Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-13

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)

It has been observed that driverless vehicles are used in mostly in the well developed countries. There are are many benefits as well as drawbacks of non driver bus and cars in our countries. Both the pros and cons are elaborated in esuing paragraph.

Firtly, the brighter sides of driverless busses and cars are beneficial for people. The formost one is when people travelling in driverless vehicles they feel more energetic and they aware about the new technology based on electrinics and robotics world. For example now china is the firls country who introduced the driverless transport. Moreover driverless transport which work for the less salary infact no salary which will increase economics for their country for instance lexumberg is the richest country inthe wolrd where transport is completly free for its public.

secondly, most advantage of driverless

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response makes a relevant attempt to discuss benefits, mentioning passengers feeling more energetic, learning about technology, and possible savings in transport costs. However, it does not answer the central question: there is no clear judgement on whether advantages outweigh disadvantages, and no disadvantages are explained. The ideas offered are brief and some examples, such as the claims about China and Luxembourg, are not clearly connected to the argument. The response also ends mid-sentence (“secondly, most advantage of driverless”), leaving the discussion incomplete. It is 112 words below the required minimum, which substantially limits the opportunity to address both sides, develop reasons, and support a definite position. Complete the essay and state your view clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening introduces the topic, “Firtly” signals a first point, and “Moreover” adds another idea. These markers show an awareness of sequencing. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the introduction promises both pros and cons, while the body only begins discussing advantages. The final phrase, “secondly, most advantage of driverless,” is unfinished, so the response has no completed development or conclusion. Some sentences also combine several ideas without clear links, making the relationship between technology, employment costs, and free transport uncertain. Use separate paragraphs for your position, advantages, disadvantages, and conclusion, and connect each example explicitly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some topic-related vocabulary, including “driverless vehicles,” “technology,” “robotics,” and “transport,” and attempts phrases such as “brighter sides.” This gives the reader a general sense of the subject. However, vocabulary is often inaccurate or awkward, and spelling errors are frequent: “esuing,” “Firtly,” “formost,” “electrinics,” and “lexumberg” make the writing less clear and less credible. Phrases such as “work for the less salary infact no salary” do not express the intended economic point naturally. Choose precise collocations and check spelling; for example, describe vehicles as “operating without a driver” and discuss “reduced labour costs.” Avoid repeating broad terms such as “beneficial” without specifying the benefit.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, including “Moreover driverless transport which work for the less salary…” and a sentence beginning “For example,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in agreement and verb forms appear in “people travelling … they feel” and “transport which work,” while “they aware” is missing a verb. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “the driverless busses and cars” and the run-on construction linking the claim about salary to the country example. The opening contains duplicated wording (“are are”), and the final sentence is incomplete. Use a reliable simple structure first—subject, verb, and complete idea—then add subordinate clauses only when you can control them.

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