IELTS Opinion Essay
IELTS opinion essays, also known as ‘agree or disagree’ essays, come up frequently in the writing exam. This type of questions is very similar to agree/disagree questions: it states two opposite views and asks you to give your opinion.
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Essay#36 | Culture
Some people believe that a person’s culture is defined by their country of origin, while others believe that has only a minor influence.
Essay#35 | Food has become easier to prepare
Nowadays food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?
Essay#34 | Parents are the best teachers
Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Essay#33 | Prevention is better than cure
“Prevention is better than cure.”
Out of a country’s health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures.
Essay#32 | Writers Of Fiction
Most writers of fiction do not earn enough money to live from their writing.
Do you think the government should give them financial assistance to help encourage good literature?
Essay#31 | Huge Earnings Justified??
International entertainers, including sports personalities, often get paid millions of dollars in one year.
In your view, with widespread pverty in the world, are these huge earnings justified?
Essay#30 | Serious Health Problems
Smokers can cause themselves serious health problems. The choice to smoke is made freely and with knowledge of dangers.
Smokers should therefore expect to pay more for medical treatment than non-smokers.
Essay#27 | Disruptive School Students
Disruptive school students have a negative influence on others. Students who are noisy and disobedient should be grouped together and taught separately.
Essay#26 | Studying the English language
Studying the English language in an English-speaking country is the best but not the only way to learn language.
IELTS Sample Charts (IELTS Academic Writing Task 1)
IELTS Writing Task 1 – Academic
The Writing Task 1 of the IELTS Academic test requires you to write a summary of at least 150 words in response to a particular graph (bar, line or pie graph), table, chart, or process (how something works, how something is done). This task tests your ability to select and report the main features, to describe and compare data, identify significance and trends in factual information, or describe a process.
IELTS Writing Task 2 (IELTS Sample essays)
IELTS Writing Task 2 requires you to write at least 250 words. You will be presented with a topic and will be tested on your ability to respond by giving and justifying an opinion, discussing the topic, summarizing details, outlining problems, identifying possible solutions and supporting what you write with reasons, arguments and relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The assessment of Task 2 carries more weight in marking than Task 1. Writing scripts are marked by trained and certificated IELTS examiners, who all hold relevant teaching qualifications and are recruited as examiners by the test centres and approved by British Council or IDP: IELTS Australia.