Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

Cars,busses and trucks will be driverless in near future.The only indviduals travelling inside these vehicles will only be passengers.Yes,the advantages of driverless vehicles will be more than the drawbacks of them

In the present age,the drivers are really arrogant.Usual drivers doesnot care about the passengers ,only they care about is money.They want more and more passengers in their cars and they donot care about the comfort of other passengers passengers.however,in case of driverless cars and busses,there will be exact number of passenger in the bus without being over crowded.If the cars will be driverless,then the people who takes driver can reduce their budget.For example: In our benevolent country Pakistan ,there are a significant number of women who hire drivers for their ease.

On the other hand,the traffic accidents which are surging day by day due to the carelessness of the drivers can also be decreased by driverless cars.The decrease in the traffic accidents will be a great acheivement for the companies and a good news for the general public.When the system will be automatic,then the passengers will also know that there is a specific buss stop where you have to stop.Then there will be more discipline in the society.

In the conclusion,there will be more benefits of driverless vehicles than drawbacks due to the fact that it facilitates people without undermining anything.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a clear overall view that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages and offer relevant points about reducing costs, overcrowding and accidents. The example of women in Pakistan hiring drivers helps connect one point to a real context. However, the response addresses the task only partially: it focuses almost entirely on benefits and does not explain any disadvantages, despite the question asking you to weigh both sides. Several claims also need fuller explanation—for example, how automation would prevent accidents or ensure passengers stop at designated bus stops. The response is 28 words below the required minimum, which limits the space available to develop your reasoning. Address both sides and support each main point with a specific explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The paragraphs generally group related ideas, and signposts such as “On the other hand” and “In the conclusion” help readers follow the broad direction. However, the progression is not always clear: “On the other hand” introduces another advantage rather than a contrasting disadvantage, and the links between automatic systems, bus stops and greater social discipline are not fully explained. Some connections are repetitive or mechanical, including repeated use of “then” and “there will be.” Develop a clearer sequence within each paragraph and use linking phrases that accurately show whether an idea is an example, result or contrast.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “driverless vehicles,” “traffic accidents,” “over crowded” and “automatic.” There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “surging day by day” and “undermining.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, which can make the reader pause. Examples include “drivers are really arrogant,” “a good news,” and “a significant number of women who hire drivers for their ease.” Spelling errors such as “busses,” “indviduals” and “acheivement” are also noticeable. Build a more precise vocabulary for discussing safety, affordability and limitations, and check spelling and common word combinations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, for example, “If the cars will be driverless, then the people who takes driver can reduce their budget.” This shows an effort to express conditions and explain consequences, but complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. Examples include “drivers doesnot care,” “the people who takes,” and “there will be exact number of passenger”; these involve agreement, verb forms and missing articles or plural endings. Conditional forms are also inconsistent, as in “If the cars will be driverless.” Sentence boundaries and spacing after punctuation need attention too. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and plural forms, then build longer sentences from those reliable patterns.

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