Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-01

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 4.5)

In the future all cars and buses trucks willbe driverless . And some people travelling from passenger rather than cars and buses. this is several advatntage and disadvantage aspect of this essay. we discuss about the both views this topics.how to can benefecial for us and how to acn harmfull to us.

On the one hand, if we see people change life style and they do not enough time drive the car. they said when i drive the car and along do our work, However, in modern countries people use driverless cars and trucks. they thought that safe us for driverless carsand trucks because several advantages significant benefit this cars reduce the ration of accidents. While, travel easily. For example, if we use driverless trucks from one city to another and whos person we can do the other work. Second important benefit, parents tenstion free and children sit into the car and they arrived the scool safel.

On the other hand, this is many negative impact. when people use this cars and trucks they totally believe this maschinery because sometime, although, suddenlly create any issue this mashinery than you can damage to your health. Furthermore, if create any fault thsi cars and you sitting in car than untill well not mechanic come here than till in the car. for instence, when luggage load into truck and thier long distance. At the end when rached the mid of the city and suddenly fail break and than can face very big problem because its driverless and sometime crush the people.

In conclusion, we discuss the both views of this essay how to benefit for us and what impact of our life. I totally agree this both of views. its necesssary of our life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response addresses the prompt minimally, attempting to discuss both advantages and disadvantages of driverless vehicles, but the position is not always clear and ideas remain limited and under-developed. For instance, the writer mentions that driverless cars reduce accidents and help parents, but these points are expressed superficially without clear elaboration or specific examples beyond vague assertions. Similarly, the disadvantages concerning machinery failure or brake failure are touched upon, yet they lack structured argumentation. The essay tends to over-generalize and struggles to maintain a consistent, well-supported viewpoint throughout the task, leading to a restricted exploration of the topic that aligns with a minimal response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organization evident in the division into paragraphs, including an introduction, body paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a brief conclusion, but there is no clear overall progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are used inadequately or inaccurately, such as the repetitive use of 'when', 'suddenly', and awkward transitional phrases like 'On the one hand' and 'On the other hand' which fail to logically link the sentences smoothly. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow the logical flow between sentences. For example, the sentence 'While, travel easily' and the disjointed connections in the third paragraph disrupt the coherence and demonstrate mechanical rather than skillful management of text structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'advantage', 'disadvantage', and 'machinery', but there are noticeable errors in word choice, word form, and spelling that cause some difficulty for the reader. Instances of incorrect lexical items include 'ration' instead of 'ratio', 'tenstion free' instead of 'tension-free', 'maschinery', 'mashinery', and 'rached' instead of 'reached'. These persistent errors in spelling and collocation restrict the precision of the writing and indicate a basic lexical range that occasionally strains comprehension.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The writer uses a limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences or attempts at complex structures that are frequently faulty. Frequent errors in grammar, verb forms, and sentence construction are apparent throughout the text, such as missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect prepositions, and faulty subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'this is several advatntage and disadvantage aspect', 'if we use driverless trucks... whos person we can do', and 'untill well not mechanic come here'). Punctuation is also erratic, with misplaced periods and spaces. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted control over grammatical accuracy and sentence variety.

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