Writing Set 1Available
Technology & road safety
- Task 1: UK household technology, 1997–2001
- Task 2: Stricter punishments for driving offences
Recent IELTS writing
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Writing Set 2Available
Migration & role models
- Task 1: Migration to the UK, 2000–2008
- Task 2: Celebrities as role models for young people
Writing Set 3Available
Physical activity & online life
- Task 1: Physical inactivity in Australia by age and gender
- Task 2: Shopping, working and communicating online without face-to-face contact
Writing Set 4Available
Sports centre changes & free housing
- Task 1: A university sports centre in 2007 and at present
- Task 2: Whether governments should provide free housing for people who cannot afford it
Writing Set 5Available
Mobile contracts & the news
- Task 1: Mobile phone contract costs, January–September 2002
- Task 2: Whether following the news is a waste of time
Writing Set 6Available
Road tunnels & family history
- Task 1: Two road tunnels in Australian cities
- Task 2: Reasons for researching family history and its effects
Writing Set 7Available
Train services & storytelling
- Task 1: Train passengers and punctuality, 2000–2009
- Task 2: Parents telling stories versus children reading or watching alone
Writing Set 8Available
Household sizes & funding artists
- Task 1: UK household sizes in 1981 and 2001
- Task 2: Whether governments should support all artists
Writing Set 9Available
Graduate employment & growing cities
- Task 1: Graduate employment and salaries in Australia, 2004–2012
- Task 2: Problems caused by growing cities and possible solutions
Writing Set 10Available
Museum visitors & working hours
- Task 1: Three types of museum visitors between 1997 and 2012
- Task 2: Whether longer working hours lead to economic success
Writing Set 11Available
Zoo changes & home schooling
- Task 1: An Australian zoo in 1990 and now
- Task 2: Teaching children at home instead of sending them to school
Writing Set 12Available
Population indicators & free public transport
- Task 1: Population growth, births per woman and life expectancy in 2002 and 2004
- Task 2: Free public transport around the clock to reduce congestion
Writing Set 13Available
School subjects & moving abroad
- Task 1: Favourite subjects at School A and School B
- Task 2: Parents working abroad and taking their families with them
Writing Set 14Available
Housing development & unhealthy habits
- Task 1: A housing estate now and its proposed development
- Task 2: Why people continue unhealthy activities and how to change this
Writing Set 15Available
Car buying & sports facilities
- Task 1: Car-buying habits in a European country, 2009
- Task 2: Funding sports facilities for top athletes or ordinary people
Writing Set 16Available
Carbon emissions & films and TV
- Task 1: Carbon dioxide emissions by income group and world population shares
- Task 2: Importing foreign films and TV programmes or producing them locally
Writing Set 17Available
Research spending & school priorities
- Task 1: US government research spending, 1980–2008
- Task 2: Preparing students for work versus academic success
Writing Set 18Available
Prison population & space tourism
- Task 1: Male and female prison populations in a European country, 1911–2001
- Task 2: Whether developing space tourism is positive or negative
Writing Set 19Available
Leisure time & environmental problems
- Task 1: Reading and listening to music by age group in New Zealand
- Task 2: Whether environmental problems are unavoidable as countries become richer
Writing Set 20Available
Museum changes & public artwork
- Task 1: A local museum and its surroundings in 1957 and 2007
- Task 2: Government spending on paintings and statues in towns and cities
Writing Set 21Available
Education participation & dangerous sports
- Task 1: Secondary and higher education by gender in four regions in 2000
- Task 2: Banning dangerous sports versus freedom to participate
Writing Set 22Available
Hospital services & peer pressure
- Task 1: Patient ratings of four services at three hospitals
- Task 2: Whether the disadvantages of peer pressure outweigh the advantages
Writing Set 23Available
Film production & handwriting
- Task 1: Films produced by five countries in 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Task 2: Reasons for declining handwriting and whether this is positive or negative
Writing Set 24Available
Ryemouth development & degrees versus experience
- Task 1: Ryemouth village in 1995 and the present
- Task 2: University degrees versus skills and experience in securing a good job
Writing Set 25Available
Immigration & wildlife protection
- Task 1: Annual immigration to three countries, 1990–2001
- Task 2: Whether too many resources are devoted to protecting wild animals and birds
Writing Set 26Available
Foreign aid & company facilities
- Task 1: Aid from six developed countries, 2008–2010
- Task 2: Whether large companies should provide local sports and social facilities
Writing Set 27Available
Park changes & replacing broken items
- Task 1: Riverside Park in 2010 and now
- Task 2: Reasons for replacing broken items and the problems this causes
Writing Set 28Available
Course bookings & economic growth
- Task 1: Course-booking methods in Australia, the USA and Canada, 2009–2010
- Task 2: Whether economic success and a clean environment can coexist
Writing Set 29Available
Tourist transport & physical activity
- Task 1: Tourists using five types of transport, 1989–2009
- Task 2: Encouraging children to study less and be more physically active
