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)

In the future all mode of transpotation vehicles will be driverless. The only individuals in these vehicles would be the passengers. To support my notion, I will make some points that sustained through various compelling points.

The prespective advocating that the advantages of driverless has various benifits. The contemporay world where, we are living is the era of advanced technology. Vehicles without driver is also a advanced technology. These technologies are run by robots. Furthermore, the chances of accidents, it won't even happen. As we know robots do not make mistakes. These vehicles would be energy efficient, they are less likely to produce carbon emission. These cars will run by batteries with high sensor motion. For instance, If i recall my memory during my visit to Canada, I had also experienced this where these vehicles run without any driver. In addition to this, I read somewhere in newspaper that in largest cities of developed countries it has already started.

Paradoxically, there are also disadvantages of driverless transpotation. These vehicles demand for high maintenance. People living in third world countries, would not prefer travelling in such driverless car. Moreover, these driverless vehicles would be so expensive, The connection between driver and passenger would be loss. Where the interact with each other while travelling. For instance, Under-developed countries where there is shotage of energy, basic infratruture this driverless car annovation is not a good idea.

Conclusively, the advantage of driverless vehicles in developed countries is the best technologial invention where it is user friendly on the other hand, disadvantage of driverless vehicles in third world countries have major drawbacks. In my prespective, Advantages of driverless vehicles outweight the disadvantages. Nevertheless, certain exception still exist.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both sides of the question and make your position clear in the conclusion: you believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, particularly in developed countries. Relevant points include the possibility of fewer accidents, lower emissions, high maintenance costs, and limited suitability in places with weak infrastructure. However, some claims are asserted rather than explained. For example, “robots do not make mistakes” is too absolute, and the Canada example does not explain what you observed or how it supports your argument. The discussion of disadvantages is also less developed than the advantages, while the conclusion introduces a developed-country/third-world contrast that could be made clearer throughout. Explain how each point affects passengers or society and support it with specific reasoning.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “In addition to this,” and “Paradoxically” help signal shifts between points. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several ideas are placed together without clear explanation, and some connections are mechanical or unclear. For instance, the sentence about energy efficiency moves quickly from emissions to batteries and sensors without showing how these features relate. “The connection between driver and passenger would be loss” is also not clearly linked to the preceding point about cost. Use topic sentences to establish each paragraph’s main claim, then develop one idea at a time with explicit cause-and-effect links and clearer references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “energy efficient,” “carbon emission,” “high maintenance,” and “infrastructure,” and you use some less common terms such as “Paradoxically.” This gives you enough language to communicate the main ideas, although inaccurate word choice, collocation, and spelling are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause. Examples include “all mode of transpotation vehicles,” “high sensor motion,” and “driverless car annovation.” Several spellings are also incorrect, including “prespective,” “benifits,” and “contemporay.” Aim for precise, natural combinations rather than adding technical-sounding phrases: explain what the vehicles use or do, and check spelling carefully. This would make your vocabulary more reliable and your arguments easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “The contemporay world where, we are living…” and a contrast in the conclusion. The main message is generally understandable, but errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation occur across the response. For example, “Vehicles without driver is also a advanced technology” has problems with number and article use, while “The connection between driver and passenger would be loss” does not form a correct grammatical structure. Some sentences are fragments or awkwardly joined, such as “Furthermore, the chances of accidents, it won't even happen.” Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check articles and singular/plural agreement. More accurate complex sentences would help you express comparisons and reasons clearly.

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