IELTS WRITING TASK 2

Topics for Practice

Collection 2
What can you say about the picture?
Nowadays many people have access to computers on a
wide basis and a large number of children play computer
games.

What are the negative and positive impacts of playing

computer games and what can be done to minimize the
bad effects?

What kind of question is this?

•Argument For and Against
•Two-part Question
•Listing Point Question
TWO-PART QUESTION
Nowadays many people have access to computers on a wide basis
and a large number of children play computer games.

What are the negative and positive impacts of playing computer

games and what can be done to minimize the bad effects?

FORMAT 1:
P1: Introduction: Expansion + Thesis
P2:Positive and Negative Effects
P3: Minimizing bad effects
P4: Conclusion

Body = Topic Sentence + Expansion + Example

What can you say about the picture?
As people live longer and longer, the idea of cloning human
beings in order to provide spare parts is becoming a reality.
The idea horrifies most people, yet it is no longer mere
science fiction.

To what extent do you agree with such a procedure?

Have you any reservations?

What kind of question is this?

•Argument For and Against
•Two-part Question
•Listing Point Question
TWO-PART QUESTION/ARGUMENT FOR and AGAINST

As people live longer and longer, the idea of cloning human beings in
order to provide spare parts is becoming a reality. The idea horrifies most
people, yet it is no longer mere science fiction.

To what extent do you agree with such a procedure?

Have you any reservations?

FORMAT 1: FORMAT 2:
P1: Introduction: Expansion + Thesis P1: Introduction: Expansion +
P2: Question 1 Thesis
P3: Question 2 P2: Agree
P4: Conclusion P3: Disagree
P4: Conclusion + Answer to
Question 2

Body = Topic Sentence + Expansion + Example

What can you say about the picture?
Some people think women should be allowed to
join the army, the navy and the air force just like
men.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

What kind of question is this?

•Argument For and Against
•Two-part Question
•Listing Point Question
ARGUMENT FOR & AGAINST QUESTION
Some people think women should be allowed to join the
army, the navy and the air force just like men.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

FORMAT:
P1: Introduction: Expansion + Thesis
P2: Agree
P3: Disagree
P4: Conclusion

Body = Topic Sentence + Expansion + Example

What can you say about the picture?
As mass communication and transport continue to grow,
societies are becoming more and more alike leading to a
phenomenon known as globalization. Some people fear that
globalization will inevitably lead to the total loss of cultural
identity.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

What kind of question is this?

•Argument For and Against
•Two-part Question
•Listing Point Question
ARGUMENT FOR & AGAINST QUESTION
As mass communication and transport continue to grow, societies are
becoming more and more alike leading to a phenomenon known as
globalization. Some people fear that globalization will inevitably lead
to the total loss of cultural identity.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

FORMAT:
P1: Introduction: Expansion + Thesis
P2: Agree
P3: Disagree
P4: Conclusion

Body = Topic Sentence + Expansion + Example