IELTS writing  task II sample questions collection

Possible Topic IELTS Writing Task 2 (Part III)

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1. Most countries spend a large amount of money in weapons to defend themselves though they are not at war. To the countries it should spend money to help the citizens for whom in the countries are poor and disadvantaged. To what extent do you agree or disagree this statement?

2. Choose an invertion, telephone or computer, and tell how it has changed our life. Are the changes all possitive or negative?

3. People use the computers when they work, go banking and, but somebody argue that it will make the people isolate and decrease social skills. To what extend do you agree this viewpoint?

4. It is one of government’s responsibilities to enable every child to get basic education freely. If so, the profit private school is not necessary to exist. Do you agree or disagree?

5. Someone think the advertisements have the negative influence to young people and it should be forbidden. Do you agree or disagree?

6. Nowadays, family are not as close as before and a lot of people are get used to it. Write an essay to explain the reason and give your own suggestion.

7. In most part of the world, the volume of traffic is growing at an alarming rate. In the form of an assignment, discuss about the main traffic problems in your country, their causes and possible solutions.

8. Nowadays TV soap serials are very popular. It makes a lot of influence on people’s life, community, and neighborhood and so on. Do you agree or disagree?

9. Most young people fell alone on the first day when they enter the university. What do you think should the university to do to help them

10. Some people believe that government spends too much money on space research while there is still a lot problem on the earth. Do you agree or disagree.

11. Compared with three following media of communicating information ,which is the most effective Comic, Books, film, radio, television, theater.

12. Modern technology has influenced people’s entertainment, makes people less creative. Agree or Disagree?

13. Modern Technology, such as fertilizers and machinery have feed our world, but some disagree, what is the advantage and disadvantage? Discuss.

14. Many parents use punishment to teach the different between right and wrong to kids. Many think punishment is necessary to help children learn the distinction.What degree do you agree or disagree? What kind of punishment do you think can parents and teachers use?

15. Agree or disagree: the students who study from the school to university get benefit less and contribute less to, than those of student who go to travel or job and get skills and experience before going high university.

16. It is one of government’s responsibilities to enable every child to get basic education freely. If so, the profit private school is not necessary to exist. Do you agree or disagree?

17. It is one of government’s responsibilities to enable every child to get basic education freely. If so, the profit private school is not necessary to exist. Do you agree or disagree?

18. Modern technology has influenced people’s entertainment, makes people less creative. Agree or Disagree?

19. It is wrong that our government pay more money to the artist projects, for instance, there are more and more paintings and sculptures appearing at the public places, because there are more important thing to do. What‘s you opinion? Do you agree or disagree with it?

20. Participating in a sport is as important for psychological health as it is for physical condition and social development.

21. Some people say the parents should except school to conduct their children‘s behavior and tell them what is ‘right‘ or ‘wrong‘. Others say schools should take this responsibility. Please give your point about it.

22. As the developing countries and the third world countries, there are a funds, how to use it? Invest in the basic education or in the high-technology, for instance, computer? What‘s your opinion?

23. Fast food is developing more and more popular. It replaces other traditional food. Some people think it is good, some people disagree with it. What‘s your opinion about it. Give some reason of your opinion.

24. More and more children‘s writing & math ability are affected by computers and calculators. We should limit the use of those tools. Disagree or agree.

25. Some people say that it is impossible for a woman to be both effective at work and a ‎good mother at the same time. It is also suggested that the government should give ‎salaries to mothers who stay at home to take care of their children. What do you think ‎about this?‎Participating in a sport is as important for psychological health as it is for physical conditions and social development.

26. Who has responsible for our old people?

27. The threat of nuclear weapons maintains world peace. Nuclear power provides cheap and clean energy. The benefits of nuclear technology far outweigh the disadvantages. Give reasons for your answer.

28. As technological innovation brings about rapid changes and retraining becomes a lifelong ‎necessity, industry should take over more and more of the responsibility for education. ‎To what extent do you agree or disagree this statement?‎

29. It is more important for governments to ensure adequate standards of housing, education ‎and health care for their citizens by developing the industrial base than to use their ‎resources to develop the rural areas. To what extent do you agree or disagree this ‎statement?‎

30. Business education and training today must promoter environmental awareness. To what ‎extent do you agree or disagree this statement?‎

31. Technological advances continue to improve manufacturing efficiency; the weight of a ‎drinks can has come down from thirty-five grams to about fifteen grams, for example, ‎and modern cars and production techniques are much more energy efficient. ‎Governments need to control the environment rather than controlling industry, as ‎companies already control their resources very efficiently. . To what extent do you agree ‎or disagree this statement?‎

32. Training for work is far more important than proving a broad-based education. . To what ‎extent do you agree or disagree this statement?‎

33. What steps should a student take in preparing for tertiary education and what would be ‎the benefit of taking such steps? ‎

34. The developed world should lead by example and not insist that aid to the Third World is ‎used to develop rural areas. . To what extent do you agree or disagree this statement?‎

35. People can do longer expect a job for life. What should individuals and governments do ‎to prepare the current and future environments for different working conditions? ‎

