IELTS Writing Practice Questions
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- Benefits of modern communications technology for all people or selected groups
Some people have benefited from modern communications technology, but some people have not benefited from it at all.
- Sugar production and consumption in India from 2001 to 2011
The graph below gives information about sugar production and consumption in India from 2001 to 2011.
- Responses to questionnaire by club members and general public on new theatre
The tables below show responses to a questionnaire given by two groups of people (club members and the general public) who shared their opinions about a new theatre.
- Number of visitors to different London museums in different months in 2015
The bar chart shows the number of visitors who visited different museums in London different months in 2015.
- Supervising children closely versus giving children more freedom
Some people think that parents and teachers should supervise children very closely, while others believe that children should be given more freedom.
- Popularity of five different kinds of books based on bookseller sales 1972 2012
The three given pie charts compare the popularity of five different kinds of books according to the sales of a bookseller during the period from 1972 to 2012.
- Celebrities famous for glamour and wealth setting bad examples for youth
Nowadays, celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements, and this sets a bad example for young people.
- Changes in car ownership in European households between 1971 and 2001
The graph below shows the changes in car ownership in European households between 1971 and 2001.
- Studying past history to understand present versus having little to teach us
Some people say that history has little or nothing to teach us. Others believe that we must study the past to understand the present.
- Living in many different places compared to staying in one location
In the past, people lived in one place for a long time, but now people can live in many different places.
- Decline in writing by hand using traditional writing instruments
Fewer and fewer people today write by hand using a pen, pencil or brush.
- Process of small scale fish smoking
The diagram below shows the process of smoking fish in a small scale.
- Contacting intelligent extraterrestrial life forms on other planets versus potential dangers
Some scientists believe that intelligent life forms may exist on other planets and some want to send messages to contact them. Others think it is a bad idea because these life forms may be too dangerous.
- Encouraging children to spend less time studying and more time on physical activities
Parents should encourage children to spend less time studying and more time doing physical activities.
- Parents reading or telling stories to children versus modern media sources
Some people believe that it is important for parents to read or tell stories to their children. Others say that in the modern world, parents don't have to do this because children have so many other sources for stories, like books, movies, and TV.
- Percentage of female members of parliament in five European countries from 2000 to 2012
The graph below shows the percentage of female members of parliament in five European countries, from 2000 to 2012.
- Village of Ryemouth between 1995 and present
The maps show the village of Ryemouth between 1995 and present.
- Children find it difficult to concentrate or pay attention to school
Children find it difficult to concentrate on or pay attention to school.
- Teachers have more influence on development than parents
Once children start school, teachers have more influences on their intellectual and social development than parents.
- Number and purposes of trips made by men and women in one year
The chart gives information about the number and purposes of trips made by men and women in one year in a certain European country.
- Rapid population growth in cities benefits or has negative impacts
Some people think rapid population growth in cities benefits people who live there, while others believe that it has negative impacts.
- Parents putting pressure on children to succeed reasons positive or negative development
Parents are putting a lot of pressure on their children to succeed.
- Population of some cities growing rapidly effects and solutions
The population of some cities is growing rapidly.
- Best to live in a horizontal city or a vertical city
Some people think that it is best to live in a horizontal city while others think of a vertical city.
- Proportion of peoples total spending on different commodities and services in 1998 and 2008
The charts below show the proportion of people's total spending on different commodities and services in a particular European country in 1998 and 2008
- Small number of people earn extremely high salaries good or government limit
In many countries, a small number of people earn extremely high salaries. Some people believe that this is good for the country, but others think that governments should not allow salaries above a certain level.
- Plan of a small school in 1980 and 2010
The maps below show the plan of a small school in 1980 and 2010.
- Sales of three categories of magazines in particular region over five weeks
The chart below shows sales of three categories of magazines (fashion, music, and sports) in a particular region over five weeks.
- Huntingdon as it is now and how it will change in the future
The maps below show Huntingdon as it is now, and how it will change in the future.
- Young people who commit serious crimes punished same way as adults
Some people believe that young people who commit serious crimes should be punished in the same way as adults.