Writing Set 30Available
Women in parliament & internet news
- Task 1: Female parliament members in five European countries, 2000–2012
- Task 2: Getting news from the internet instead of newspapers and television
Writing Set 31Available
Teachers’ salaries & cosmetic surgery
- Task 1: Secondary/high school teachers’ salaries in five countries, 2009
- Task 2: Reasons for cosmetic surgery and whether the trend is positive or negative
Writing Set 32Available
Student satisfaction & career choices
- Task 1: Undergraduate and postgraduate satisfaction with university facilities, 2007
- Task 2: Choosing a career early and staying with it versus changing jobs
Writing Set 33Available
Sugar production & the purpose of education
- Task 1: Sugar production and consumption in India, 2001–2011
- Task 2: Education for society or personal ambitions
Writing Set 34Available
Household items & city living
- Task 1: Ownership of four household items in Singapore, 1973–2008
- Task 2: Causes and solutions for worsening quality of life in large cities
Writing Set 35Available
Driving licences & children’s development
- Task 1: Driving licences by gender, 1976–2006, and young drivers aged 17–20
- Task 2: Family influence versus factors outside the home in children’s development
Writing Set 36Available
Leisure activities & national identity
- Task 1: Urban and rural adults taking part in four leisure activities, 1990 and 2010
- Task 2: International business and cultural contact versus national identity
Writing Set 37Available
Oil production & international news
- Task 1: Daily oil production in four countries, 2000–2004
- Task 2: Whether international news should be a secondary school subject
Writing Set 38Available
Salt intake & paying taxes
- Task 1: Salt intake in the US by age and gender, 2000
- Task 2: Whether people should keep all their earnings instead of paying taxes
Writing Set 39Available
Women’s employment & housing shortages
- Task 1: Employment of women aged 15–64 in five countries, 2003–2009
- Task 2: Whether only government action can solve housing shortages in big cities
Writing Set 40Available
Bus performance & science studies
- Task 1: Bus punctuality against targets and passenger complaints, 1999–2003
- Task 2: Reasons and effects of too few students choosing science
Writing Set 41Available
Singapore education & healthy living
- Task 1: Years at school and highest educational achievement in Singapore
- Task 2: Whether diet and regular exercise are necessary for a long and healthy life
Writing Set 42Available
EU unemployment & the value of art
- Task 1: Unemployment in the EU by worker category, 1990–1999
- Task 2: What art can tell us about life that science and technology cannot
Writing Set 43Available
Historic site & work–life balance
- Task 1: Archaeological findings at a historic site in 2004 and 2014
- Task 2: Causes and solutions for difficulties achieving work–life balance
Writing Set 44Available
Housing estate & success in life
- Task 1: A housing estate now and after redevelopment
- Task 2: Hard work and determination compared with other factors in success
Writing Set 45Available
Office redesign & university study
- Task 1: Present and future layouts of an office building
- Task 2: Reasons and solutions for greater study difficulties at university or college
Writing Set 46Available
Employment sectors & shopping-centre leisure
- Task 1: Employment of men and women in four sectors, 1986, 1996 and 2006
- Task 2: Young people spending leisure time in shopping centres rather than organised activities
Writing Set 47Available
Technology aid & responsible tourism
- Task 1: Technology aid from charities in the US, EU and other countries, 2006–2010
- Task 2: Whether it is impossible to be a responsible tourist
Writing Set 48Available
Skilled migration & ambition
- Task 1: Workers in four occupations migrating to Australia, 2009–2012
- Task 2: The importance of ambition and whether it is a positive or negative characteristic
Writing Set 49Available
Village changes & teachers’ influence
- Task 1: Shalton village in 1910 and 2010
- Task 2: Teachers’ influence versus parents’ influence on intellectual and social development
Writing Set 50Available
Water use & dependence on others
- Task 1: Domestic, industrial and agricultural water use in four countries
- Task 2: Whether people are becoming more dependent on each other or more independent
Writing Set 51Available
Landfill design & working from home
- Task 1: Construction, use and closure of a modern landfill for household waste
- Task 2: Whether working from home benefits only workers or also employers
Writing Set 52Available
Soft-cheese production & punishment
- Task 1: The process of making soft cheese
- Task 2: Prison sentences versus alternatives such as community service for minor crimes
Writing Set 53Available
Electricity consumption & school exchanges
- Task 1: Electricity consumption in eight sectors of Eastern Europe in 2007 and 2010
- Task 2: The advantages and disadvantages of international exchange visits for school teenagers
Writing Set 54Available
China’s age profile & time away from family
- Task 1: China’s population by age group, 1960–2050, including a forecast
- Task 2: Reasons and effects of spending more time far away from family
Writing Set 55Available
Illness absence & salaries for essential workers
- Task 1: Workers absent for six days or more due to illness in five European countries, 1991–2001
- Task 2: Whether doctors, nurses and teachers should earn more than entertainment and sports celebrities
