Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

Nowadays, the trend of driverless transport rose day by day. Most of the transport manufacturing comapnies like tesla works on driveless vehicles. Driverless featured transport are now very expensive beacuse it contains different types of sensors, these sensors are very important for driverless transport because the featured should detect the enviroment and taking the reliable decisions.

In future, this feature has so may benifits. When all vehicles have that feature, it minimize the physical drivers effort.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response is relevant to driverless transport and gives a basic advantage: reducing the effort required of human drivers. However, it does not answer the central question about whether advantages outweigh disadvantages, because no disadvantages are discussed and no clear overall position is stated. The points about sensors and their cost could have supported a disadvantage, but they are only mentioned as background and are not connected to an argument. The response also falls substantially short of the required minimum length, leaving ideas undeveloped and the task only minimally addressed. To improve, state your view directly, then explain and support at least one advantage and one disadvantage with relevant examples before reaching a clear conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic sequence: the first paragraph introduces current driverless technology, and the second begins to describe a possible benefit. The paragraph break helps distinguish these functions, and linking expressions such as “because” show an attempt to explain a point. However, the progression is very limited: the discussion stops after one brief benefit and does not develop into a comparison or conclusion. Some links are also unclear, as in “the featured should detect the environment,” where the reference is difficult to follow. Build a clearer structure with an introduction and position, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. Use linking phrases to show contrast and consequence, not just to join clauses.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some topic-related vocabulary, including “driverless vehicles,” “sensors,” “environment,” and “reliable decisions,” so the reader can identify the subject. However, the range is narrow and several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “comapnies,” “driveless,” “beacuse,” “enviroment,” and “benifits.” Phrases such as “driverless featured transport” and “the feature” are also awkward or unclear, while “rose day by day” does not naturally express a growing trend. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and vary the vocabulary used to discuss benefits and risks. Proofreading spelling and choosing precise terms such as “automated vehicles” and “operating costs” would make the argument clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response includes simple statements and an attempt at a longer explanation using “because,” but sentence structures remain limited and control is inconsistent. For example, “Most of the transport manufacturing companies like Tesla works” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “When all vehicles have that feature, it minimize” also needs agreement between the subject and verb. In “the feature … detect the environment and taking,” the verb forms are not parallel. The opening sentence also uses an unsuitable tense for a trend continuing now. Practise accurate present-tense forms and parallel verb structures, then add a controlled range of complex sentences to explain causes, contrasts, and consequences. These corrections will help make the intended meaning more reliable.

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