Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-21

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)

We are going to talk about the pros and cons of the driverless vehicles services. If the sideffects of it will cover its benfits or not.

As we know, driveless ubers are used in some contients of the world. Some people feel comfortable using them because the sense of total privacy and safety. Although some feel uncomfortable becuase there is no one who can take proper cautation during driving. According to these people, during driving we face some sudden incidents which are handle by the person very well but if we have no one driving then how it will be handle?

On the other hand, if we introduce the driverless heavy vehicles like buses or trucks, then this will reduce the incidents related to drunk driving or sleeping during driving. In private cabs you have no one else then you and your known ones so no one can hear your private talks so this put us in the ease. We can enjoy our travel without needing any kind of worry if our sensitve information heard by some unknown.

Sometime we shared our sensitive information during the talk over the cabs without knowing how the driver will use it and this lead to some serious crimes like stealing or blackmailing. As occured with me, once I booked a cab on my way back to office, the driver was so interesed in my job title and what's my working hours are. I shared because it seamed harmless to me. When I reached home I put the foot out of the car and before I picked my laptop bag the driver ran away with my bag. I lost my company asset. If it is driverless ride it will not go away untill I close the door or picked all my asset.

According to me, driverless vehicles will cover the minor disadvantages with its major advantages.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You give a clear answer that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, especially in the conclusion: “driverless vehicles will cover the minor disadvantages with its major advantages.” Your discussion is relevant and includes both sides, with points about privacy, safety, and reducing incidents caused by drunk or tired drivers. The personal example of losing a laptop bag also makes the privacy and security argument concrete. However, some ideas are not fully explained or are unclear. For instance, the claim that a driverless car would not leave until you had collected your belongings needs qualification, and the disadvantages are raised mainly as a question rather than developed. Explain more directly how the benefits compare with risks such as technical failure or emergencies to make the argument more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an overall structure: an introduction, discussion of concerns and benefits, a personal example, and a concluding position. Paragraphing helps separate the main points, and transitions such as “Although” and “On the other hand” signal contrast. However, progression between ideas is sometimes difficult to follow. The opening consists of two incomplete statements, and the shift from heavy vehicles reducing accidents to privacy in private cabs is abrupt. Some references, such as “it” in the introduction and “this” in “this put us in the ease,” are not immediately clear. Build each paragraph around one main point, connect the example explicitly to that point, and use clearer linking sentences rather than relying mainly on contrast markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “driverless,” “privacy,” “sensitive information,” “drunk driving,” and “blackmailing.” The personal example also gives you opportunities to use specific language. However, the range and control are limited by repeated basic wording and noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, including “sideffects,” “benfits,” “contients,” “cautation,” and “seamed.” Some phrases are unnatural or unclear, such as “put us in the ease” and “cover the minor disadvantages.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause to interpret your meaning. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations for discussing advantages, risks, and personal data; this will make your argument more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including a conditional question (“if we have no one driving then how it will be handle?”) and a sentence beginning “Although.” This shows an effort to vary sentence forms, but control is inconsistent, and several structures are faulty. For example, “If the sideffects of it will cover its benfits or not” is not a complete, well-formed question, while “how it will be handle” has an incorrect passive form. There are also errors in agreement and sentence construction, as in “this put us” and “what’s my working hours are.” Use complete sentences, check subject–verb agreement and verb forms, and practise forming indirect questions and conditionals accurately.

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