Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-12

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 5.5)

All type of vehicles will be driverless in the future and the only people travelling would be passengers. From my perspective, the advantages do not outweigh the disadvantages because you can not trust the software of a car. Software malfunctions sometimes and due to this it can do accidents.

In many countries, I have seen driverless cars which drops the passenger on their locations. It seems strange to travel in a driverless car. I would never sit in the driverless car as I would feel terrified. May be it has advantages but from my perspective I can only feel danger. For instance, if I am travelling in a driverless car and it suddenly starts to malfunction so, what I would going to do in that situation, where as if I am travelling with a human driver, there are only 1% chance that accident may occur.

The disadvantages would outweigh the advantages. Sofware program only know what is stored in its memory and there is higher chance of software getting hacked. If a killer gets oppurtunity to murder his enemy, he just needs to hire a hacker, which will hack the car software and kill the targer by an accident. Human drivers are not possible to get hacked as they are humans not softwares.

In conclusion, I would say that I would never suggest to make driverless cars as there is a higher ratio of the software to get hacked or to malfunction.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you argue that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, focusing on software failure, hacking and personal safety. These are relevant reasons, and the example of a hacker deliberately causing a crash gives one point some development. However, the response addresses the comparison only partially: advantages are briefly acknowledged (“May be it has advantages”) but not explained, and several claims—such as the “1% chance” of an accident with a human driver—are unsupported. The conclusion repeats your view rather than weighing the arguments. The response is 8 words below the required minimum, so it also needs a little more development. To strengthen the answer, explain at least one genuine benefit, compare its importance with the risks, and support claims with plausible examples or reasoning.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the reader can follow your central argument. Paragraphs generally focus on safety concerns, and phrases such as “For instance” and “In conclusion” signal examples and closure. However, progression is limited because both body paragraphs largely repeat the same concerns about malfunction and danger, rather than developing distinct points or weighing advantages against disadvantages. Some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “so, what I would going to do in that situation, where as…”. The conclusion also repeats the introduction without synthesising the discussion. Organise the body around separate reasons, use clearer links between cause and consequence, and make references such as “it” and “this” unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate your main concerns, including “driverless,” “software,” “malfunction” and “hacked.” Some phrases also attempt to express specific ideas, such as “software getting hacked” and “hire a hacker.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, which makes parts of the response less natural. Examples include “do accidents,” “drops the passenger on their locations,” and “higher ratio of the software to get hacked.” Spelling errors such as “Sofware,” “oppurtunity” and “targer” are noticeable. Build a more precise set of expressions for discussing risk and transport, and check spelling and collocations so your meaning is consistently clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer conditional or explanatory sentences, for example, “If a killer gets oppurtunity to murder his enemy, he just needs to hire a hacker…”. This shows an effort to connect ideas, but the range remains limited and complex sentences are often faulty. Errors include “All type of vehicles,” “cars which drops,” and “what I would going to do”; these involve number agreement and verb construction. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention, as in “it suddenly starts to malfunction so, what…”. These errors sometimes make the reader pause, although your overall meaning is usually recoverable. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and conditional forms, and revise longer sentences into clear clauses before adding complexity.

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