Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-06

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 5.0)

In the coming era, there will be no need of drivers for driving cars,buses and trucks. The individuals that will be present inside these vehicles will be passengers only. In my opinion, there is a disadvantage of this thing.

Frist of all, look towards the driverless vehicles, if some issue will be rose in the ai or automatic system of the vehicles then automatically it will be a big reason of accident.Artifical intelligence somehow provide some relaxation but it will be dangerous.

One of the example is there is a fault in the machinery happens sudden and the area is known as residential area and sudddenly the system hang on and the accident happens. but in this case if there is a driver here he will tyring to handle the vehicle and do his best to protect this accident.

Secondly, the unemployment will raise because of this step taken in the future. For example there are some people who only know how to drive well and on these bases they support their family. But if this step is taken then these persons will be jobless and it will be difficult for them to feed their family. Imagine a school bus without a driver. It is possible that a child be late due to some reasons and if there is a droiverless car obviously it will goon its time but if there is a driver in this car definitely it will give the margin of time.So the chlid will be able to go school.

In conclusion, I support to the vehicles with drivers because it will support the employment and provide those benefits that an automatic program cannot provide.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the task only partially, focusing almost exclusively on the disadvantages of driverless vehicles while mentioning the advantages only tangentially or assuming them (such as noting a driverless car will go on time). Your position is stated in the introduction, but the development of ideas is limited and under-developed. For instance, the point regarding accidents is repeated rather than expanded into distinct arguments, and the example of a school bus introduces new, disjointed scenarios rather than supporting the main thesis clearly. To reach a higher level, you need to fully address all parts of the prompt by exploring both advantages and disadvantages in a balanced, well-supported manner with clear, extended explanations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some basic organisation with distinct paragraphs, but the overall progression of ideas lacks clarity. Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate, repetitive, or inadequate, such as starting paragraphs with 'Frist of all' and 'Secondly'. The referencing within sentences is occasionally unclear, particularly in the third paragraph where the transition between the technical failure example and the human driver comparison is abrupt. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal connections between sentences often feel mechanical rather than naturally flowing. To improve cohesion, you should use a wider variety of accurate transition signals and ensure your ideas link together smoothly without abrupt jumps in logic.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task. There are noticeable errors in word choice, spelling, and word form, such as 'Frst' instead of 'First', 'rose' instead of 'arise', 'Artifical', and 'droiverless'. You attempt some less common vocabulary like 'residential area' and 'unemployment', but these attempts are accompanied by inaccuracies that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. To achieve a higher score, you need to expand your lexical range, use less common items with greater precision regarding collocation and style, and carefully check your spelling and word forms before final submission.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple constructions, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors in verb forms, tenses, articles, and prepositions inside grammatical patterns, such as 'there will be no need of drivers for driving', 'if some issue will be rose', 'the system hang on', and 'I support to the vehicles'. These errors and awkward phrasings cause frequent difficulty for the reader. To improve your grammatical score, you should focus on mastering complex sentence structures, ensuring accurate subject-verb agreement, and eliminating basic errors in verb tenses and prepositions.

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