Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-02

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 contemporary world , with the evolution of techonolgy many new inovation are added in our daily life. from new inventions driverless vehicle are one. In upcoming days may aal cars,buses and trucks will be completely driverless. The only people traveling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Eventhough driverless facility make our traveling journey convenient, i believe that driver should be compulsory on vehicles because sometimes machine does not function properly and on that case there is a high chance of accident.

On the first hand, with the development of science and technology our life becoming more easier and convenient. Technology play significants role to develop and inovate modern tools that usually use for human facilities. The one magnificent inovation of techonolgy is driveless vechicles. A popular vehicle company tesla built the first driverless in the world. Driverless vehicles contain lots of merits for those people who have not skill to drive their vehicle properly and this kind of vehicles also help lot when we are in trouble. For example, a person from family members got fever therefore, he could not drive car properly and he is the only one who have knowledge about drive car throughtout family members, on that case their family members easily take him in hospital with the facility of driverless menu.

On the other hand, we would not trust machine blindly because machine is made by humans and sometimes they do not work well. For instance , A teacher bought a new car with driverless feature and one day he traveling by his car with driverless feature. However, due to some reasons the function of automatic drive does not run properly,as a result he got huge accident and he lost his life for forever. Therefore, we do not trust on driverless vechicles blindly.

In conclusion, Although driverless car have lots of benifit, we do not ought to trust on machinery function like that. Moreover, we need to use function of machinery tools after getting complete information and knowledge about that tool.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt partially, expressing a clear personal position that driverless vehicles should not completely replace human drivers due to safety concerns. However, the development of ideas remains limited and under-developed. For example, the student introduces a relevant point regarding convenience for individuals who cannot drive, such as a family member falling ill, but fails to extend this argument fully. Similarly, the counterargument regarding accidents is supported by a very basic, generalised personal anecdote rather than fully elaborated reasoning. To move to a higher level, the writer needs to expand on the implications of autonomous transport with deeper, more fully supported arguments and examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay displays some organisation with basic paragraphing, separating the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. However, there is no clear overall progression throughout the text. Cohesive devices are frequently inadequate, inaccurate, or repetitive, relying heavily on basic transition markers like 'On the first hand', 'On the other hand', and 'In conclusion'. Furthermore, referencing and logical transitions between sentences can be mechanical or unclear, such as the sudden shifts within the body paragraphs. To achieve a higher standard, the writer must use a wider range of cohesive devices more flexibly and ensure that ideas flow logically from one sentence to the next with smoother transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate for the task, allowing the writer to express basic ideas about technology and transport. There are noticeable errors in spelling, word form, and word choice throughout the response, such as 'techonolgy', 'inovation', 'driveless', and 'benifit', along with awkward collocations like 'got huge accident'. These lexical inaccuracies occasionally cause some difficulty or hesitation for the reader. To improve in this area, the writer needs to broaden their vocabulary range, pay closer attention to standard spelling rules, and focus on using appropriate word forms and collocations in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The text demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences alongside basic complex attempts that are often faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors, including issues with subject-verb agreement, articles, missing prepositions, and tense control, such as 'many new inovation are added', 'human facilities', and 'machines does not function properly'. These frequent errors can cause difficulty and strain for the reader. To progress, the writer should practice using a wider variety of complex sentence forms accurately, paying careful attention to basic rules of grammar, plurals, and punctuation.

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