Общем модуле IELTS темы эссе, возможно, чуть попроще, чем вопросы в эссе академического модуля. Только типы остаются прежними:
- opinion
- two questions
- problems and solutions
- advantages and disadvantages
- two sides /discuss.
Пример opinion не ниже 8-ки вы можете увидеть здесь. Остальные образцы я буду постепенно загружать.
Задания ниже включают все условных пять типов и основаны на сборниках тестов IELTS 7-18. Пост я обновляю время от времени и помечаю добавленное плюсом — 22+.
Opinion
1. As technology improves, there will be fewer jobs for people in the future.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
2. The best way to measure someone’s success is to look at how much money that person has.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
3. In many places, new homes are needed, but the only space available for building them is in the countryside. Some people believe it is more important to protect the countryside and not build new homes there.
What is your opinion?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
4. In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centres or malls to do the shopping.
Is it positive or negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
5. In the future, more people will choose to go on holiday in their own country and not travel abroad on holiday.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
6. Some people say that in all levels of education, from primary schools to universities, too much time is spent on learning facts and not enough on learning practical skills.
Do you agree and disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
7. News stories on TV and in newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures. Some people say that these pictures are more effective than words.
What is your opinion about this?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
8. Some people say that it is possible to say a lot about a person’t culture and character from their choice of clothes.
Do you agree and disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
9. In some areas of the US, a ‘curfew’ is imposed, in which teenagers are not allowed to be out doors after a particular time at which unless they are accompanied by an adult.
What is your opinion about this?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
9+. When we meet someone for the first time, we generally decide very quickly what kind of person we think they are and if we like them or not.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
10. Some people say it is important to keep your home and your workplace tidy, with everything organised and in the correct place.
What is your opinion about this?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
10+. Some people say that it is better to work for a large company than for a small one. Do you agree or disagree?
11. The growth of online shopping will one day lead to all shops in towns and cities closing.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
11+. Is it better to buy just a few expensive clothes, rather than lots of cheaper clothes?
Do you agree or disagree?
Two questions
12. Modern technology is used in many workplaces today.
How do you think technology changed the ways people work?
Do you think there are any disadvantages of relying on technology at work?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
14. Many people believe that a university education is necessary for a good career.
Do you agree or disagree?
What other factors can contribute to a good career?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
15. Many people today choose to take part in extreme sports (e.g. skydiving, rock climbing).
Why do you think people want to do these sports?
Who do you think should pay if people injure themselves while doing an extreme sport?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
16. Many people today but easy-made food rather than spending time cooking.
What do you think are the reasons for this?
Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
17. In many countries today, crime novels and TV crime dramas are becoming more and more popular.
Why do you think these books and TV shows are popular?
What is your opinion of crime fiction and TV crime dramas?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
18. Today more people are travelling that ever before.
Why is this the case?
What are the benefits of travelling for the traveller?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
19. Some people spend most of their live living close to where they were born.
What might be the reason for this?
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
19+. Some people dislike changes in their society and in their own lives, and want things to stay the same.
Why do some people want things to stay the same?
Why should change be regarded as something positive?
20. Some people say that now is the best time in history to be living.
What is your opinion about this?
What other time in history would be interesting to live in?
20+. In the past, most working people had only one job. However, nowadays, more and more people have more than one job at the same time.
What are the reasons for this development?
What are the advantages anв disadvantages of having more than one job?
21. Many working people get little or no exercise either during the working day or inter free time, and have health problems as a result.
Why do many working people not get enough exercise?
What can be done about this problem?
21+. In some countries, more and more people are hiring a personal fitness trainer, rather than playing sports or doing exercise classes.
What are the reasons for this?
Is this a positive or a negative development?
22. Some people say the main way to be happy in life is to have a lot of money.
How might facing a lot of money make people happy?
What other things in life can make people happy?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
22+. In the future, people may no longer be able to pay for things in shops using cash. All payments may have to be made by card or using phones.
Do you think this will happen one day?
Why do you think some people might not be happy to give up using cash?
Problems and Solutions
23. More and more people are moving from rural areas to live in the cities.
What problems can this cause?
How can these problems be solved?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
24. In many countries, the amount of crime is increasing.
What do you think are the main causes of crime?
How can we deal with those causes?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
25. Nowadays many people complain that they have difficulties getting enough sleep.
What problems can lack of sleep cause?
What can be done about lack of sleep?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
26. Plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging are bad for the environment.
What damage does plastic do to the environment?
What can be done by governments and individuals to solve this problem?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Advantaged and disadvantages
27. Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with.
What are the advantages and disadvantages for the child of having a large number of toys?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
28. Today more and more tourists are visiting places where conditions are difficult, such as the Sahara desert or the Antarctic.
What are the benefits and disadvantages for tourists who visit such places?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
29. In many countries, paying for things using mobile phone (cellphone) apps is becoming increasingly common.
Does this development have more advantages or more disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
30. Being a celebrity — such a famous film start or sports personality — brings problems as well as benefits.
Do you think that being a celebrity brings more benefits or more problems?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
31. Many people work long hours, leaving very little time for leisure activities.
Does this situation have more advantages or more disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Two sides /Discuss
32. Some people say that parents should encourage their children to take part in organised group activities in the their free time. Others say it is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
33. Some people think that it is better to educate boys and girls in separate schools. Others, however, believe that boys and girls benefit more from attending mixed schools.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
34. Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest times of most people’s lives. Others think that adult life brings more happiness, in spite of greater responsibilities.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
35. Some people like to try new things, for example, places to visit and types of food. Other people prefer to keep doing things they are familiar with.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
36. Employers sometimes ask people applying for jobs for person information such as their hobbies and interest, and whether they are married or single. Some people say the this information many be relevant and useful. Others disagree.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
37. Some people say that now we can see films on our phones or tablets there is no nee.d to go to the cinema. Others say that to be full enjoyed, films need to be seen in a cinema.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
38. Some people think it’s better to choose friends who always have the same opinions as them. Other people believe it’s good to have friends who sometimes disagree with them.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
38+. Some people think that it’s a good idea to socialise with work colleagues during evenings and weekends. Other people think it’s important to keep working life completely separate from social life.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
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