Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

This world is a full of technology, where all people have his own thinking stratergy where women havr his own way of thinking and mans have different. there are many technologies such as mobile phones, tv, laptop and any others electronic things and its benificals. In future all vehicals such as buses, cars, trucks are driverless it would be different idea and its could be dangrous for humans life.

It have lot of advantage of driverless vehicals like when we have to go anywhere urgent and then the driver are missing due to illness or any lot of reason such as anyones death, and anyones marriage. if we have driverless cars, buses we would not face all these hurdles in future and it also save a lot of time and money for those peoples who always need drivers for their vehicals.

On the other hand, driverless vehical also have lot of disadvantages for example, if there have any technical issue in vehicals and the person didnot know that than this could be dangrous for humans life. The other disadvantage is that driverless vehicals are more expencive than simple vehical and everyone cant afford it. there are few reason why driverless vehical are not prefers.

In conclusion, there are lot of advantages and disadvantages in driverless vehicals this could be dangrous for humans life otherwise that is nice idea. Every person have his own way of thinking but most of the peoples not want driverless vehical beacuse they know the importance of one sinle humans life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address the topic by giving reasons both for and against driverless vehicles, including convenience when a driver is unavailable and the risks of technical failure. However, the task asks whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and your position is not clearly established: the conclusion calls the idea “nice” but also says most people do not want it. The supporting ideas are brief and sometimes unclear, such as the examples of illness, death and marriage, which are not explained in relation to how driverless technology would solve the problem. To strengthen the response, state your judgement directly in the introduction and conclusion, then develop a few relevant reasons with clear explanations or examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. Connectors such as “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help signal these stages. However, progression within paragraphs is limited, and several ideas are joined in long, unclear sequences—for example, the opening moves from people’s different thinking to electronic devices and then to driverless vehicles without showing the links. The conclusion also repeats the general contrast rather than resolving it. Use a clearer sequence: introduce one main point, explain its effect, and give an example. More precise referencing and fewer loosely connected clauses would make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use basic topic vocabulary such as “driverless vehicles,” “technical issue,” “advantages” and “disadvantages,” so the reader can identify the subject and main points. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “driverless vehicals” and “dangrous for humans life.” Frequent spelling errors, including “stratergy,” “benificals” and “expencive,” also make the writing less clear. Some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “simple vehical” and “there are few reason why driverless vehical are not prefers.” Build a more accurate set of topic collocations and vary repeated terms; for example, refer to “conventional vehicles,” “passenger safety” and “affordable to the public.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic linking structures, but sentence forms are often faulty and the range remains limited. Errors in agreement and verb forms occur in examples such as “all people have his own thinking” and “it also save a lot of time.” Articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “This world is a full of technology” and “if there have any technical issue.” These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to understand. Practise accurate simple sentences first, especially subject–verb agreement, articles and plural forms, then combine them using controlled clauses such as “If a technical fault occurs, passengers may be at risk.” Check each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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