IELTS TOPICS FOR WRITING TASK 2

(Developed from a list recommended by IELTS Liz)

Topic Sub-topic
Architecture • building codes
• types of building
• urban planning
Arts • censorship of arts and artists
• creativity
• art at school
• the benefits of arts for individuals and society
• funding for arts
Business & Money • small vs large business
• international business
• family run business
• management and leadership
• success in business
• business and technology
• skills vs knowledge for business
• materialism and consumerism
• charity
Communication & • technology and communication
Personality • family and communication
• face to face vs long distance communication
• types of communication
• the development of character and personality
• innate or developed personalities
• female/male characters
Crime & Punishment • prisons vs rehabilitation
• capital punishment vs other types of punishment
• criminals - what makes a criminal
• major vs minor crime
• crime and technology
• teenagers and crime
• role of police
• men and women in law enforcement
Economy • payment methods
• saving vs spending
• globalisation and economy
• world economic issues
• economic progress and success
• production and manufacture
Education • children and education
• relevant/preferred subjects
• education and technology
• role of teachers
• discipline and rules in school
• admissions
• learning styles
• funding for education
• educational aid to poorer countries
• student exchange and taking a gap year
Environment • animals & natural world
• protection of endangered species
• zoos
• energy and environment
• environmental problems
• saving the environment & solving problems
• government vs individual roles
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Family & Children • family roles
• family size
• generations and generation gap
• discipline
• role models
• family and education
Food • fast food and healthy diets
• education of diet
• traditional vs modem diets
• children and diet
Health • prevention vs cure
• funding
• health and education
• poor countries and rich countries
• health aid
• dealing with global epidemics
• hospitals and treatment
• obesity
• exercise and health
History & Time • past vs present
• roles of history
• planning for future
Language • having only one language in the world
• methods of language learning
• travel and language
• the disappearance of languages
• language and culture
Media & Advertising • censorship, control and freedom of speech
• advertising methods
• impact on children
• media and technology
• news & reporting
• values of media
Reading • paper books vs ebooks
• children and reading
• books in education
• libraries
• reading and leisure
Science • space exploration
• funding for research
Society • overpopulation
• poverty
• negatives of city life
• population trends
• modem social trends
• budget spending
• public services
Sports • professionals vs amateurs
• salary & revenue
• facilities and equipment
• sports and learning
• sport as a school subject
• men vs women in sports
• types of sports
Technology • controlling the internet
• socialising online
• children and technology (safety)
• the change in society
• letter vs email
• storing data
• safety of personal information
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Transport • development of infrastructure
• forms of transport
• problems with modern forms of transport
Travel • culture and travel
• understanding people and travel
• living in a global world
• impact of tourism
• tourist attractions
Work • work and genders
• types of jobs
• work and technology
• employment
• salary equality
• recruitment
• work-life balance