Saturday 16 July 2011

IELTS Essays of 2011 (courtesy http://www.IELTS-blog.com/)

January 8, 2011
Some people think that robots are very important to human’s future development, while others think they are dangerous and have negative effects on society. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

January 15, 2011
Nowadays, some workplaces tend to employ equal numbers of men and women workers. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

January 22, 2011
Nowadays some individuals behave in an anti-society way, such as committing crimes. In general, it is the society to blame. What causes the anti-social behaviours of individuals? Who should be responsible for dealing with it?

January 27, 2011
Some people think that it is necessary to travel abroad to learn about other countries, while other people think that it is not necessary to travel abroad because all the information can be seen on TV and the Internet. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

February 12, 2011
Tourism is an excellent way to develop a country, but it can also cause harm. How can countries ensure that tourism benefits development.

January 17, 2011
Some people think that creative artists should be supported financially by the government of their county, while others believe that they should find financial support from other sources instead. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

January 19, 2011
Some people believe that women should play an equal role as men in a country’s police force or military force, such as the army, while others think women are not suitable for these kinds of jobs. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

January 26, 2011
Some people suggest that a country should try to produce all the food for its population and import as little food as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

March 5, 2011
Some people think governments should spend money on measures to save languages with few speakers from dying out completely. Others think this is a waste of financial resources. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

March 10, 2011
Some think that children should start school as early as possible, while others believe that they should start school at the age of seven.  Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

March 12, 2011
Competitiveness is a positive quality for people in most societies. How does competitiveness affect individuals? Is it a positive or negative trend?

March 19, 2011
Around the world, more adults can work from home and more children can study from home as computer technologies have become cheaper and more accessible. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

April 2, 2011
Many people think cheap air travel should be encouraged because it gives ordinary people freedom to travel further. However, others think this leads to environmental problem, so air travel should be more expensive in order to discourage people from having it. Discuss the both sides and give your own opinion.

April 16, 2011
Many people think it is very important to protect the environment but they make no effort to do it themselves. Why do you think it is the case? What actions can be done to suggest individuals protect the environment?

April 28, 2011
Some people think that too much money has been spent looking after and repairing old buildings, so we should knock down old buildings and build modern ones instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

April 30, 2011
Some people think foreign visitors should be charged more than local people when they visit the cultural and historical attractions in a country. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

May 7, 2011
Environmental problems are too big for individual countries and individual persons to address. In other words, we have reached the stage where the only way to protect the environment is at an international level. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

May 14, 2011
Individual greed and selfishness has been the basis of the modern society. Some people think that we must return to the older and more traditional values of respect for the family and the local community in order to create a better world to live in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

May 19, 2011
The government should control the amount of violence in films and on television in order to decrease the violent crimes in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

May 28, 2011
Some people think that teachers should be responsible for teaching students to judge what is right and wrong so that they can behave well. Others say that teachers should only teach students academic subjects. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

June 4, 2011
Nowadays, we rely on news for our knowledge, but we are uncertain about the truth of these news. Should we believe journalists? What qualities should a good journalist or correspondent have?

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