Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

All cars, buses and trucks will be driverless in the future. The only passengers will be travel inside these vehicles. there will no driver inside it. I firmly believe the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages.

In this essay we will discuss both advantages and disadvantages. I strongly believe that advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages. There are several reasons why i believe advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages. When vehicles will be driverless there is no need for persons to drive the vehicles. It will be reduce the expenses of transportation. I think in the era of technology we can depend on it. Computerize system are doing great work more than humans. there will be more faclities for passengers. There will be no off days like humans. Passengers can use the tranport along 24 hours. I think there will be less risk of accidents and no issue of rush driving. Computerize system do work accurately more than humans.

In the term of disadvantages first disadvantage is that driverless vehicles system will lessen the humans jobs. For human which are surving as a driver will be jobless. i think it is biggest dis

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You state a clear position—“the advantages … outweigh the disadvantages”—and give relevant points about reduced transport costs, continuous service, fewer accidents, and job losses. However, these points are mostly listed rather than explained or supported with examples, and the response ends mid-sentence (“i think it is biggest dis…”), so the disadvantages are not fully considered and the conclusion is missing. The response contains 180 words, which is 70 words below the required minimum; 16 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. This limits how fully you can address both sides and develop your argument. To strengthen the response, explain how each benefit would work, discuss the employment impact in more depth, and finish with a clear comparison and conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: you introduce your view, present advantages, and then begin a disadvantages section with “In the term of disadvantages.” This gives the reader some sense of direction. However, the progression is limited because the same opinion is repeated several times, including in the introduction and again before the reasons. Ideas within the advantages section are mostly placed in a list, with little explanation of how one point connects to the next. The final sentence is incomplete, which leaves the argument without a proper ending. Use separate, clearly developed paragraphs for the introduction, advantages, disadvantages, and conclusion, and connect each point with accurate transitions and clear references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main topic, with relevant terms such as “driverless vehicles,” “transportation,” “passengers,” “accidents,” and “jobless.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or awkward, which makes some ideas less clear. For example, “Computerize system” is not the natural form, “more facilities for passengers” is vague, and “rush driving” does not clearly express the intended risk. Spelling errors such as “faclities,” “tranport,” and “surving” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise topic vocabulary and check spelling and word forms. For instance, you could describe “round-the-clock service,” “road collisions,” and “employment displacement” to express your points more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You communicate several simple ideas, and there is an attempt to use a conditional structure in “When vehicles will be driverless.” However, the response relies heavily on short, basic sentences, and errors occur frequently in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. Examples include “The only passengers will be travel,” “there will no driver,” and “It will be reduce the expenses.” Capitalisation is also inconsistent, as in “there” and “i” at the start of sentences. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Practise accurate future forms (“will travel,” “there will be no driver”) and subject–verb agreement, then combine related ideas using controlled complex sentences.

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