Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-09

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)

It is often observed that now days , tachnology is developing rapidly and driverless vehicles may become common inthe future .These vehicles can traveles without a human driver . Although they have some disadvantages , i believe that their advatanges outweight the disadvanteges .

On the one hand , driverless vehicles have several advantages firstly ,they can reduce road acciedents because they use advanced techonology and sensors to detect obstacles.Human drivers sometimes make mistake due to tirdness or car careless ,but autometcally . Secondaly ,they can save time and make travelling more comfortable passangers can relax , read books or do other work during their journey.Moreover ,these vehicles may be helpful for the elderly people and people with disabilities because they can travel more indipendently

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You state a clear position—that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages—and give relevant benefits: fewer accidents, more comfortable journeys, and greater independence for older people and people with disabilities. However, the response addresses the task only partially. The disadvantages are mentioned in the introduction but never explained, so the comparison required by the question is missing. The supporting points are also brief: for example, you say sensors can detect obstacles but do not explain how this might improve safety or give a relevant example. The response is below the required minimum length, which limits how fully you can develop your argument. To improve, discuss at least one significant disadvantage and extend each main point with explanation or an example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic overall structure: an introduction gives your view, followed by a paragraph presenting advantages. Linking expressions such as “On the one hand,” “Secondaly,” and “Moreover” help signal the sequence of points. However, the response ends without a conclusion, and the ideas do not progress to a balanced comparison of advantages and disadvantages. Some points run together—for instance, the sentence about human drivers making mistakes shifts abruptly to “but automatically,” leaving the relationship unclear. Punctuation and spacing also make the connections harder to follow. Use separate, clearly developed paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, connect each explanation to its main point, and finish by restating your judgement.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “driverless vehicles,” “sensors,” “obstacles,” “road accidents,” and “people with disabilities.” This gives the response a basic range suited to the subject. However, the vocabulary is limited and several spelling errors or inaccurate forms make reading less smooth, such as “tachnology,” “advatanges,” “acciedents,” and “passangers.” Some expressions are also unclear or unnatural, including “car careless” and “traveles without a human driver.” Aim to use accurate collocations and check spelling carefully. You could describe vehicles as operating “without a human driver,” refer to “driver fatigue,” and explain that passengers can “use travel time productively.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and a complex contrast, as in “Although they have some disadvantages, I believe…” This shows an effort to vary sentence structure. However, the range remains limited, and frequent errors in sentence construction and punctuation sometimes make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “Human drivers sometimes make mistake due to tirdness or car careless, but autometcally” is incomplete and does not clearly express the intended contrast. The sentence beginning “Secondaly” also joins several ideas without clear sentence boundaries. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, use commas and full stops to separate ideas, and check articles and plural forms, such as “a mistake” and “passengers.”

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