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IELTS WRITING TASK 2 · ARGUMENT BANK

Ideas for IELTS Writing

An argument bank organised by topic. Every point is placed in its appropriate section, numbered and tagged with the essay type it suits. Each chapter closes with a vocabulary Word Bank.

30 Topics
172 Exam Questions
1,622 Ideas & Arguments
888 Vocabulary Terms
ESSAY TYPE:

A tag shows the essay type an idea suits best; it does not mean the idea can only be used for that type.

CH 01 4 Questions

Advertising

  • Companies sponsoring sports events
  • Advertising aimed at children
  • Advertising fast food
  • + 1 more

CH 02 5 Questions

Animals

  • Protecting wild animals
  • Animal testing
  • Decrease in some animal species
  • + 2 more

CH 03 4 Questions

Art

  • Supporting the arts
  • Censoring the arts
  • Children learning art
  • + 1 more

CH 04 6 Questions

Buildings & Housing

  • Renting or Buying a House
  • Planting Trees or Building Houses
  • Building Houses in Urban or Rural Areas
  • + 3 more

CH 05 10 Questions

Business

  • The Closure of Small Businesses
  • Problems with International Businesses for Local Communities
  • Businesses Providing Sports Facilities for Employees
  • + 7 more

CH 06 4 Questions

Character & People

  • Success: Is it Innate or Achieved?
  • Celebrities are Role Models and Should Behave Well in Public
  • Leadership: Are Leadership Skills Innate or Learned?
  • + 1 more

CH 07 12 Questions

Crime & Punishment

  • Increase in Crime Rates
  • Long Term Prison Sentences
  • Community Service Instead of Prison
  • + 9 more

CH 08 5 Questions

Economy & Money

  • The Gap between Rich and Poor
  • Rich Countries should Support Poor Countries
  • Personal Debt
  • + 2 more

CH 09 16 Questions

Education

  • Discipline in Schools
  • Studying Abroad
  • Parents Should Push Children to Do Well
  • + 13 more

CH 10 7 Questions

Environment

  • Pollution
  • Natural Beauty Spots
  • Deforestation
  • + 4 more

CH 11 10 Questions

Family

  • Who Should Discipline Children — Parents or Teachers?
  • Family Size: Families are Smaller than Before
  • Women Having Children Later in Life
  • + 7 more

CH 12 7 Questions

Food

  • GM Foods
  • Factory Farming: Intensive Animal Farming
  • Fast Foods should be Banned
  • + 4 more

CH 13 4 Questions

Health

  • Funding Prevention or Cure?
  • Growing Number of Overweight People
  • Responsibility for Public Health
  • + 1 more

CH 14 7 Questions

Internet & Computers

  • Social Media Benefit Communication
  • Computers will Replace Teachers
  • The Internet Brings People Closer Together
  • + 4 more

CH 15 3 Questions

Language

  • English as the Only Global Language
  • Does Free Online Translation Make Language Learning Obsolete?
  • Learning a Foreign Language at Primary School

CH 16 2 Questions

Leisure

  • Shopping as a Leisure Activity
  • The Value of Free Time

CH 17 5 Questions

Media & TV

  • Violence in the Media Promotes Violence in Society
  • Famous People Have a Right to Privacy from the Press
  • No Future for Radio
  • + 2 more

CH 18 4 Questions

Music

  • The Role of Music
  • Traditional Music
  • International Music
  • + 1 more

CH 19 4 Questions

News

  • Is All News True?
  • News Often Focuses on Bad News
  • Newspapers Will One Day Disappear
  • + 1 more

CH 20 4 Questions

Reading & Books

  • Which are Best, e-Books or Paper Books?
  • Public Libraries
  • Reading Storybooks is a Waste of Time
  • + 1 more

CH 21 7 Questions

Society

  • Littering and public cleanliness
  • Homelessness
  • Traditional lifestyles
  • + 4 more

CH 22 2 Questions

Space Exploration

  • Public spending on space exploration
  • Space tourism

CH 23 4 Questions

Sport & Exercise

  • Hosting international sports events
  • Banning dangerous sports
  • Team sports vs individual sports for children
  • + 1 more

CH 24 4 Questions

Technology

  • Mobile phones in public places
  • Has technology made us more social?
  • Technology and the generation gap
  • + 1 more

CH 25 4 Questions

Tourism

  • The impact of tourism
  • Damage to historical sites
  • Do travellers need the local language?
  • + 1 more

CH 26 3 Questions

Transport

  • Urban congestion
  • Taxing flights
  • Retaking the driving test

CH 27 4 Questions

Water & Oceans

  • Oceans and marine life
  • Water pollution
  • Government control of water use
  • + 1 more

CH 28 10 Questions

Work

  • Education versus experience
  • Job satisfaction
  • Work-life balance
  • + 7 more

CH 29 6 Questions

World Issues

  • World overpopulation
  • An ageing population
  • Global warming
  • + 3 more

CH 30 5 Questions

Government & Public Spending

  • Where Public Money Should Go
  • Free Public Services or Charging for Them
  • Regulating Personal Behaviour
  • + 2 more