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The document provides sample topics, questions, and outlines for arguments that could be used to answer IELTS writing tasks. It includes 10 sample questions that could be either argumentative or non-argumentative. It also provides more detailed outlines and arguments for 6 of the topics, listing potential points that could be made both for and against each issue. The document appears to be written as a guide to help IELTS test takers prepare for the writing portion of the exam.

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Read The Following Questions and Put Tick Mark in The Appropriate Box

The document provides sample topics, questions, and outlines for arguments that could be used to answer IELTS writing tasks. It includes 10 sample questions that could be either argumentative or non-argumentative. It also provides more detailed outlines and arguments for 6 of the topics, listing potential points that could be made both for and against each issue. The document appears to be written as a guide to help IELTS test takers prepare for the writing portion of the exam.

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Doc: IELTS/writing/task2

Read the following questions and put tick mark in the appropriate box
Sl. No. Topic Argumentative Non-argumentative
1. Every university should enroll equal number of male and female students
in each department.

To what extend do you agree or disagree?


2. Many consider studying is the only duty of a student. They do not
consider playing as conducive to studying.

Is this a proper attitude towards play? Give your opinion.


Or
It is very important that children should study hard at school. Time spent
playing sports are time wasted.

How far do you agree or disagree?


3. In Britain, when someone gets old, they often go to live in a home with
other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes
government has to pay for this care.

Who should be responsible for our old people? Give reasons.


4. Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish. Why do you think
this is happening? What can government do to help reduce the amount of
produced?
5. It is generally accepted that families are not as close as they used to be.

Give some reasons why this change has happened and suggest how
families could be brought closer together.
6. Improvement in health, education and trade are essential for
development of poorer nation. However, the governments of
richer nations should take more responsibility for helping the
poorer nations in such areas.

To what extend do you agree?


7. E-mail has had a huge impact on professional and social communication
but this impact has been negative as well as positive.

Do the disadvantages of using e-mail outweigh the advantages?


8. In most countries multinational companies and their product are
becoming more and more important. This trend is seriously damaging our
quality of life.

To what extend do you agree or disagree?


9. “Telecommuting” refers to workers doing their jobs from home for part
of each week and communicating with their office using computer
technology. Telecommuting is growing in many countries in the world and
is expected to be common for most office workers in the coming decades.
How do you think society will be affected by the growth of
telecommuting?
10. Many people believe that high levels of violence in films today are causing
serious social problems.

What are the problems and how could they be reduced?

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Doc: IELTS/writing/task2

Some topics with brain storming

1. Education is the single most important factor in the development of a developing country.

To what extend do you agree or disagree?

Favor/For/Support Against/Oppose
 Education provides basis for other skills  Economic development is more important and may
 Literacy improves working person’s capability only need unskilled workers
 It creates self or national respect  It is expensive and without immediate financial
 Education provides basis for healthy population return
 Difficult to find enough trained teachers
 Health is more important than education

2.Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. Television has positively
or negatively affected the cultural development of our society.

To what extend do you agree or disagree?

Favor/for/support Against/oppose
 Increase facility of entertainment  Hamper studies
 Broadens cooperation and collaboration  Weaken eyesight
 Play role in developing culture  Naked and vulgar sights and sounds assault culture of
 Help to spread the light of education developing countries
 Create awareness  Rise social crimes
 Help to keep pace with the world  Make children aggressive

3. Universities should accept equal number of male and female students in every subject.

To what extend do you agree or disagree?

For Against
i. Higher education for women will be easier i. studying a subject depends on the choice of a
ii.Possibility of sharing ideas and views with each other person
will increase ii. evaluation of merit will be hampered
iii.Equal participation in national development activities iii. contributing to the development of the
can be assured country is not certainly dependent on the subject
iv.Empowerment of women folk requires higher degrees studied by the students
v.Women will be able to keep pace with their men
counterparts

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Doc: IELTS/writing/task2

4. Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe
that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults.

Discuss both the views and give your own opinion.

In favor of competition In favor of cooperation

i. Competition encourages students to achieve i. talking to others and listening to their thinking
something new help children to understand their lessons easily
ii. The stamina of being winner teaches them to ii. cooperation encourages them to extend their
be successful in future life helping hands to others
iii. They become creative and efficient in their iii. Being a cooperative, a person can earn national
work respect and recognition as well.
iv. Competition enhances their mental strength iv. competition makes people selfish

5. Some people feel that certain workers like doctors and teachers are undervalued and should be paid
more, especially when other people like film stars are paid huge sum of money that are out of
proportion to the importance of the work they do.

To what extend do you agree or disagree?

In favor of doctors, teachers etc In favor of film stars


 Doctors prevent people from the suffering of harmful  Film stars enhance the image of the country to
diseases the world
 Without doctors, diseases may kill many well-educative  They are the celebrity person
and productive people.  Their living cost is very high
 Teachers help the society to know the basic levels of
education
 They make the students physically and mentally fit for
their future career
 They teach them social norms that create a peaceful
society

6. It is generally accepted that families are not as close as they used to be.

Give some reason why this change has happened and suggest how families could be brought closer
together.

Reasons Ways to bring closer


 High rate of divorce  Enhancing bonding among family members
 Busy lifestyle  Proper time management
 Rapid development of technology  Creating awareness
 Participation of women in workforce  Creating an atmosphere of sharing and caring
 Lack of interaction  Instilling the value of family

Prepared and compiled by: Shamim sir


Call: 01927-459204

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