Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-13

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)

In recent years, being universally driveless, wherein people are not required to oprate the steere than instead merely travel at their convenience is predicted to approval. I strongly agree with this statement its merits overlap the demerits for which vindication would be elobrated in the upcoming paragraphs.

To start with, there are many reasons associated with it. The first and foremost point is, save time. To explain this, people have precious time which they can spend in doing something productive rather than spending it in driving. For example, businessmen have their every minute count in which they can possibly crack an important deal or make phone call in the time they would waste on driving. Moreover, working parents also save their time of drive any vehical such as any car or bike while dropping their children in school or college.

Moving futher, these vehicles will help people, such as those who do not know how drive a vehicle or disabled people, travel rather than restricting on themselves relying on other individuals to assist them. For example, a person with a broken limb can traveled to places without needing drivers, making such people more independent than ever before.

In conclusion, safety of people using these autonomous vehicles is the upmost priority and there should be no room for even the smallest mistakes as those can turn out to be catastrophic on public roads. After all, these are robots which though unlikely, can definitely malfunction which compromises passenger lives. Therefore, its helps to save time but also give some numerous effect.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You present a position in favour of driverless vehicles and give relevant reasons, especially saving time and helping people who cannot drive or have a temporary disability. The examples about business calls and a person with a broken limb help make these points concrete. However, the response only partly addresses the comparison in the question: the conclusion introduces the risk of malfunction, but this disadvantage is not developed or weighed against the benefits. The opening also says the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, while the final sentence is unclear about your overall judgement. Develop the safety concern with an explanation or example, then explicitly compare its seriousness with the benefits to make your position consistent and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “To start with,” “Moving further,” and “In conclusion” help signal the stages of the argument, and each body paragraph focuses on a related benefit. However, progression is weakened because the safety disadvantage appears only in the conclusion, rather than being developed in its own paragraph and linked to the overall comparison. Some connections are also unclear: “Therefore, its helps to save time but also give some numerous effect” does not clearly summarise the argument. Use topic sentences to guide each paragraph, connect examples directly to the claim they support, and ensure the conclusion follows logically from the points discussed.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “autonomous vehicles,” “malfunction,” “catastrophic,” and “independent,” and these choices show some awareness of more formal language. However, the range is uneven, and noticeable spelling, word-form and collocation errors sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “driveless,” “opr ate” (intended as “operate”), “steere,” “approval,” and “upmost priority.” Phrases such as “save time of drive any vehical” and “some numerous effect” are also not expressed naturally. Aim for accurate, conventional combinations and check spelling carefully; using a smaller set of precise terms such as “driverless vehicles,” “reduce travel time,” and “safety risks” would make the argument clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “people, such as those who do not know how drive a vehicle,” and a concession in “which though unlikely, can definitely malfunction.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors in verb forms, articles, agreement and sentence construction can make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “a person with a broken limb can traveled” uses an incorrect verb form, while “those who do not know how drive” is missing “to.” The opening sentence is also difficult to parse, and the final sentence lacks a clear grammatical structure. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check that each clause has a clear subject and verb.

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