Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-19

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)

Travelling play a important role and it is a beneficial in our lives. In the future there will be no need of driver for all vans, buses and trucks. The only people visiting inside these vehicles will be passengers. I agree but i have a mixed opinion and I will explain in detail.

To begin, There are several advantages of driverlesss. One of the biggest advantages is that safety of own and no the wastage of time. People will be not wait for driver because all travelling will be without driver. In the coming future, modern technology would be replace the human's job such as showing above the "driverless". Furthermore,the travelling without driver this is creating the eco friendly environment. I like it very much.

Now I will demonstrate the disadvantages of driverless. For example, some peolpe have not the driving liscence. So when they use the vehicles they will be violation of rules and will be much higher ratio of road accidents. So i will not favour of driverless.

To conclude, travelling explores the new ideas. Driverless vehicles will be raplace the human jobs in the future. People will be negligilble consider for j

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the prompt regarding the advantages and disadvantages of driverless vehicles, stating a mixed opinion. However, the response falls significantly short of the minimum length requirement of 250 words, containing only 195 words. Consequently, the ideas are severely underdeveloped, and the position is not fully explained or supported. For instance, the discussion on advantages mentions safety and eco-friendliness but lacks elaboration or specific examples. The disadvantage section incorrectly claims that people without a driving licence using driverless cars will violate rules and cause a higher ratio of accidents, which is logically flawed given that no driver's licence is required for fully autonomous vehicles. Because the task is only partially addressed due to under-length and under-developed ideas, it falls under Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response shows some basic organization with transitional markers such as 'To begin', 'Now I will demonstrate', and 'To conclude'. However, there is a lack of clear overall progression, and the paragraphing is awkward, notably with the essay ending abruptly mid-sentence at 'to j'. Cohesive devices are often inadequate or applied mechanically, such as 'Furthermore, the travelling without driver this is creating the eco friendly environment.' Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical flow suffers from abrupt topic shifts and incomplete thoughts. This aligns with the Band 5 descriptors where organization is present but overall progression is hindered by poor cohesion and incomplete text structure.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The student relies on basic, repetitive vocabulary, such as 'travelling', 'vehicles', and 'driverless'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'Travelling play a important role', 'visiting inside these vehicles', and spelling errors like 'driverlesss' and 'liscence'. Attempts at less common vocabulary, such as 'eco friendly environment' or 'negligilble', are either inaccurate or left incomplete. While communication is occasionally maintained, the lexical limitations and errors frequently impede smooth reading, placing the response firmly at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The student demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent attempts at complex structures that result in severe grammatical errors. Examples of errors include subject-verb agreement issues ('Travelling play a important role'), missing articles ('safety of own and no the wastage'), and ungrammatical constructions ('People will be not wait for driver' and 'modern technology would be replace'). Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also faulty, and the essay concludes with an incomplete fragment ('People will be negligilble consider for j'). These frequent and severe errors cause substantial difficulty for the reader, matching the Band 4 descriptor.

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