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Some possible topics for IELTS Writing Task-2 (also includes some previously appeared topics)

1. The number of working mothers has been on the rise lately. Some people argue that its governments responsibility to provide free childcare to help working mothers? Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? 2. Should wealthy nations be required to share their wealth among poorer nations by providing such things as food and education? Or is it the responsibility of the governments of poorer nations to look after their citizens themselves? 3. Today, the advanced science and technology have made great changes to people's life, but artists such as musicians, painters and writers are still highly valued. What can arts tell us about life that science and technology cannot? 4. Some people think that animal experimentation is cruel. Others believe that it is essential to research and scientific development? What is your opinion? 5. Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher. Others think that it is always better to have a teacher. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons to develop your essay. 6. Businesses should hire employees for their entire lives. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 7. Museums should have the liberty to exhibit whatever displays they want without the interference of government censorship. 8. Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples in your answer. 9. Forests are the lungs of the earth. Destruction of the world's forests amounts to death of the world we currently know. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 10. Every generation of people is different in important ways. How is your generation different from your parents generation? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. 11. When people work in teams, they are more productive than when they work individually. 12. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. 13. A university plans to develop a new research center in your country. Some people want a center for business research. Other people want a center for research in agriculture (farming). Which of these two kinds of research centers do you recommend for your country? Use specific reasons in your recommendation. 14. When people move to another country, some of them decide to follow the customs of the new country. Others prefer to keep their own customs. Compare these two choices. Which one do you prefer? Support your answer with specific details.

15. People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn by reading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methods of learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice. 16. If everyone would closely examine their past, they would realize that only a few individuals have played a role in shaping their behavior and their way of thinking. 17. Success is easily obtained but difficult to maintain. 18. Many lives are in danger when hastily erected buildings collapse because safety standards have been sacrificed to hopes of a quick profit. To prevent disasters of this kind, governments should play a greater role in setting and enforcing safety standards for building construction. 19. The 21st century has begun. What changes do you think this new century will bring? Use examples and details in your answer. 20. Society is governed by two types of laws, just and unjust. People must obey just laws but are at liberty to defy those laws which they determine are frivolous or unjust. 21. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 22. Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 23. In general, people are living longer now. Discuss the causes of this phenomenon. Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay. 24. The best way to reduce the number of traffic accidents is to make all young drivers complete a safe driving education course before being licensed to drive. 25. Do you agree with the following statement? People are never satisfied with what they have; they always want something more or something different. Use specific reasons to support your answer. 26. Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very carefully. Others choose not to make any plans at all for their free time. Compare the benefits of planning free-time activities with the benefits of not making plans. Which do you prefer - planning or not planning for your leisure time? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your choice. 27. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game is fun only when you win. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 28. Many parts of the world are losing important natural resources, such as forests, animals, or clean water. Choose one resource that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 29. Should a city try to preserve its old, historic buildings or destroy them and replace them with modern buildings? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 30. When students move to a new school, they sometimes face problems. How can schools help these students with their problems? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

31. Human beings do not need to eat meat in order to maintain good health because they can get all their food needs from meatless products and meatless substitutes. A vegetarian diet is as healthy as a diet containing meat. Argue for or against the opinion above. 32. Some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? Explain why. 33. People recognize a difference between children and adults. What events (experiences or ceremonies) make a person an adult? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. 34. Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things we really do not need. Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 35. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Most experiences in our lives that seemed difficult at the time become valuable lessons for the future. Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. 36. Schools should ask students to evaluate their teachers. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 37. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should be paid according to how much their students learn. Give specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 38. Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 39. It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. 40. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Advertising can tell you a lot about a country. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 41. What discovery in the last 100 years has been most beneficial for people in your country? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. 42. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 43. Choose one of the following transportation vehicles and explain why you think it has changed peoples lives. Automobiles, bicycles, airplanes. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 44. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 45. Some people like to travel with a companion. Other people prefer to travel alone. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.

46. Some people like to do only what they already do well. Other people prefer to try new things and take risks. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. 47. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 48. Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer. 49. A gift (such as a camera, a soccer ball, or an animal) can contribute to a childs development. What gift would you give to help a child develop? Why? Use reasons and specific examples to support your choice. 50. Soon people who cannot work with computers will be disadvantaged. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this idea? 51. Education is a lifelong task. Do you agree or disagree? 52. Young people are encouraged to travel or work for one year after high school and before university studies. Write the advantages and disadvantages of this matter. 53. Governments should spend more money on education than on recreation and sports. Do you agree or disagree? 54. Technology has facilitated our lives so much and given us a lot of freedom. Some people, however, believe that it has caused more problems for us. What is your opinion? 55. Governments have to place the same number of men and women in different fields of study in universities. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? 56. Peoples character is influenced by environment rather than genetics. Do you agree or disagree? 57. Is technology time-consuming or does it save time? 58. The elderly people of over 50 years of age should be retired and be replaced by the young. Do you agree or disagree? 59. Smoking tobacco like other dangerous drugs should be made illegal. Agree or disagree? 60. Wild animals have no place in the 21st century and trying to preserve these animals is a waste of resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 61. Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice. 62. Some people argue that governments should spend money only on health & education and that things like theaters and sports stadiums are luxurious. Agree or disagree?

