Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-06

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)

With the advancement of technology people believe in the future commuting vehicles cars, buses and trucks drive automatically no driver will be their only passengers would be part of journey. In my view, it's a great benefit for the individuals who are not capable to drive by themselves while drawback for the drivers who are running their life with money which they earned through driving.

On the one hand, technical industry is growing in faster pace benefits of that lot of new inventions has been done and helping mankind in various ways driverless vehicles is helping old people as well as who are not able to commute from one place to another by their own. For instance, Tesla electric vehicle provider company doing lot of research on automatic driving and launched some cars in the Europe successfully. Which gives a sign of success for the automobile sector. Moreover, it is going to be a great help for family members because if someone do not know how to drive car with automatic one they can commute easily from one place to another.

On the other hand, if commuting vehicles is going to be driverless in upcoming era it will took lot of driver jobs from the market and increase a rate of unemployment in a country. For example, due to AI development lot of people lost their job and threaten own life. Same can happen to drivers also so government has to plan accordingly. Furthermore, automatic driving can go wrong at sometime if system of the vehicle is not responding properly which can result to a big accident.

In conclusion, automatic driving is great benefits in the term of advancement in the automobile industry whereas for drivers it is going to create unemployment so authorities has to take appropriate steps for alternative jobs for drivers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both the advantages and disadvantages of driverless vehicles, fulfilling the prompt's requirements. You clearly state your position in the introduction and maintain it throughout. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, while you mention the impact on employment, the argument could be strengthened by discussing potential solutions or the broader economic shift more deeply. The examples provided, such as Tesla, are relevant but could be better integrated to support your points more robustly. Overall, the response is relevant and covers all parts of the task, though it lacks the depth required for a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, with a clear introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You use basic cohesive devices like 'On the one hand', 'On the other hand', and 'Furthermore' to signal transitions between ideas. However, the flow within paragraphs is sometimes hindered by awkward phrasing and repetitive sentence structures. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the phrase 'Which gives a sign of success', where the connection to the previous sentence is weak. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring smoother transitions between sentences would enhance the overall coherence of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to convey your meaning clearly. You use some topic-specific terms like 'automobile sector', 'unemployment', and 'AI development'. However, there are instances of imprecise word choice and awkward collocations, such as 'running their life with money' instead of 'earning a living' or 'in faster pace' instead of 'at a faster pace'. There is also a lack of less common lexical items that would demonstrate a higher level of proficiency. To improve, focus on learning more sophisticated collocations and synonyms to avoid repetition and add precision to your arguments.

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 readability. Issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'if someone do not know'), missing articles, and awkward sentence construction (e.g., 'no driver will be their only passengers would be part of journey'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma usage. While the meaning is generally clear, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar prevents the essay from reaching a higher band. Focusing on sentence boundary control and basic grammatical accuracy will significantly improve your score.

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