Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-21

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)

Now the world has become modern and people work hard to get high payed salary and they had a keen dsire to purchase their own vehicles it is seemed that in fututre all the cars and buses would be driverless becuse in our society the job of driver is considersed to be inferior every one liked to get a big job becuse unfortunately driving is considered as less payable so in future all the cars buses and truks will be driverless becuse no body likes to work annd the one most important thing is that in future the world has become a digital and it is expected that the human will not work in future work would be done digitally or through robotics so this had become some advantages and some disadvantages so fist of all we discuss about advantages of being driverless in future the cars,buses and vehivles are driveless it is good thing becuse they did not need to pay any salary to the drivers and seconldly it is time savibg because in public transport is not time saving and thirdly people dose not need to higher any driver and now we discuss about diadvantages of being drivindless of cars, buses, trucks by the drivingless many people become jobless becuse driving is their job and secondly buse does not have drivers becuse our system relay on buses becuse buses are uesed to travel the people and thirdly if trucks does not have drivers how they export the goods

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response recognises the topic and gives points on both sides: avoiding driver salaries and saving time are presented as advantages, while job losses and possible problems with buses and freight are disadvantages. However, it does not clearly answer the central question of whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The opening focuses on why people may not want driving jobs, and the final point about trucks and exports is left as an unfinished question rather than explained. Most ideas are asserted briefly, with little supporting reasoning or a relevant example. To strengthen the response, state a definite overall view and develop each main point by explaining its consequences—for example, how driverless transport could improve safety or what support displaced drivers might need.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, moving from an introduction to advantages and then disadvantages. Signposts such as “first of all,” “secondly,” and “now we discuss” help identify the intended sections. However, the writing is presented as one long block, so the reader cannot easily distinguish the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Ideas are often joined in a chain with repeated “because,” and the sequence within the opening is difficult to follow. The response also ends without a concluding summary or clear answer to the question. Use separate paragraphs for the introduction, each side of the argument, and the conclusion, and connect ideas with clearer cause-and-effect links rather than relying on repeated listing words.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses basic vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “driverless,” “salary,” “public transport,” “jobless,” and “export the goods.” These terms allow the reader to identify the main subject and some of the intended points. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “in future,” “because,” and “drivers.” There are also frequent spelling errors, such as “fututre,” “vehivles,” and “diadvantages,” and some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, including “big job” and “time saving.” Build a more precise topic vocabulary and check spelling carefully; for instance, explain whether the benefit is lower operating costs, improved efficiency, or reduced travel time.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to express reasons and contrast, using forms such as “because” and “if,” but most sentences rely on a basic pattern and are joined into very long run-ons. Errors in sentence boundaries and punctuation make relationships between ideas unclear. There are also recurring problems with verb forms and agreement, as in “people dose not need” and “the job of driver is considersed,” as well as tense shifts between “has become,” “had,” and “would.” Articles and plural forms are also inconsistently controlled. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences first, then combine related points using accurate subordinate clauses. Check that each sentence has a clear subject and verb, and use full stops to separate distinct ideas.

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