Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-28

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 argued that in the coming years all the vehicles like cars , buses and trucks will become automated. The few individuals travelling inside these vehicles will be pessengers.

In my opinion, the diverless cars have many disadvantages than advantages because automated cars will take the job oppurtunities of drivers. By this way, those people who have the only source of income is driving will be taken out . Also people are having trust issues like if any error occur in the machine it can take passengers in wrong direction which can waste the individual times and money. It is obvious that world becoming more advanced in every decade but some technologies are not only benefical, they can cause harm also.

For Example, the recent modern technology of automated racing cars they are causing harm more than the benefits because people losing their lifes by using these cars.

On the other hand, people will be afraid to use these automated cars due to trust issues and only few individuals will use these cars for their travel purpose. If these vehicles could not detect the error so severe acidents can happen. I know this new invension can safe time and make travelling more easier but it can also be so dangerous also cybersecurity issues can occur. For Example, If the hackers may interfere with the vehicle's computer system.

In conclusion, although the automated cars are beneficial because they are convenient and reduced the human effort but I believe that their disavantages outweigh the advantages because their risks of accidents, unemployment anf cyberattacks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear answer that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, and you identify relevant concerns: driver unemployment, safety, trust and cyberattacks. The conclusion restates your position, while the brief acknowledgement that automated vehicles may save time and reduce effort shows awareness of both sides. However, the response only partly develops the task: most disadvantages are listed rather than explained with specific reasoning or convincing examples. The claim about automated racing cars, for instance, is not clearly connected to ordinary driverless transport, and the advantages receive little discussion. To strengthen the response, explain how each main risk could affect passengers or society, use a more relevant example, and develop at least one advantage before weighing the two sides.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, paragraphs presenting concerns, and a conclusion that returns to your position. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help signal stages in the argument. However, progression within the body is limited: several points about trust, errors and accidents overlap, and the relationship between the racing-car example and the main argument is unclear. Some connections are also awkward, such as “By this way,” and the second body paragraph begins with another disadvantage rather than a clearly contrasting point. Group related risks together, use topic sentences to show each paragraph’s purpose, and explain how examples support the point they follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main concerns, including “automated,” “source of income,” “cybersecurity” and “computer system.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling errors make the writing less clear or natural. Examples include “take the job opportunities of drivers,” “waste the individual times,” “safe time,” and “disavantages.” Repetition of “automated cars” and “trust issues” also limits flexibility. Aim to learn common collocations for employment, safety and technology, and check spelling carefully. More precise wording would help distinguish between a vehicle malfunction, a navigation error and a cyberattack rather than grouping these risks together.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional idea in “If these vehicles could not detect the error…” and a concession in the conclusion. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement and articles occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “those people who have the only source of income is driving” has faulty agreement and construction, while “if any error occur” needs a correctly formed verb. The sentence beginning “If the hackers may interfere” also combines conditional forms awkwardly. Practise building accurate clauses with “if,” “although” and relative pronouns, and check subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries when editing.

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