雅思作文考题

1.12 Some people think a long-term imprisonment should act as punishment, but others think there are some alternative ways like community service. Discuss and give your opinion.

1.19 For some people, the traditional ideas and experience of the old people are useless to the young. Do you agree or disagree?

1.26 In countries where there is high unemployment most pupils should be offered only primary education; there is no point in offering secondary education to those who will have no hope of finding a job. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2.2 Some think humans can exploit animals for any purpose that they need, while others disagree. What is your opinion?

2.14 People in cities are facing more and more problems, what are these problems? Should government encourage people to move to the rural area?

2.16 How important it is for individuals and countries to think for future rather than focusing on the present?

2.23 People can buy a wide variety of foods transported from other countries. To what extent do benefits outweigh drawbacks?

3.1 The government thinks that education system should be up to date. Following are a list of the subjects taught in school. Which two do you think are the most important subjects and which one is the least important to the young people? literature sports mathematics economics physics music psychology history geography foreign languages

3.8 The number of cars keeps increasing, so road systems should be expanded. Some people think the cost of road should be paid by government, some people think the car owners should pay for it. What is your opinion?

3.13People should look after their health as a duty to the society they live in rather than personal benefits. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

3.29 Some people think government should ensure the healthy life style of people, but other

people argue that it should be decided by individuals. Discuss and give your opinion.

4.5 Aircraft uses more fuel than cars and produces more pollution. Some people suggest the non-essential use of aircraft like international travel should be discouraged. Do you agree or disagree?

4.12 More working people are busy with work and have no enough time to spend with their family and friends. why does this happen ? what are the effects on family life and society as a whole?

4.19 Figures show that some countries have an ever-increasing proportion of the population who are aged 15 or younger. What do you think are the current and future effects of this may be for those countries?

4.24 Teachers used to convey information, but now with wide sources of information, teachers have no role to play in modern education. Agree or disagree?

5.10 Some children can learn efficiently by watching TV. Therefore, they should be encouraged to watch TV regularly both at home and school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

5.22 Schools should teach children some academic subjects which will be beneficial to their future careers. Therefore, other subjects such as music and sports are not important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

5.31Some people argue that the fittest and strongest individuals and teams can achieve the greatest success in sports. But other people think the success is much related to the mental attitude. Discuss both and give your opinion.

6.5 University students should only study one specialist subject. Others think the universities should encourage the students to learn a range of subjects in addition to a specialist area. Give your opinion

6.14 Cheap air travel is welcomed because some people think it will give ordinary people

more freedom to travel by air. However, others suggest that the air travel should be more expensive to discourage people from traveling by air as it will cause environmental problem. Discuss and give your opinion.

6.21 Some people think that children should obey the rules or do what their parents and teachers want them to do, but others think that children controlled very much cannot deal with problems themselves. Discuss.

6.28I what ways could mobile phone and the internet be useful to old people? How to encourage the old people to use this new technology?

7.5 Some people think students should learn more practical courses like computer, but others think they should learn more about theoretical courses like geography and mathematics. Discuss.

7.12 Some people support development of agriculture, like factory farming and scientific creation of fruits and vegetables. Others oppose. Discuss.

7.24 Some people think that we are more independent of each other in the world now, while others suppose that we are more dependent on each other. Discuss both views and give your reasons.

7.26Some people think the main benefit from international cooperation is in environmental problems. Others think that the main benefit is in the world of business. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

8.9 Government encourages industries and business to move out of big cities to regional areas. To what extent do you think advantages outweigh disadvantages?

8.16 Some people think the media should not report details of crimes to the public. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

8.21 International travel makes people prejudiced rather than broad-minded. What are reasons why people fail to benefit from travel? How to solve it?

8.30 Some teachers argue that students study in group can be more effective, while others do

not think so. Discuss.

9.6 Once children start school, teachers have more influence on their intellectual and social development than parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

9.13 Many people think it is important to protect environment, but they make no effort to improve it. Why is it the case? What can individuals do to protect the environment?

9.18 Sending criminals to prison is not an effective way. Education and job training should be used instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

9.27 Poor students or students who come from rural areas often find it difficult to access to the university education, so people think universities should make it easier for them to study at university. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

10.11 Society is based on rules and laws. It could not function if individuals were free to do whatever they want. To what extent do you agree or disagree？

10.23Many people use distance-learning programs to study at home，but some people think that it can not bring the benefit as much as attending college or university. Agree or disagree?

10.25 Economic progress is one way to measure the success of one country. Some others think there are other factors. What are other factors that should be considered? Among these factors, is there any one more important than the others?

11.8 More and more people now choose to wear the fashionable clothes. Why is it? What are the positive and negative effects does this trend impose on the society?

11.15 More and more people work from home and study from home with the development of computer technology. Do you think it is positive or negative development?

11.20As we all know, international travel is becoming cheaper than before, so more and more countries open their doors to tourists. Do the advantages of the increased tourism outweigh the disadvantages?

11.29 Some people think modern children’s games can help them to develop wide range of

skills, but other people argue that traditional games can be much better for developing such skills. State your opinion.

12.4 Because of the global economy, many goods including what we use daily produced by other counties have to be transported for a long distance? To what extent advantages outweigh disadvantages?

12.6 Memorization of information by frequent repetition, namely rote learning, plays a role in many education systems.Does the usefulness outweigh the limitations?

12.13 Some people believe that a country can benefit a lot from university education, others believe that sending a large percentage of young students to go to university is the way leading to unemployment. Discuss.

12.20 Now, a lot of charities and organizations have to publicize their activities and set up a number of days to name the special day, like National Ch ildren’s Day, National Non-smoking Day. Why do they do so? What are the effects?