and precision of your linking words would enhance the overall flow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'robotic', 'autonomy', and 'maintenance'. However, there are frequent errors in word choice and collocation that occasionally impede clarity, such as 'buzzling city streets' (bustling), 'takes you out' (takes you to your destination), and 'face these struggle' (face these struggles). You also rely on some repetitive phrasing. To reach a higher band, focus on using more precise collocations and ensuring that your word choices are contextually appropriate. Expanding your vocabulary to include more academic or topic-specific terminology would also be beneficial.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Common issues include subject-verb agreement ('they will makes', 'they will goes'), incorrect verb forms ('Tesla is the first robotic car which introduced'), and missing articles or prepositions. While these errors do not completely prevent the reader from understanding your message, they are frequent enough to be distracting. To improve, focus on mastering basic subject-verb agreement and ensuring consistent verb tense usage. Proofreading for small errors like 'on daily bases' (on a daily basis) will also help improve your accuracy.

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