Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-26

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 the future, all cars willl be autonomous.The only people travelling inside these vehciles will be passegers. In my opinion, the advantages of driverless cars would outweigh the disadvantages because driverless vehicles can track shortest paths for passengers , saving the huge amount of fuel . As nowadays, fuel for vehicles is very expensive . This will also help fewer road accidents because these vehicles can slow down speed automatically and can save people from such accidents. It will also reduce transport costs. On the other hand, it also causes disadvantages. It causes job losses as million of taxi, delivery, buses drivers losses their jobs because companies switched vehicles to automation. Moreover, these cars are automatically controlled, these can get hacked or a error could occur. If a program get hacked,it will cause an accident. After such type of accidents many people feel the loss of human control on machines. It causes people to loss their jobs , due to these cars drivers could not be able to made money by driving .The people who depends on driving or as a driver could suffer job loss.

All car can't be driverless vehicles, If we let the cars to take control over this , i dont think it is a good idea.

As for the examples , Elon musk just in the recent year has created flying cars but he also made self driving cars showing human intelligence . Self driving cars could be great but they created many people think that humans are someday gonna be replaced with robots.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a clear overall view that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and you identify relevant points on both sides, including fuel savings, fewer accidents, lower transport costs, job losses and hacking risks. However, the position is not consistently developed: the final claim that not all cars can be driverless and that handing over control is “not a good idea” conflicts with your stated preference. Several points are asserted rather than explained, such as how route selection saves fuel or how automated braking prevents accidents. The example about Elon Musk and flying cars is also inaccurate or insufficiently connected to the question. Develop fewer points with clear explanations and a relevant, reliable example, while maintaining one consistent position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable sequence: it introduces your view, presents advantages, then disadvantages and an example. Basic linking expressions such as “On the other hand,” “Moreover” and “As for the examples” help signal these moves. However, the ideas are crowded into one long paragraph, so the reader cannot easily distinguish the main stages of the argument. Connections are sometimes repetitive or unclear: job losses are mentioned several times, and the final statements about human control and replacing people do not build into a clear conclusion. Some transitions also join ideas awkwardly, as in “As nowadays, fuel for vehicles is very expensive.” Use separate paragraphs for the introduction, each side of the argument, and conclusion, and make each paragraph develop one main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “autonomous,” “automation,” “road accidents,” “hacked” and “human control.” This shows some ability to discuss the subject beyond very basic language. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or repetitive, which sometimes makes meaning less clear. Examples include “track shortest paths,” “a error,” “million of taxi” and “people to loss their jobs.” “Flying cars” is not an appropriate example of driverless vehicles in this context. Aim for more precise collocations and avoid repeating “causes” and “jobs” by using alternatives such as “leads to unemployment” or “creates a cybersecurity risk.” Check spelling carefully, including “vehicles,” “passengers” and “will.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons and subordinate clauses, for example, “because driverless vehicles can track shortest paths” and “If a program get hacked, it will cause an accident.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors sometimes make the relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Examples include “million of taxi … drivers losses their jobs,” “If a program get hacked,” and “could not be able to made money.” There are also problems with articles, agreement, plurals and sentence boundaries, as in “a error” and the comma splice “Moreover, these cars are automatically controlled, these can get hacked.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and verb forms, and separate independent clauses with a full stop or an appropriate conjunction.

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