IELTS Writing Practice Questions
Browse IELTS Writing Task 1 and Task 2 prompts, then continue in the full IELTSX practice environment.
- Secondary Students Learn International News School Subject
Some believe secondary students should learn International news as a subject at school, while some think it’s a waste of time.
- Homes Worth 5 Million Dollars or More Sold Eight Cities
The bar chart shows the number of homes, each worth 5 million dollars or more, sold in eight cities.
- College Building Present and Future Changes Plan
The diagrams below show the present building of a college and the plan for changes to the college site in the future.
- Distribution of Employment Agriculture Services Industries Three Countries 1980 2020
The bar chart shows the distribution of employment among agriculture, services, industries in three countries in 1980 and in 2020.
- Employers Give Staff 4-Week Holiday Employees Better at Jobs
Employment should give their staff at least a 4-week holiday a year to make employees better at their jobs.
- Percentage of People in UK City Using Internet Different Activities 2007-2009
The chart below shows the percentage of people in a city in the UK using the Internet for different activities in 2007 and 2009.
- Older Schoolchildren Study Large Number of Subjects vs Focus on Details
Some people think that it is better for older schoolchildren to study a large number of subjects and develop a range of knowledge. Others argue that they should study a smaller number of subjects and focus on details.
- Historical Objects Should Be Brought Back Country of Origin
Historical objects should be brought back to their country of origin.
- International Tourist Arrivals Eight Countries 2009 and 2010
The table gives information about the number of international tourist arrivals in eight countries in 2009 and 2010
- Technology Development Decreases Crime vs Encourages Crime
Some people think technology development decreases crime while others believe it actually encourages crime.
- International Community Ensure Nations Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption
The international community must act immediately to ensure all nations reduce their consumption of fossil fuels e.g. gas and oil.
- Students Choosing Different Science Subjects University 1992 and 2000
The chart gives information about the proportion of students choosing different science subjects in a university in 1992 and 2000.
- Young People Communicate Less With Older People Reasons Improvements
Nowadays in many countries young people don't communicate with older people as much as they used to.
- Children Spend Time Computer Games Less Time Sports Reasons Development
Today many children spend a lot of time playing computer games and less time on sports.
- Favourite Subjects 60 Students School A and School B
The chart below shows information about the favourite subjects of 60 students from two schools, school A and school B.
- Entertainment Electronic Games Portable Devices Harmful Individuals Society
The availability of entertainment such as playing electronic games on portable devices will be harmful to individuals in the society they live in.
- Producing Bottled and Canned Carbonate Drinks Process
The diagram below shows the process of producing bottled and canned carbonate drinks.
- Sports Big Business High Earnings Professional Sportspeople Positive Negative
Nowadays, sports is a big business with high earnings for professional sportspeople and companies involved both financially and other ways.
- School Library Plans Five Years Ago and Now
The plans below show a school library five years ago and the same library now.
- Carbon Emissions Three Fossil Fuels UK 1990-2010
The graph below shows the three different kinds of emission sources (oil/coal/gas) of greenhouse gas in the UK.
- Teachers and students in classroom will no longer exist by year 2050
Many people believe that teachers and students in the classroom will no longer exist by the year 2050.
- Teachers become more important influence on children intellectual and social development than parents
Once children start school, teachers become a more important influence on children's intellectual and social development than parents.
- Ages of people when they got married in one country in 1998 and 2008
The charts below give information on the ages of people when they got married in one country in 1998 and 2008.
- Many factors motivate people to work hard in workplace money is most important
Many factors motivate people to work hard in the workplace. Some people think money is the most important.
- Percentage of car manufacturer total sales in various regions from 2006 to 2010
The chart below shows the percentage of a car manufacturer's total sales in various regions from 2006 to 2010.
- Use of fixed telephone lines mobile phones and internet between 1994 and 2005 in China
The graph below describes the use of fixed telephone lines, mobile phones, and internet between 1994 and 2005 in China.
- Impossible to help all people in world governments should focus on people in own countries
It is impossible to help all people in the world, so governments should focus on people in their own countries.
- Total births and deaths in European country from 1950 to 2050
The graph below shows the total births and the deaths in a European country from 1950 to 2050.
- Percentage of people aged 23-65 in different occupations in one UK town Ashby and in UK as a whole in 2008
The charts below show the percentage of people aged 23-65 in different occupations in one UK town (Ashby) and in the UK as a whole in 2008.
- Children are becoming overweight and unhealthy government is responsible for solving this problem
In many countries, children are becoming overweight and unhealthy. Some people think that the government is responsible for solving this problem.