Writing Set 56Available
UK fuel production & parental pressure
- Task 1: Production of coal, natural gas and petroleum in the UK, 1981–2000
- Task 2: Reasons for parental pressure to succeed and whether it is positive or negative
Writing Set 57Available
Snow depth & adult literacy
- Task 1: Monthly snow depths in a Canadian ski resort over three years
- Task 2: Disadvantages faced by adults who cannot read or write and how governments can help
Writing Set 58Available
Solar panels & compulsory art classes
- Task 1: The structure of a simple solar panel and how it heats air and water
- Task 2: Whether painting and drawing should be compulsory subjects in high school
Writing Set 59Available
Tourism jobs & job satisfaction
- Task 1: Jobs in four tourism-related sectors in one UK city, 1989–2009
- Task 2: Whether unemployment is better than doing a job one does not enjoy
Writing Set 60Available
Medical care & preventing extinction
- Task 1: Medical care in Austria, France and Sweden in 1980, 1990 and 2000
- Task 2: Whether people should prevent animals from becoming extinct
Writing Set 61Available
Tea and coffee imports & job interviews
- Task 1: Tea and coffee imports by Canada, the UK, the USA and Germany in 2007
- Task 2: Whether interviews are a reliable way to select employees
Writing Set 62Available
Theatre plans & later parenthood
- Task 1: Changes to a small theatre between 2010 and 2012
- Task 2: Reasons for having children later and whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Writing Set 63Available
Drinks consumption & household goods
- Task 1: Soft drinks and bottled water consumed per person in five countries in 2002
- Task 2: Whether access to a wider range of household goods is positive or negative
Writing Set 64Available
Tax collection & social skills at work
- Task 1: Tax collected as a percentage of GDP in five countries, 1975–2005
- Task 2: Whether social skills are as important as qualifications for success at work
Writing Set 65Available
Occupations & environmental responsibility
- Task 1: Occupations of people aged 23–65 in Ashby and the UK as a whole in 2008
- Task 2: Whether politicians bear responsibility for environmental damage and individuals can do little
Writing Set 66Available
Organisation aid & young people’s literacy
- Task 1: Money given to developing countries by five organisations, 2008–2011
- Task 2: Whether digital communication harms young people’s reading and writing skills
Writing Set 67Available
Exchange students & protecting wild animals
- Task 1: Exchange students between universities in Europe and Australia in 2007 and 2009
- Task 2: Protecting all wild animals versus protecting only some species
Writing Set 68Available
Australian workforce & learning practical skills
- Task 1: The Australian workforce in five industries, 1962–2012
- Task 2: Adults learning practical skills independently or with a classroom teacher
Writing Set 69Available
European unemployment & vocational training
- Task 1: Youth and overall unemployment in five European countries in 2005
- Task 2: Funding vocational training rather than university education
Writing Set 70Available
Coal electricity & exercise in older age
- Task 1: How one type of coal is used to produce electricity
- Task 2: Why older patients do not follow exercise advice and how to encourage them
Writing Set 71Available
Waste production & damage to plants and animals
- Task 1: Waste produced in six countries in 1980, 1990 and 2000
- Task 2: Whether the damage human activity causes to plants and animals can be reversed
Writing Set 72Available
College layouts & artistic ability
- Task 1: The present layout of a college and its planned future development
- Task 2: Whether everyone can create art or only people born with artistic ability
Writing Set 73Available
Cement and concrete & choosing a job
- Task 1: Cement production and the use of cement to make concrete
- Task 2: Young people choosing jobs freely versus making realistic choices about their future
Writing Set 74Available
UK visitors & television’s influence on children
- Task 1: Overseas visitors to the UK by purpose, 1989–2009
- Task 2: Whether television content or viewing time has more influence on children’s behaviour
Writing Set 75Available
Theatre survey & following fashions
- Task 1: Club members’ and the general public’s opinions about a new theatre
- Task 2: Whether popular fashions show that people copy one another
Writing Set 76Available
Australian employment & education until 18
- Task 1: People employed in five types of work in an Australian region in 2001 and 2008
- Task 2: Whether young people should receive full-time education until at least 18
Writing Set 77Available
Food consumption & children’s cognitive abilities
- Task 1: Weekly food consumption per person in a European country in 1992, 2002 and 2012
- Task 2: Whether watching TV and playing computer games improve children’s cognitive abilities
Writing Set 78Available
Office layouts & Western clothing
- Task 1: Typical Japanese and American office layouts
- Task 2: Wearing Western clothes rather than traditional clothing
Writing Set 79Available
World water & group activities
- Task 1: World water distribution and water use in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Canada
- Task 2: Whether group activities teach more important life skills than individual activities
Writing Set 80Available
Regional drug sales & cars versus bicycles
- Task 1: A drug company’s total sales by region, 2002–2006
- Task 2: Reasons for choosing cars or bicycles and which trend is better