Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-27

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 6.0)

Most of the cars, buses and trucks will be autonomous in the future. These vehicles will only carry the people who are travelling. I believe the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages.

In the future most vehicles will be autonomous due to advancements in the technology. The self-driving vehicles will have multiple benefits to the society. Since the every car will be interconnected wih each other there will be less chance of accidents, every car will be able to abide by the rules and regulations because their programs will be hardcoded to follow the rules of a particular country. They will reduce carbon footprint significantly as most automous cars will be electric and as a result they will reduce the noise pollution in the world. For instance, densely popullated areas with mutiple intersections will see a significant reduction in noise because of the autonomous cars being electric.

Although, there are many benefits of self driving cars but we cannot ignore the negative impacts of these cars. Due to self driving cars all taxi drivers will lose their jobs. Similarly, truck drives will also face the same issue as well as the bus drivers. There are also risks associated with the autonomous cars as we cannot rely on the software, they can have bugs in the software which might cause disasterous accidents which can lead to deaths of people. The people can lose their privacy because autonomous cars will use active cameras and also mics which can lead privacy breaches. The companies might use this data to monitor our activities and can also block a person's access to the car who they oppose.

In conclusion, there are multiple advantages and disadvantages of autonomous vehicles. However, I believe there many benefits of autonomous which can lead to overall better world for the people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction: you believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and you return to this view in the conclusion. You address both sides with relevant points, including fewer accidents, reduced pollution, job losses, software failures and privacy risks. This meets the task well, and the examples show some development. However, the comparison is not fully established: the conclusion says there are “multiple advantages and disadvantages” but does not explain why the benefits outweigh the risks. Some points, such as electric vehicles reducing noise, are asserted rather than explained, while the claim that companies could block access to cars needs clarification. To strengthen the response, weigh the consequences of each side and support the most important claims with clearer reasoning or a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for benefits and drawbacks, and a conclusion. This gives the reader a broad sense of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven: the benefits paragraph moves from accident prevention to emissions and noise without clearly linking these points, and the disadvantages paragraph combines employment, safety and privacy concerns in a long sequence. Some linking is mechanical or awkward, as in “Although… but,” while repeated references to “autonomous cars” make the flow less smooth. The conclusion also repeats the general topic rather than synthesising the comparison. Group related ideas, use clearer transitions between them, and make references such as “these risks” or “this technology” precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “autonomous,” “interconnected,” “carbon footprint,” “privacy breaches” and “hardcoded.” These choices help communicate the main ideas and show attempts to use less common terms. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise, however: “truck drives” should refer to truck drivers, “reduce the noise pollution in the world” is broad and unnatural, and “block a person's access to the car who they oppose” is unclear. There are also spelling errors such as “automous,” “popullated,” “mutiple” and “disasterous,” which detract from accuracy. Aim for precise collocations and proofread spelling; for example, describe a “reduction in urban noise” and explain clearly who might be denied access.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a reason clause beginning “Since” and a conditional structure with “which might cause.” The main meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain and occasionally make relationships between ideas unclear. Examples include “Since the every car,” where the article is incorrect, and “Although… but,” which uses two contrasting markers together. In “I believe there many benefits,” the verb “are” is missing, and “the people who are travelling” is an awkward construction in the opening. Several long sentences also join independent ideas with commas, particularly in the benefits paragraph. Practise accurate articles, complete verb phrases and sentence boundaries, while retaining your attempts at complex structures.

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