Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-02

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 upcoming era almost all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless and only individuals touring inside these transport will be passengers. This is all possible because of new technology. Athough this development may create some challenges, I believe that is advantages outweigh the disadvantages because it can reduce road accidents and make travelling more convinient.

On the one hand, driverless transport is more relieable because it can reduce the number of accedients on the roads that are caused by the human errors. For example, there are alots of accidents held in today because of unexperienced drivers. It also helps elderly and disable people travel easily. It also save time and make journey more convinient. The journey is time saving because the routes are automatic filled to the system, so it is easy for everyone to follow these rules and made their travell accordingly.

On the other hand, it also have some drawbacks due to several reasons like due to technical problem or any system failures. It could be very dangerous due to such types of issues. For example, in electric bus the doors are automatic and there is nobody to operate them, if the bus face any problem in its system then passengers are stuck in the bus with no reason. Another problem is that people lost their jobs who works as a driver. There is also risk of hacking or cyberattacks.

In conclusion, I simply said that driverless transport it convinient and can save a lot of time and can also reduce the possibility of accident but it have also negative affects like people working as a driver can loss their jobs so it is the responsibility of government to provide opportunities for these people and checks the security of these transport regularly.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you believe the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, and you address both sides with relevant points. You identify reduced human-error accidents, easier travel for older and disabled people, technical failures, job losses and hacking. The examples of automatic bus doors and inexperienced drivers help make the discussion concrete. However, some points are asserted rather than explained: the claim that driverless vehicles save time, for instance, is linked to routes being entered automatically, but the connection to shorter journeys is not made clear. The employment concern is also mentioned briefly without exploring its scale or consequences. Develop these ideas with clearer reasoning and support, and make the comparison of advantages and disadvantages more explicit. (Eight words copied from the task prompt were not counted.)

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion that restates your view. Signposting such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion” makes the direction easy to follow. Within paragraphs, however, ideas sometimes feel listed rather than connected. In the advantages paragraph, accident reduction, accessibility and time-saving are introduced in quick succession, with limited explanation linking them. Some references are also unclear, as in “follow these rules,” where the rules are not specified. Use linking phrases to show cause and effect, and organise each paragraph around one main point followed by explanation or an example. This would make progression smoother and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “technical problem,” “system failures,” “cyberattacks,” and “human errors,” so the main ideas are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more specific phrasing, such as “automatic” routes and “elderly and disable people.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the phrasing awkward: “relieable,” “accedients,” “convinient,” and “travelling inside these transport” are examples. Several expressions are also imprecise or unnatural, including “accidents held in today” and “stuck in the bus with no reason.” Build accuracy with common collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise alternatives would help you express the same relevant ideas clearly and naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a concession in the introduction (“Although this development may create some challenges…”) and a conditional example about a system failure. Most of the argument remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. These include subject–verb agreement (“it also have,” “it also save”), verb forms (“people lost their jobs who works as a driver”), and sentence construction (“I believe that is advantages outweigh the disadvantages”). Articles and plurals also need attention, as in “reduce the possibility of accident.” The conclusion contains several clauses joined together, making it difficult to control accurately. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, and use shorter sentences where needed while continuing to develop complex structures.

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