36. As we know, computers bring many benefits and conveniences to people. However, ‎computers used in primary schools influence children's ability in writing and calculating. ‎Some people think computers and calculators should be strictly limited in the modern ‎classroom. Do you agree? Give your opinion?‎

37. Some people think school uniforms prevent children's personalities from developing. ‎What's your opinion?‎

38. With the development of society, customs and habits have changed a lot. Is it a good or ‎bad phenomenon? What’s your opinion?‎

39. Nowadays, nurseries and kindergartens take care of children from an early age, so ‎women can return to their work and children can get used to the society early. Is this a ‎good thing? What’s your opinion?‎

40. Today, it is not allowed to raise pets in many cities, especially in modern cities. Do you ‎agree or disagree with this?‎

41. Now many people are forgetting their history and culture, so some people suggest that we ‎should encourage people to wear their traditional clothing everyday. Do you agree?‎

42. The number of days' holiday that an employee receives per-year varies from job to job. ‎Do you think people should have the same amount of days holiday regardless of their ‎occupations? Give your reasons for your answer.‎ V80

43. Some young people leave home before 20 for job or study. Do you think the sudden independence is positive? Think the disadvantage of it? Give your reason and relative sample experience. V.68

44. Now there are more and more television camera in shops and homes to monitor customers and visitors. Some people think this is unhappy and not be trustes. Others think security is important than privacy. What do you think? Require: explain your reason and use your own experience. V69

45. Children are becoming lazy, fat and unsociable, give your possible causes and measures. V73

46. There are great amount of violence in television programs, we should reduce them. Do you agree or disagree? V7*

47. Nowadays, parents spent little time with their children, and use the television for keeping children quiet. What do you think about this case and the results? Give reasons and suggestion about it by your experience (make example). V78

48. Some family sent their children to foreign country for education purpose. What is your opinion? V79

49.  It is said that today people’s live are becoming increasingly stressful. What’s the reason ‎of it occur and how to solve the problem?‎

50.  High school students should study general subjects before they are 17 years old, to study specialist subjects ‎before that age is too early for them. Agree or disagree? ‎ V72

51.  In some country children starting their school at seven ‎age in order to strengthen their relation with their ‎parents, but in other countries, children can begin their ‎school at four ages. ‎Discuss the advantage and disadvantage of starting ‎school at a early age. V50

52. People rely on news for knowledge, shall we trust the journalists. What is your opion? what do you think what a good journalist should be?

53. The world of work is changing rapidly. Nowadays, work conditions are not always the same, and the employees can’t only depend on one type of job. Give causes of the changes and give suggestion for employees to face the situation in future.Show your own opinion; tell your experience and understanding about this matter

54. As the development of modern science and technology, some aspects of traditional culture are being lost, so some people think that the traditional culture and technology will be replaced by the modern science and technology such as computer or internet, what is your opinion?

55. Some sport events such as the World Cup may help reduce the tension and bias between different countries and keep the peace of the world, what is your opnion?

56. Some people think that the animals should be treated as pets, others think that animals are resources of food and clothing. What is your opinion?

57. Some people think that the developed countries should fund international aid to poor countries to help these developing countries to develop domestic health, education and trade. What is your opinion?

58. Young drug abuse is a serious problem nowadays in many countries, what are the reasons for this and what can be done to combat it

59. Some people think that the new Millennium is the opportunity while others think it is danger. What do you think about it and what do you expect to happen in the new Millennium.

60. If famous people are treated unfairly by the media? Should they be given more privacy, or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private lives?

61. Should developing countries concentrate on Iproving industrial skills and modern technology or should they promote education first?

62. Who should be responsible for protecting the environment of a city or a country - the government , the corporation or the people?

63. Does modern technology make life more convenient, or was life better when technology was simpler?

64. Tourism is a multibillion dollars industry that supports economic development, some people think that it causes damage to local environment and culture, so what is your opinion?

65. Nowadays doctors can become very rich. Maybe they should not focus on profitable activities such as plastic surgery or looking after rich patients and concentrate more on patient health, no matter how rich they are?

66. Will modern technology, such as the internet ever replace the book or the written word as the main source of information?

67. Should criminals be punished with lengthy jail terms or re-educated and rehabilitated, using community service programs for instance, before being reintroduced to society?

68. In some countries if parents hit children or punish children physically, they will break the law and will be arrested. Some people think that punishment is good for teaching children to discipline their behaviour, others say it’s the matter of parents.

69. Some people think that it is more important for a single language as an international offical language. others think that it will make it difficult to identify countries and loss culture. What’s your opinion? and show your reason and example .

70. With the development of market economy advertisements have become a dominant feature in television industry descript the rich information brought by TV, there still exits strong criticism against TV advertisements. Write on article analyzing the passive and negative effects of TV advertisements.

71. The world of work is changing rapidly. Working conditions today are not the same as before and people no longer rely on taking one job for life. Discuss the possible causes of these changes and give your suggestions on how people should prepare for work in the future.

72. Some people feel that in order to improve the quality of our education, we should encourage high school student to evaluate and criticize their teachers. Other feels it will cause the loss of respect and discipline in the classroom.

 
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