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IELTSWritingIdeas140

1.Somepeoplebelievethattheyshouldkeepallthemoneytheyhaveearnedandshould
notpaytaxtothestate.Doyouagreeordisagree?

2.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofmobilephones?

3.Today,theadvancesinscienceandtechnologyhavemadegreatchanges
topeopleslives,butartists,suchasmusicians,paintersandwritersarestillhighlyvalued.
Whatcanartstellusaboutlifethatscienceandtechnologycannot?

4.Inmanycountries,theproportionofolderpeopleissteadilyincreasing.Doesthis
trendhavemorepositiveornegativeeffectsonthesociety?

5.Somepeoplebelievethatairtravelshouldberestrictedbecauseitcausesserious
pollutionandusesuptheworldsfuelresources.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?

6.Moreandmoremeasurestoimprovethesecurityinlargeurbanareashavebeen
introducedinmanycountriesbecauseoftheincreasedcrime.Dothebenefitsofthese
measuresoutweighthedrawbacks?

7.Inmanycountriesmoreandmoreyoungpeopleareleavingschoolbutunabletofind
jobs.Whatproblemsdoyouthinkyouthunemploymentcausesforindividualsandthe
society?Whatmeasuresshouldbetakentoreducethelevelofunemploymentamong
youngsters?

8.Somepeoplethinkthatteachersshouldberesponsibleforteachingstudentstojudge
whatisrightandwrongsothattheycanbehavewell.Otherssaythatteachersshouldonly
teachstudentsacademicsubjects.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.

9.Onelongdistanceflightconsumesfuelwhichacarusesinseveralyears,buttheycause
thesameamountofpollution.Somepeoplethinkthatforthesakeoftheenvironmentwe
shoulddiscouragenonessentialflights,suchastouristtravel,ratherthantolimittheuseof
cars.Towhatextentdoyouagree?

10.Acenturyago,whenmanlandedonthemoon,manypeoplethoughtthatitwasthe
greatstepofmankindandagreatcontributiontoman.However,spacetravelhasmade
littledifferenceonpeopleslives.Towhatextentdoyouagree?

11.Somepeoplethinkthathistoryhaslittleornothingtotellus,butothersthinkthat
studyingthepasthistorycanhelpusbetterunderstandthepresent.Discussthetwoviews
andgiveyourownopinion.

12.Shouldthenationalteamorindividualmenandwomeninsportsbefinancially
sponsoredbygovernmentornongovernmentbody,suchasbusinessandscholarship?

13.Theincreasinghousingprobleminbigcitieshassocialconsequences.Somepeoplesay
thatonlythegovernmentcansolvethisproblem.Towhatextentdoyouagree?

14.Somebusinessesobservethatpeoplewhohavejustfinishedcollegehaveahardtime
interactingwithcolleaguesinworkingasateam.Whatareyoursuggestionstosolvethis
problem?

15.Somepeoplethinkthatanimalexperimentationiscruel.Othersbelievethatitis
essentialtoresearchandscientificdevelopment.Whatisyouropinion?

16.Somepeoplebelievethatchildrenshouldlearnallsubjectsequally.Othersthinkthat
childrenshouldonlylearnsubjectstheyareinterestedin.Discussbothsidesandgiveyour
opinion.

17.Manycountriestodayhaveshowninsufficientrespectforolderadults.Whatcouldbe
thereasons?Whataretheeffects?

18.SomepeoplethinkthattherearebenefitsingoingtoprivatesecondaryOthersfeelthat
privatesecondaryschoolscanhavenegativeeffectsonthesocietyasawhole.Whatisyour
opinion

19.Tolearnalanguageyouhavetolearnalsothecultureandlifestyleofthecountryin
whichthespecificlanguageisspoken.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?

20.Studentsarebettertoliveawayfromparentsratherthanstayingwiththemwhile
studyingatauniversity.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?

21.Multiculturalsocietiesbringmorebenefitstothecountrythandrawbacks.Discussboth
sidesandgiveyouropinion.

22.Someparentsthinkthattelevisionadvertisingputstoomuchpressureonchildrento
buytoysandotheritems.Otherpeoplefeelthatsuchadvertisingprovidesuseful
information.Discussbothsidesandgiveyouropinion.

23.Fartoolittlehasbeendonetopreventanimalsandplantsfromdyingout,although
peoplehavebeenawareofthisproblemforalongtime.Whydopeoplecaresolittle
aboutit?Giveyoursuggestionsonhowtosolvethisproblem.

24.Somepeoplethinkthatthegovernmentshoulddecidewhichsubjectsstudentsshould
studyatuniversity,butothersthinkthatstudentsshouldbeallowedtochoosethesubject
theyprefer.Discussbothsidesandgiveyouropinion.

25.Britishpolicedonotcarryguns.Doyouthinkthisisagoodideaorabadidea?

26.Inthenearfuture,peoplewhocannotworkwithcomputerswillbedisadvantaged.To
whatextentdoyouagree?

27.Nowadaysradioisbeingreplacedbythetelevisionandtheinternet.Towhatextentdo
youagree?

28.Educationisalifelongtaskandshouldnotendwhenformaleducationhasbeen
completed.Towhatextentdoyouagree?

29.Insomecountries,youngpeopleareencouragedtotravelorworkforayearafterhigh
schoolandbeforegoingtouniversity.Doyouthinkthisisagoodidea?

30.Governmentsshouldspendmoremoneyoneducationthanonrecreationandsports.
Towhatextentdoyouagree?

31.Somepeoplebelievethattechnologyhasfacilitatedourlivessomuchandgivenpeople
alotoffreedom.Otherpeoplebelievethattechnologyhasmoredrawbacksthan
advantages.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.

32.ComputersshouldreplaceteachersintheclassroomTowhatextentdoyouagree?

33.Capitalpunishmentshouldbereintroducedasapunishmentforpeoplewhocommit
seriouscrimes.Towhatextentdoyouagree?

34.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheinternet?

35.Thereportingofcrimesinthemedia,suchasnewspaperandmagazines
hasanegativeeffectonsociety.Towhatextentdoyouagree?

36.Howdoestheinternationalmediaimpactonalocalculture.Dotheadvantages
outweighthedisadvantages?

37.Shouldgovernmentsprovideassistancetoallkindsofartists,suchassingers,painters,
anddancers?Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.

38.Thesedaysthereismajorproblemswiththeamountoftrafficinmajorcities.
Increasingthepriceofpetrolwillhelpreducetrafficjamsandpollution.Towhatextentdo
youagree?Arethereanyotherpossiblesolutionstothisproblem?

39.Inmanycountries,schoolshavesevereproblemswithstudentbehaviour.Whatdoyou
thinkarethecausesofthis?Whatsolutionscanyousuggest?

40.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofkeepingpets?