Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-01

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)

In the era of advancement, cars, buses and trucks will not be drived by the driver and alone passenger will be inside the car. From my perspective, the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages becuase there are plenty of benefits of driverless cars.

On the one hand, in the future there will be the facility of cars which will be drove by computers and sensors, which will help to control the road accidents. For instance, in Pakistan 90% of road accidents are due to the distractions which drivers face. Thus, computers and sensors will drive car better in comparison with humans. Moreover, those who travel for long distances daily, they can utilize their time in reading books and relaxing while traveling.

On the other hand, some people argue there are some disadvantages of driverless cars. For example some technical issues in computer and sensor can cause dangerous accidents on road. Futhermore, plenty of masses are working as a taxi driver and truck driver. Thus they all will face unemployment in their occupation and they will face difficulty in managing their daily basic needs.

In my point of view there are more positive aspects of cars without driver in contrast cars with driver. People can manage their time easily who travel very long way for their jobs and they will not get bored by driving and there will be very less road accidents.

In conclusion, government should develop some employment plans and training according to the jobs. which will help in resolving the issue of unemployment. In additon, roads will be more safer for traveling with driverless cars.

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 the conclusion returns to this view. You address both sides with relevant points, including fewer accidents and more productive journeys, balanced against technical failures and unemployment. The Pakistan accident statistic gives one argument a concrete example, while the employment concern is acknowledged in your proposed government training plans. Some ideas, however, are less fully developed than others: the claim that sensors will reduce accidents needs explanation of how they respond more safely than people, and the unemployment point could be supported with a clearer account of its scale or consequences. The response meets the task requirements; the 8 words copied from the prompt are excluded from the count.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, a further statement of your view, and a conclusion. Signposting such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion” helps readers follow the main stages. The overall progression is clear, but some linking is mechanical, and the final body paragraph repeats earlier benefits rather than extending the argument. Connections between ideas could also be made more precise; for example, the transition from the accident statistic to the claim that computers drive better than humans would benefit from an explicit explanation. Keep the balanced structure, but organise each paragraph around one developed point and use referencing or varied transitions to avoid repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “driverless vehicles,” “technical issues,” “unemployment,” and “employment plans.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “distractions” and “managing their daily basic needs.” However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise, which limits clarity and flexibility. Examples include “alone passenger,” “plenty of masses,” and “more safer”; spelling errors such as “becuase,” “Futhermore,” and “additon” also reduce accuracy. Aim for natural combinations and accurate forms rather than repeating broad phrases such as “positive aspects.” More precise vocabulary would help you explain the technology, employment effects, and safety benefits with greater control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including relative clauses (“which will help to control the road accidents”) and a conditional-style explanation of possible technical risks. The main ideas are generally understandable, but some errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries remain. For example, “will be drove” should use the past participle “driven,” and “computers and sensors will drive car” needs an article and a more suitable plural or singular construction. The sentence beginning “In conclusion” also has a fragment after the full stop: “which will help…” should be joined to the preceding clause. Practise checking verb forms and clause boundaries, while continuing to use complex structures with clearer control.

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