50 Latest past IELTS Topics
In the past, most people used to travel to their place of work. With increased use of computer, the internet and smartphone, more and more people are to starting to work from home.
What are the advantage and disadvantages of this development.
In many part of the world, there are now multi-generational households, e.g. where grandparents live with parents and children, than in the past.
What do you think are the reasons for this?
Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
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Some people think that studying from the past teaches nothing about today’s life. Others argue that the history is a value source of information.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
In past people feel difference in foreign culture. Nowadays, this situation is changed. What are the causes of these chnages? Do the advantages outweigh the disadavtages?
People nowadays sleep less than they used to in the past. What do you think is the reason behind this? What are the effects on individuals and people around them?
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that in many cities around the world there are constant traffic jams.
How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from owning cars?
In the past, people usually stayed in one place throughout their life. These days, people often move around. They often live in several different places in their lifetime. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both?
To some people studying the past it is the best way to help young people function well in the modern world. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures could be effective in helping young people to function well in the modern world?
More people live alone today than they did in the past.
Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
Give your opinion and relevant examples to support your view.
Traditions are about the past and innovation is about the future, and it has been argued that we need to let go of traditions for the sake of progress. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?
Some people think that life was better in the past than what it is now. Do you agree or disagree? Give your reason and example from your own life?
You are going to teach English to your friend's child. Write a letter to your past English teacher to ask if you can borrow some books from him/her. In this letter :
Say how well you know your friend.
Describe the qualifications and experience that your friend has.
Explain why your friend would be suitable for this job.
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now ‘one big traffic jam’.
How true do you think this statement is?
What measures can government take to discourage people from using their cars?
In the past, people used to go to museums to learn facts about culture and history. Nowadays people can find all this freely on the Internet so the museums are no longer important.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In the past, people lived in one place for a long time, but now they can live in many different places. What are the reasons? Is this a positive or negative development?
Children are now less active in their free time than in the past. Therefore,sport lessons must be compulsory in school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past 30 years that may cities in the world are now "one big traffic jam"
How true do you think this statement is?
What measurement can government take to avoid this.
The crime rate nowadays is decreasing compare to the past due to advanced technologies which can prevent and solve crime. Do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays managers and team leaders in different organizations are much younger compared to the past.
What are the reasons for this? Is it a positive or negative development?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people think history has nothing or little to tell us. Others believe that studying the past history can help us better understand the present.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Children nowadays watch significantly more television than in the past, which reduces their activity levels accordingly. What are the advantages and disadvantages for children of watching television?
Children nowadays watch significantly more television than in the past, which reduces their activity levels accordingly. Why is this case?
What measures can you suggest to encourage higher levels of activity among children?
Chidren nowdays watch significantly more television than in the past, which reduces their activity levels accordingly. why is this the case?
What measures can you suggest to encourage higher levels of activity among children?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience.
In the past, people used to travel abroad to look for many difference from their home country. Nowadays, cities throughout the world are becoming more and more similar. What are the reasond? do the adventages outweight disadventages?
Handwriting today is less formal than it was in the past. What are the causes of this change? Is it a positive or negative development?
Around the world, people are now living longer than ever before in the past. Some say an ageing population creates problems for goverments. Others believe there are benefits to society having more elderly people. To what extent do the advantages of possessing an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages?
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the
Worlds are now 'one big traffic jam'.
How true do you think this statement is?
What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?
The table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 scottish adults (aged 16 years and over) wether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12 months
Nowadays shopping has become a new favourite pastime for young people. What are the reasons for this? What can be done to encourage young people to develop other hobbies?
In the past, most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area. What do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a small community?
People nowadays are buying wider range of household things (for example television, rice cooker) than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
In the past, everyone wore clothes according to their culture but now people wear similar clothes all around the world.
Is this a positive or a negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people say that history can teach us many important values and lessons, but others think it is unnecessary to learn from the past. Discuss both view and give your own opinion.
Some people say that nowadays children have an easy life, and some people think that the life of children was easier in the past. Discuss both points of view and also provide relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
To be labeled a ‘Work of Art’, a painting, sculpture or other art forms should display certain qualities that are unique. However, over the past century, there has been a decline in the quality of prize-winning artwork and it is now possible for quite ordinary pieces of art to be labeled ‘masterpieces ’ whilst true works of art pass unnoticed.
Do you agree or disagree?
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years,that many cities in the world are now one big traffic jam.how true do you think this statement is?what measures can government to to discourage people from using their cars
People living in the twenty-first century have better standards of living than people who lived in the past. To what extent [completely/ absolutely --- partly/ somehow] agree or disagree?
Modern lifestyle mena that manu parents have little time for their children. Many children suffer because they do not get as much attention from their parents as children did in the past.
Do you agree or disagree?
In the past, most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays, most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area.
What do you think were the advantages and disadvanatages of living in a small community?
In the past, when student did a university degree, they tended to study in their own country. Nowadays, they have opportunity to study abroad. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development? you should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Olympic games very very important and respected in the past. However, some people say that technological improvements have reduced the importance of Olympic games in this 21st-century do you agree or disagree with this
To be labelled a ‘Work of Art’, a painting, sculpture or other art form should display certain qualities that are unique. However, over the past century there has been a decline in the quality of prize-winning artwork and it is now possible for quite ordinary pieces of art to be labelled ‘masterpieces’ whilst true works of art pass unnoticed.
Do you agree or disagree?
Technology has developed very fast over the past 100 years. However, some people think that technological progress has brought negative effects on the humanity.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You are applying for a job. As well as attaching a CV, you need to write a cover letter explaining your reasons for choosing this particular job at this particular company, and why you would be a good hire. Things to include are:
– Possible qualifications or reasons for you to be hired – Ms in computer science,
– Your energy and enthusiasm for the job
– Your past experience in a similar position
Shopping is the favourite pastime for most of the young people. Why do you think is that?
Do you think they should be encouraged to do some other useful activities?
Elders say that life was better in past compared to life today. Do you think they are right or wrong based on your knowledge or experience?
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'onebig traffic' jam. How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars.
People should focus more on solving problems related to the future, and should not spend time thinking about the past.
To what extent do you agree or disagree.
You are applying for a job. As well as attaching a CV, you need to write a cover letter explaining your reasons for choosing this particular job at this particular company, and why you would be a good hire. Things to include are:
1. Possible qualifications or reasons for you to be hired: bachelor degree, 3 years as a sales manager
2. Your energy and enthusiasm for the job
3. Your past experience in a similar position.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The extended family (grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles) is less important now than it was in the past. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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