Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-18

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)

IN TODAY MODERN ERA, TECHNOLOGY CHANGE THE LIFE OF HUMAN BEING AND ALL PEOPLE ARE RELY ON IT. IN FUTURE, ALL TRANSPORT WILL BE BASED ON ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE. CAR BUS AND TRUCKS WILL BE DRIVELESS. THIS DEVELPOMENT HAVE MANY MERITS AND ALSO DEMERITS. IN UPCOMING PARAGRAPH , BOTH WILL BE DISCUSSING. ACCORDING TO ME IT IS NEGTAIVE DEVELPOMENT.

THIS DEVELOPMENT HAVE MERITS, FIRSTLY IT IS TIME SAVING BECAUSE, THERE WILL NO ERROR AND TRAFICS SO IT WILL BE EASY FOR PEOPLE. SECONDLY IT CAN REDUCED ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH, THERE IS NO MISTAKES OR ANY SAFETY ISSUE. DRIVELESS CAR ARE MORE PERFECT THAN HUMANS. IT IS CONVEINET PEOPLE CAN SIT WITHOUT ANY TENSION . THERE WILL BE NO PRESSURE.

ON THE OTHER HAND THIS CAN ALSO HAVE DEMERITS, PEOPLE BECOME LAZY AND IN SOME CASES COMPUTER CANNOT BE PERFECT IT CAN MAKE ERROR SO THERE WILL BE SAFETY RISL

IN CONCLUSION,TECHNOLOGY EFFECT PEOPLE LIFE THIS CAN MAKE PEOPLE LAZY

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address the topic by mentioning both benefits and drawbacks, and your view is stated in the introduction as “it is negative development.” Relevant points include possible time savings, fewer accidents, reduced pressure for passengers, and the risk of computer errors. However, the response only partially develops the task: the advantages and disadvantages are asserted rather than explained with clear reasoning or examples, and the conclusion does not weigh them against each other. The position is also not fully consistent, since the body gives several benefits but does not explain why the disadvantages outweigh them. The response is 93 words below the required minimum, which leaves too little space to develop your argument. Explain each main point and support it with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph presenting advantages, a paragraph introducing disadvantages, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion” help signal the stages of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is limited, and some connections are unclear. For example, “there will no error and trafics” does not clearly explain how driverless vehicles save time, while “although” is used in a way that disrupts the relationship between ideas. The conclusion repeats the general point about technology and laziness rather than summarising the comparison. Develop a clearer sequence—claim, explanation, example—and use linking words only where their meaning fits.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use basic topic vocabulary that is relevant to the question, including “technology,” “accident,” “safety,” “pressure,” and “computer.” This allows the reader to identify your main ideas. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are inaccurate, repetitive, or difficult to understand, such as “all transport will be based on artificial intelligence,” “there will be no pressure,” and “safety risk.” Spelling errors—including “artifical,” “develpoment,” “negtaive,” and “conveinet”—also make the writing less clear. Aim to use more precise expressions for the effects you mean, such as reduced human error or passenger convenience, and check spelling carefully. More varied vocabulary would help you explain and compare the advantages and disadvantages.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to communicate several ideas using short statements and some longer structures, including “although” and “because.” However, the range of sentence forms is very limited, and frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction sometimes make meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “technology change,” “all people are rely on it,” “this development have,” and “it can reduced accident.” The sentence “although, there is no mistakes or any safety issue” also has faulty structure and does not express a clear relationship to the preceding idea. Practise forming accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with clauses such as “because” or “although.” Check subject–verb agreement and verb forms, for example, “technology changes” and “it can reduce accidents.”

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