Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-08

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)

All the vehicles such as cars,buses,trucks,will be useless in the future. Passengers will be the only people who use those vehicles.Although there are some clear drawbacks,the benefits of this trend significantly outweigh the downsides.

On the one hand ,the primary drawback of this phenomenon is the problems that people would face once they want to travall to places like mountains or far beaches because those kinds of places allow cars and buses.This problem would reduce the appearence of the family journeys that people go every month in order to relax.For example the students who want to go to far place on their vacation after a busy year of studying.Additionaly, the tourists that visite the cointries every year would struggle with finding a taxi service to go to their appartement that they had reserved before.

On the other hand tge main features of this development are based on the environnment.To beging with ,it is true that drivless vehicles have a good impact on our

air,this thing would reduce the air pollution and make it realy healthy to breath outside without introducing a poisoning gases into our bodies that put our lives in risk because people die every year due this phenomenon.For instancr countries like india, they have a large community that die per year.Also, reducing the use of vehicles like trucks can make the road's space fells comftrable for the residents and it might prevent the accidents that happen any time by trucks.it also make the city calme without any interupting noises.

to conclude,while i aknowledge the négative aspects such as appereance of Family journeys.Ifirmly believe that the advantages are far more signifincant

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a clear overall view that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, and you include both sides of the issue. However, the response only partially addresses the specific question because several points do not explain how driverless vehicles create the stated effects. For example, you suggest that remote destinations would become harder to reach, but do not explain why an autonomous vehicle could not travel there. The environmental argument also assumes driverless vehicles reduce vehicle use and pollution, without showing how this would happen. Your examples about students and tourists are relevant in topic but remain brief. Develop each main point with a clear cause-and-effect explanation and connect it directly to driverless technology.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an identifiable introduction, a paragraph for disadvantages, a paragraph for advantages, and a conclusion. The signposts “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help readers recognise the two sides. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven: the first paragraph moves from family trips to students and then tourists without clearly linking these examples to the central claim. In the advantages paragraph, pollution, deaths, road space, accidents, and noise are introduced in quick succession, so the main line of reasoning is difficult to follow. Some linking phrases are awkward or repetitive, and the conclusion is very brief. Organise each body paragraph around one main idea, then explain and illustrate it before moving to another point.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “air pollution,” “road space,” “accidents,” and “environment,” and you use some relevant phrases such as “family journeys.” However, the range is limited and many spelling errors make the writing less clear, including “travall,” “appearence,” “environnment,” and “interupting.” Some word choices or combinations are also inaccurate, such as “the road’s space fells comfortable” and “introducing a poisoning gases.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause to interpret your meaning. Build a more accurate set of phrases for discussing transport, such as reduced emissions, safer roads, and access to remote areas, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a concession in “Although there are some clear drawbacks…” and a contrast in “while I acknowledge…”. However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty or incomplete. For example, “For example the students who want to go to far place…” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence, while “it also make the city…” has a subject–verb agreement error. There are also recurring problems with articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “a poisoning gases” and the run-on sequence about trucks and accidents. These errors can make parts of the argument difficult to follow. Practise complete sentence patterns and check agreement, articles, and punctuation when editing.

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