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 the upcoming year, all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless, where the only people traveling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Whereas, this method develop the nation with help of best technology, Although there has certain drawback. I strongly believe that the advantage outweigh the disadvantage.

On the one hand, driverless car are very useful of community for long journey. Firstly, people those who do not have driving knowledge and those who have fear to drive car on highways then they get better option to travel by Tesla. For instance, if a person is disable and want to do long road journey than it will be costly sometime, that time they can go through their own car. Secondly, drivelss car helps people to become stress free regarding navigation, traffic conjestion and praking problem. Although it is very less polluting car and gives us better environment through eclectric version of that car.

On the other hand, there are certain drawback of driverless car. The major disadvantage is those who are earning from cabs they have to face hard time. Further, there are many people who doing part time job and earn extra money for their better lifestyle, if it happend than many individual will become unemployed. There are many people who not afford driveless car , but also they could not travel by tesla on rental due to their high class charges and maintances. For example, if a person who have business of providing drivers than they have to face long loss in that work, because driveless car will takeover the market of ordinary people.

In conclusion, in future there are few chance of world become smarter through techonology like driverless car, buses and trucks, the only people who are sitting inside the vehicle will be passengers. Although, I believe that driverless vehicle are very essential for busy people and rich people because they can afford it, while those who are working as drivers they have to face problems in their job.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both sides of the question and state a clear view in the introduction: “the advantage outweigh the disadvantage.” The discussion includes relevant points about access for people who cannot drive, reduced stress, employment losses for drivers, and affordability. However, the advantages are not consistently explained: the example about a disabled person is difficult to follow, and the claim that driverless cars are less polluting is not linked clearly to how this affects the comparison. Your conclusion also shifts towards saying these vehicles benefit “busy people and rich people,” without clearly reaffirming why the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Develop and support the comparison more fully, and clarify how each example supports your position. The response meets the required length; eight words copied from the task prompt were not counted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. Sequencing within the body paragraphs is generally understandable, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “On the other hand” help identify the main points. However, progression is sometimes weakened by unclear links between ideas. For example, the disabled-person example does not clearly explain why owning a driverless car would be less costly, and the final sentence introduces affordability and drivers’ job problems without resolving the comparison. Some linking words are also awkwardly placed, as in “Whereas” and “Although” in the introduction. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each example directly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “navigation,” “unemployed,” “polluting,” and “maintenances,” and the reader can generally identify the intended ideas. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or spellings make parts of the response difficult to interpret. Examples include “drivelss,” “praking,” “eclectric,” and “conjestion”; “high class charges” is also unclear when you mean high rental costs. Some phrases do not fit their context, such as “face long loss” and “develop the nation with help of best technology.” Aim for accurate collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms for costs, employment effects, and environmental benefits would help express your arguments clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “if it happend than many individual will become unemployed.” However, errors in sentence formation, agreement, articles, and verb forms are frequent enough to make some ideas hard to follow. For example, “driverless car are” needs plural agreement, while “people who doing part time job” is missing a finite verb. The opening also joins clauses awkwardly: “Whereas, this method develop the nation … Although there has certain drawback.” Work on complete clause structure, subject–verb agreement, and consistent verb forms. Punctuation around linking words also needs attention, particularly the comma after “Although” and the sentence fragments in the introduction.

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