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 Upcoming time All vehicles including LTV, HTV Will be opreate without any drivers. People Who was travelling inside those vehicles will traveller not a driver.

According to my Knowldge, I things there is a sevral Advantages along with disadvantges as well. I agree with that on half extent that cars are a very good options for human. Becaue its totally depends on the Aritfical intelligence and AI Is mot completeley functional which can help you in driving car in my opinion theonly benifit is You can go anywher withour any driver If you cant drive so this option is very suitable. However on the other hand there is alot of disadvantges. if you stuck in traffic maybe Ai stop working perectley he make some glitches in that or he may be hit another car if you are not good in technology you may give him a command which is totally wrong so you have to face significant result for that. and all of these vehicles are Electric so youc ant easily fomd the charging station for car. If we talk about my country Pakistan as far i knoiw i thing so there is only 10 to 12 charging point in whole country and those are located in big cities like islalmad lahore gujranwala thats it. I persnolly experinced this thing we are travelling to north with family our car battrey almost dies but we havent find any charging station in whole city.

I conclude this There is alot disadvantges rather then advantges of driveless cars.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the question by discussing both a possible benefit—people who cannot drive could still travel—and several concerns, including AI failures and limited charging access. Your Pakistan example about struggling to find a charging station gives the response a relevant personal detail. However, the task asks whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and your position is not consistently clear: “I agree with that on half extent” is difficult to interpret, while the conclusion says disadvantages are greater without explaining the comparison. The discussion also shifts between driverless technology and electric vehicles, without showing that all driverless vehicles must be electric. State your judgement clearly from the introduction and develop the main reasons supporting it with more precise explanation and examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a recognisable overall sequence: you introduce the topic, present a benefit, discuss disadvantages, give a personal example, and conclude. Linking expressions such as “However,” “on the other hand,” and “If we talk about my country Pakistan” help signal changes in direction. At times, though, the response reads as one long chain of ideas, and the relationship between points is not always clear. For example, the discussion moves from AI glitches to incorrect commands and then to charging stations without separating or explaining these concerns. Paragraphing would make the progression easier to follow: use distinct paragraphs for your position, advantages, disadvantages and conclusion. Use clearer links to show how each example supports your overall judgement.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “artificial intelligence,” “glitches,” “charging station,” and “significant result.” However, the range is limited and many spelling and word-choice errors make parts of the response difficult to understand, such as “opreate,” “Knowldge,” “disadvantges,” and “fomd.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise: “agree with that on half extent” and “the only benefit” do not express your meaning clearly. Build accuracy by learning common topic collocations and checking spelling, especially for repeated key terms. Choose precise language rather than relying on broad phrases such as “very good options” or “significant result”; this will help readers follow your argument without having to infer your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including conditional ideas such as “if you are not good in technology” and a personal account of travelling with your family. However, control is weak: errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries occur throughout and sometimes obscure meaning. For example, “People Who was travelling … will traveller” mixes tenses and uses an incorrect verb form, while “he make some glitches” has faulty agreement. The long sentence beginning “However on the other hand” joins several separate ideas without clear punctuation, making the relationships hard to follow. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “if,” “because” and “although.” Check each sentence for a clear subject, verb and punctuation.

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