63. There is a gap in standards of living between countryside and cities. How true is this in your country? What measures should be taken to reduce this gap? 64. Young people are encouraged to travel or work for one year after high school and before university studies. Write the advantages and disadvantages of this matter. 65. As computers are more and more used in education, some people argue that in future there will be no role for teachers. Agree or disagree? 66. Language and culture are respected less in comparison with the past. Do you agree or disagree? 67. Killing animals and using their flesh for food is not right. Do you agree or disagree? 68. The British police do not carry guns. Do you think it is good or bad? 69. If you could study a subject that you have never had the opportunity to study, what would you choose? Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details. 70. Nowadays environmental problems are too big to be managed by individual persons or individual countries. In other words, it is an international problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 71. Juvenile delinquents should undertake such punishments as cleaning the streets or such rather than be imprisoned. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 72. Zoos are sometimes seen as necessary but poor alternatives to a natural environment. Discuss some of the arguments for and/or against keeping animals in zoos. 73. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Attending a live performance (for example, a play, concert, or sporting event) is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 74. Some people believe that universities are responsible for preparation of young people for employment. Others believe universities have other responsibilities. What do you think about the responsibility of universities? 75. Nowadays, many people from different nationalities and cultures get married together. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this? 76. Nowadays, children have a lot of homework to do. Some people, however, believe that less homework means less stress for children, so they will be able to learn other useful skills, too. What is your opinion? 77. Should mass media publish details of peoples private lives or should they be controlled? 78. Nowadays, radio is being replaced by TV and the Internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this idea? 79. Nowadays, people care about their appearance more than before. Do you agree or disagree?

80. Shopping has become a favourite pastime among young people. Why do you think it is like that, and do you think they must be encouraged to do other things rather than shopping? 81. Nowadays, some people still prefer to ride bicycles. To what extent do you think this will help us in todays life? 82. Write whether you support that employees salaries are not enough to make them happy. Benefits like health insurance etc. should be given to make them happier. 83. In the world today, how can the companies keep their employees happy? Express your idea and bring reasons, for example how salary, health care and holiday can make employees happy. 84. Some people follow interests have hobbies (collection, making things), but some people think that it is pointless. Why do people need hobbies? How can they learn from hobbies? 85. Education is sometimes considered as something for the youth. Some people, however, consider it as a lifelong task. What is your opinion? Give reasons and support your ideas with specific supports. 86. It is good for school and university students to take part in part-time jobs. Do you agree or disagree? 87. In spite of modern technologies for transport, many people believe bicycle is the best vehicle for transportation. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? 88. Children learn best by observing the behavior of adults and copying it. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? 89. There are many different types of music in the world today. why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more important than the international music that is heard everywhere nowadays? 90. Education is recognised as vital to the future of any society in today's world. Governments throughout the world should make education compulsory for all children between the ages of 5 and 15. To what extent do you agree with this statement? 91. News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported? 92. The idea of having a single career is becoming old fashioned one. The new fashion will be to have several careers or ways of earning money and further education will be something that continues throughout life. 93. We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in businesses, hospitals, crime detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used for in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or we should be more suspicious of their benefits? 94. Fatherhood ought to be emphasised as much as motherhood. The idea that women are solely responsible for deciding whether or not to have babies leads on to the idea that they are also responsible for bringing the children up.

95. Prevention is better than cure Out of a countrys health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? 96. With out capital punishment (the death penalty)our lives are less secure and crimes of violence increase. Capital punishment is essential to control violence in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 97. The position of women in society has changed markedly in the last twenty years. Many of the problems young people now experience, such as juvenile delinquency, arise from the fact that many married women now work and are not at home to care fir their children. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 98. Some governments say how many children a family can have in their country. They may control the number of children someone has through taxes. It is sometimes necessary and right for a government to control the population in this way. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer. 99. Millions of people every year move to English-speaking counties such as Australia, Britain or America, in order to study at school, college or university. Why do so many people want to study English? Why is English such an important international language? 100. Some people believe they should keep all the money they have earned and should not pay tax to the state. Do you agree or disagree? 101. There are social, medical and technical problems associated with the use of mobile phones. What forms do they take? Do you agree that the problems outweigh the benefits of mobile phones? 102. Tourism is becoming increasingly important as a source of revenue to many countries but its disadvantages should not be overlooked. 103. In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Does this trend have more positive or negative effects on the society? 104. Some people believe that air travel should be restricted because it causes serious pollution and uses up the world's fuel resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 105. More and more measures to improve the security in large urban areas have been introduced in many countries because of the increased crime. Do the benefits of these measures outweigh the drawbacks? 106. In many countries more and more young people are leaving school but unable to find jobs. What problems do you think youth unemployment causes for individuals and the society? What measures should be taken to reduce the level of unemployment among youngsters? 107. Some people think that teachers should be responsible for teaching students to judge what is right and wrong so that they can behave well. Others say that teachers should only teach students academic subjects. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 108. One long-distance flight consumes fuel which a cars uses in several years time, but they cause the same amount of pollution. So some people think that for the sake of environment we should

discourage non-essential flights, such as tourist travel, rather than to limit the use of cars. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 109. A century ago, when man landed on the moon, many people thought that it was the great step of mankind and a great contribution to man. However, space travel has made little difference on peoples lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 110. Some people think history has nothing or little to tell us, but others think that studying the past history can help us better understand the present. Discuss the two views and give your own opinion. 111. Should the national team or individual men and women in sports be financially sponsored by government or non-government body such as business and scholarship? 112. The increasing housing problem in big cities has social consequences. Some people say that only government can solve this problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 113. Some businesses observe that people who just finished college have a hard time interacting with colleagues in working as a team. What are your suggestions to address this problem? 114. Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer. 115. Some people think that fuel costs must be increased to to solve environment problems. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

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