Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-04

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)

In the future all vehicles like cars, buses and trucks will be convert into diverless.There will only passengers inside these vehicles.In this modern era,most of the development country like China and Japan were able to did this trend.Some people think that driverless vehicles will replace human driver.

There are some benefits in this kinds of activities.It helps to avoid traffic and it will be eco friendly one day .It will be possible in the future all over the world.In future ai will replace human also.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

First, it must be noted that the response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 250 words, containing only 85 words. Regarding the content, the student addresses the prompt only partially. While there is an attempt to introduce the topic of driverless vehicles and mention some advantages like avoiding traffic and being eco-friendly, the position is not consistently maintained or clearly developed. The arguments remain limited and under-developed, lacking the necessary extension, explanation, and specific examples required by the prompt. Furthermore, the discussion fails to adequately weigh the advantages against the disadvantages as requested, touching on the topic only superficially with fragmented points. To move to a higher level, the writer must expand the text to meet the word count, fully address both sides of the prompt, and extend ideas with clear explanations and supporting examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response shows some basic organisation, but information and ideas are not arranged in a truly coherent progression throughout. The text is divided into two very brief paragraphs, but paragraphing is not used sufficiently or appropriately to structure the argument. Cohesive devices are minimal, mechanical, or faulty, such as the abrupt transitions between sentences like 'There are some benefits in this kinds of activities. It helps to avoid traffic...' Furthermore, referencing and logical links between sentences are weak, making the overall arrangement disjointed. To improve, the writer needs to group related ideas into logical paragraphs, use a wider and more accurate range of cohesive devices to connect sentences and paragraphs smoothly, and ensure a clear overall progression of ideas from introduction to conclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The student uses a limited range of vocabulary, such as 'vehicles', 'passengers', 'development country' (developing country), and 'trend', which is minimally adequate for addressing the topic in a basic way. However, there are noticeable lexical errors and awkward word choices, including 'convert into diverless' (converted into driverless), 'kinds of activities' (kinds of vehicles), and spelling issues like 'diverless'. These errors stem from inaccurate word forms and collocations, though they do not entirely prevent the reader from grasping the general meaning. To achieve a higher band score, the writer must incorporate a wider and more precise range of vocabulary, use less common lexical items with greater awareness of style and collocation, and eliminate spelling and word-form errors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The writer demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are notable issues with verb forms and tenses, such as 'will be convert into' instead of the passive voice 'will be converted into', and 'were able to did this trend' instead of 'have been able to achieve this trend'. Additionally, punctuation and spacing errors are present, such as missing spaces after periods, and agreement errors occur, such as 'development country' instead of 'developing countries'. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a weak control of basic grammatical patterns. To progress, the writer needs to demonstrate a greater variety of grammatical structures, particularly complex sentences, and improve accuracy in verb forms, articles, and punctuation.

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