Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-20

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)

It is believed by many individuals that in the future driverless cars are will be beneficial and only passangers will be travelling in these vehicles. In this essay I will explain why the advantages are more rather than disadvantages.

On the one hand, in this contemporary era, technology developed day-by-day. In the future, driverless vehicles will be developed and will be very benefical for all of them. To elaborate the former viewpoint, driverless vehlicles does not need for any driver. For instance, if somebody have to go anywhere they do not have to wait for their driver they can go in the driverless cars. In public transport, such as cabs and cars it can be more safe for the girls and womens they can travel without any scare. Their parents can be feel relax at their homes. In addition, it will be beneficial for people and government because they do not have to pay to the drivers. They can save their money.

On the other hand, it also will be have many disadvantages. To justify it, it will be difficult for poor people who need the small jobs for surviving in this world. This technology will reducing the jobs. What is more, these type of technology will be more expencive so that everyone cannot purchase and take benefits of this technology. Apart from this, sometimes in public transpots people are fighting from seats, if drivers are not there it can become a big issue.

In conclusion, although driveless cars will have many disadvantages however, the advantages ougweigh the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall view that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and you address both sides with relevant points: convenience and potential savings are weighed against job losses, cost, and possible problems on public transport. However, the position is not sustained clearly in the conclusion, which ends unfinished after “the advantages outweigh the”. Several ideas are also asserted rather than explained. For example, the claim that driverless vehicles make travel safer for women and reassure parents would be stronger with an explanation of how they improve safety or a specific example. The discussion of seat disputes is also not clearly linked to the absence of drivers. Develop these points and complete the conclusion so the response addresses the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. The contrast markers “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the two sides, and examples are generally placed with the relevant point. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes mechanical, with repeated framing such as “To elaborate” and “To justify it.” Some links between ideas are unclear: the point about people fighting over seats does not explain why the absence of drivers would make this worse. The final sentence is incomplete, which disrupts the ending. Use clearer cause-and-effect links, vary transitions, and ensure each paragraph develops one connected line of reasoning.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “driverless vehicles,” “public transport,” “technology,” and “disadvantages.” There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “To elaborate the former viewpoint,” although this sounds unnatural in context. The range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “passangers,” “benefical,” “vehlicles,” “expencive,” and “driveless.” Some expressions are also awkward, such as “small jobs for surviving” and “take benefits of this technology.” Aim for accurate topic vocabulary and natural collocations, and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “employment,” “affordable,” and “access” would help express the argument clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including a conditional idea beginning “if somebody have to go anywhere” and a contrast introduced by “although.” However, the range is limited, and errors in verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. Examples include “cars are will be,” “vehicles does not need,” “somebody have,” and “it also will be have.” The final sentence is incomplete, and the opening of the first body paragraph contains a fragment-like construction: “To elaborate the former viewpoint, driverless vehicles does not need for any driver.” Practise building accurate subject–verb patterns and complete sentences before adding more complex clauses.

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