Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

In upcoming times there will no more drivers,people will only be passangers while travling in public transport becacuse of transport will be driverless .In point of view there could be more adavnteges of driverless cars which could outweight the disadavnteges of driverless cars.

in future Human beings going to experince more technolgy in the result of that techonlogy there will also driverless cars which will be assembled just because of more efficency all these cars will be electric and it will on the renewable energy which is more chpeaper then foosile fule it will be more benficail for the compnies to run driverless cars,due to it will be progrmed on the law and traffic rules which reduse the rate accident law breaking which cannot cause any lose.In USA tesla and jaugwar is providing driverless cabs which is so much popular in the world these driverless trucks and buses can save more money because nowadays a truck driver and a bus driver is charging more then 4 thousand dollars a month so thats another adavntage of driverless transport

On the other side the disadavntges of driverless car buses and trucks will be that drivers will be unemployed they will be fincially unstable so they cannot support there famlies so they have get other jobs.However the other disadavantege is that these driverless cars are too expensive to own it for first time

In conclusion there are many advantages and disadvanges of driverless cars. However i am agree with advantages it gives more benefits for humans beings and eco system

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both sides of the question and state a preference for the advantages, mentioning possible efficiency, lower operating costs, fewer traffic-rule violations, driver unemployment, and the purchase price. These are relevant points, but the position is not fully clear or consistently explained: the opening says advantages “could” outweigh disadvantages, while the conclusion only says you agree with advantages. Several claims need development and support. For example, explain how programmed vehicles might reduce accidents, and qualify the claim that they will use renewable energy rather than presenting it as certain. The examples about Tesla and Jaguar are also asserted without showing how they support your comparison. Develop fewer points with clearer reasoning and a more direct weighing of benefits against costs and job losses.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on benefits, a paragraph on drawbacks, and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify the main stages of your argument. However, progression within the body paragraphs is uneven: the benefits paragraph moves from technology and energy to safety, company costs, and a company example without clearly linking each point. Connectors such as “On the other side” and “However” signal contrast, but the relationships between ideas are sometimes unclear, and the conclusion mostly repeats the general position rather than drawing the comparison together. Use one main idea per paragraph, order supporting explanations logically, and use clear references such as “this cost saving” to show how each sentence relates to the previous one.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “renewable energy,” “traffic rules,” “unemployed,” and “financially unstable,” so the reader can follow the broad subject. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “driverless cars” and “advantages and disadvantages.” Frequent spelling errors—such as “passangers,” “efficency,” and “disadavntages”—make the writing less clear and reduce the accuracy of your vocabulary. Some combinations are also unnatural, for example “charging more then 4 thousand dollars a month” for a driver’s pay and “own it for first time.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations, and vary repeated terms with precise alternatives such as “autonomous vehicles” or “operating costs.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a reason clause beginning “because” and a contrast introduced by “However.” Nevertheless, sentence structures are often incomplete or joined without appropriate punctuation, as in “In upcoming times there will no more drivers,people will only be passangers…” and “it will be more benficail for the compnies to run driverless cars,due to it will be progrmed…”. Verb forms and agreement are also unreliable: “Human beings going to experince” needs an auxiliary, and “I am agree” uses the wrong construction. These errors frequently make the reader work to identify the intended relationships. Practise forming complete clauses, using accurate verb patterns, and separating sentences with full stops; then check articles, plurals, and punctuation.

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