Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-30

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)

In the future ,care buses and trucks will be driverless.this mean technology will drive the vehicles and human will only be pssengers .i think advantage of this development outweight the disadvantage .

advantages ;

On the other hand ,the advantage are much bigger .the main advantage is safety.modt road accidents happen because of human mistake like fast driving or using a mobile phones .a computer will not a mistakes and will follow all trafic roles .another advantage is that will be very useful for old people and disabled people'

disadvantages;

On the one hand,thereare some disadvantage of driverless vehicles.firstly,many people will lose their jobs.for example ,drivers of buses,trucks and taxis will become jobless. Secondly,driverless technology can be risky.if the computer system fails or the internet connection is lost ,it can cause a serious accident

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You give a clear opinion that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and you identify relevant points on both sides: improved road safety and greater usefulness for older and disabled people, compared with job losses and system failure. However, the response addresses the task only partially because these ideas are listed rather than explained or supported with examples. The claim that computers will not make mistakes is also too absolute and needs qualification. The response contains 134 words, so it does not meet the required minimum of 250 words. Develop each main point with explanation or a relevant example, and add a conclusion that restates your judgement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic attempt at organisation: it introduces your view and separates advantages from disadvantages. Sequencing words such as “firstly” and “Secondly” help signal the points. However, the headings and transitions are confusing: “On the other hand” introduces advantages, while “On the one hand” introduces disadvantages, reversing the usual relationship. Ideas within each section are mostly placed side by side, with little explanation showing how they connect to your overall judgement. The response also ends abruptly after the risk of a system failure. Use clear paragraphs with a topic sentence, explanation and example, and connect the two sides consistently before concluding.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “road accidents,” “human mistake,” “disabled people,” “lose their jobs” and “computer system fails.” This is enough to communicate the main ideas, but the range is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors make the writing less clear, such as “care” for “cars,” “pssengers,” “modt,” “trafic roles” and “outweight.” Some phrases are also imprecise: “a computer will not a mistakes” does not express the intended idea clearly, and “the internet connection is lost” could be made more specific. Build a wider set of accurate terms for safety, employment and technology, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and a conditional clause, as in “if the computer system fails … it can cause a serious accident.” However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. Examples include “this mean technology will drive,” “the advantage are much bigger,” “a computer will not a mistakes,” and “that will be very useful,” where verb forms, agreement or sentence construction are faulty. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, with several sentences beginning in lowercase and missing spaces after commas or full stops. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and complete sentence patterns before adding more complex structures.

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