Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-03

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 4.0)

Due to this time period of modern era and AI time period every person made a different type of technology. but if we are discuss about this thing it is a big debate. because every individual know very well if all drives are driveless no anyone agree this thing most of them elder people.

Driver is mandatory for going every vehicle because if i talk about myself i can never imagine automated driving even than it is very dangerous for every person who is travelling every day in hills road side areas. Furthermore, if all cars, trucks, buses full of driveless accident increased rapidally on roads every single day.

For example if you want to reached your final destination you could never imagine without any good teacher who is taught you properly and perfectly because as long as no any knowledge in your mind as much as you pursue own ambition you could never acheived any success in your life same like as noany train reached at right station when as long as the driver are not perfect in driving and no aquire knowledge the routes same as if driver is not available in vehicles you are not sure you will reach your destination.

Every residents knowing this thing teenagers driving very fastly no any concern for their family and child and most of the people caused a major accident every day only for their reckless driving.

To conclude definately its advantages outweigh his disadvantages given that some people think it is a like a piece of cake but nothing even road accidents are rise for driveless driving.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response addresses the task only minimally and tangentially, which limits its effectiveness. The writer attempts to discuss whether the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages, but the position is frequently unclear or contradictory. For instance, the conclusion states that 'its advantages outweigh his disadvantages,' yet the body paragraphs focus almost entirely on negative aspects such as increased accidents and safety concerns in hilly areas. Ideas are extremely limited, under-developed, and often obscured by tangential assertions, such as the lengthy analogy involving a teacher and a train in the third paragraph. While the prompt is touched upon, the lack of coherent argument development prevents the response from reaching a higher level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

Information and ideas are not arranged coherently throughout the text. The overall structure suffers from a lack of logical progression, making it difficult for the reader to follow the writer's line of thought. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal organization of paragraphs is weak and disjointed. For example, the third paragraph abruptly shifts into an irrelevant analogy about teachers and trains without any clear transitional link to the topic of autonomous vehicles. Cohesive devices are either missing, inadequate, or used inappropriately, resulting in a repetitive and mechanical flow that fails to connect ideas smoothly.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, employing a limited range that struggles to convey precise meaning. Throughout the text, there are frequent word choice errors, incorrect word forms, and spelling mistakes—such as 'driveless' instead of driverless, 'rapidally' instead of rapidly, and 'aquire' instead of acquire—which frequently strain the reader and impede clear communication. The student attempts to use some less common words and phrases, but these attempts are marred by inaccurate collocations and awkward phrasing, reflecting a constrained lexical repertoire.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The writing demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple or faultily constructed complex sentences. Errors in grammar, punctuation, and syntax are frequent and often distort the intended meaning. Examples include serious structural breakdowns such as 'because every individual know very well if all drives are driveless no anyone agree this thing' and 'no any train reached at right station when as long as the driver are not perfect'. Problems with subject-verb agreement, missing articles, incorrect prepositions, and run-on sentences appear consistently, causing substantial difficulty for the reader.

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