Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-16

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 coming years all the transport system like cars and buses will be driverless, howeever, there will be be only traveler are inside the vehicles there will be no drivers. In my perspective, there will be benefits but not too much of driverless transport system comparetively its drawbscks.This essay wil eleborate reasons that why there are not much benefits of driverless vehicles.

To commence with, future of transportation is significanlty prestigious there will be more safety for users and varous features. For example, pakring sensor and lane assisstant and many more. Future vehicle will completely transform the present automobile industry. Furthermore, an other most intersting feature of future vehicle will be the driverless there will be no driver in vehicle Aritifical Inteligence will replace the driver it is possible because computer would use advance sensors and modern technolgy which handle and run the mechanical system by computer coding. However, it seems to be a technology advancement and in some paramters it would be likewise it will give more safety and easiness for users.

Nevertheless, it can be predict that there will be more consequnces that will impact the user. For instance, during driving on the road when some thing sudenly hint the vehicle then driver can handle the vehicle more confidently. However, AI wil not able to calculate the dangerous as computer programing are not as efficicant as human. Furthermore, when the vehicle brackdown or sudenly stop on middle of the road then AI take more tiem to diagonose the fault and not able to repair it but drivers could. Therefore, future will need drivers to fix fault and support the passengers.

In conclusion, although there are few benefits of driverless vehicle as it can be use to support driver for some time but it is asume that human can not completely dependent on it however, it will be necessary that ther will be driver.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student addresses the prompt by discussing both the advantages and disadvantages of driverless vehicles, ultimately taking a clear position that the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. The response covers the main parts of the task, though the ideas are somewhat repetitive and under-developed. For instance, the discussion on safety features and artificial intelligence lacks depth and relies on generalized statements such as 'Future vehicle will completely transform the present automobile industry.' Furthermore, the arguments concerning mechanical breakdowns and unexpected road hazards are introduced but not fully extended with concrete examples. Overall, the response meets the basic requirements of Task 2 by presenting a clear stance and supporting arguments, aligning best with a Band 5.5 or Band 6.0 descriptor.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays a basic overall arrangement with clear paragraphing, including an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and mechanical use of cohesive devices, such as repeating 'however' and 'furthermore' inappropriately. Referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly in sentences like 'when the vehicle brackdown or sudenly stop on middle of the road then AI take more tiem.' The use of pronouns and organizational markers lacks fluidity, making it difficult for the reader to follow the flow of ideas seamlessly. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is weak. These characteristics place the response firmly in the Band 5.0 range.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for communicating basic ideas, but it contains frequent spelling mistakes and word-choice errors that impede readability. Examples of errors include 'howeever', 'traveler', 'comparetively', 'drawbscks', 'eleborate', 'significanlty', 'pakring', 'assisstant', 'Aritifical', 'technolgy', 'consequnces', 'sudenly', 'hint', 'brackdown', 'diagonose', 'tiem', 'asume', and 'ther'. While the student attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'transportation', 'transform', and 'artificial intelligence', the high density of spelling inaccuracies ('brackdown', 'diagonose') and inappropriate word forms ('drawbscks', 'consequnces') limits the lexical score to a Band 4.5 or 5.0. Band 5 is awarded as the errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The grammatical range is limited, consisting primarily of simple sentences and flawed attempts at complex structures. There is a high frequency of grammatical errors, including missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect verb tenses, and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'there will be only traveler are inside', 'why there are not much benefits', 'computer programing are not as efficicant'). Punctuation is also problematic, with several run-on sentences and comma splices, such as 'Future vehicle will completely transform the present automobile industry. Furthermore, an other most intersting feature... will be the driverless there will be no driver in vehicle Aritifical Inteligence will replace the driver.' These persistent errors frequently cause strain for the reader and reflect Band 4.5 to 5.0 characteristics, warranting a Band 5.0.

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