Ideas for IELTS Topics
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Contents
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1. Advertising
Positives, negatives, opinions
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2. Animal Rights
Testing on animals, vegetarianism, zoos
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3. Cities
Urbanisation, negatives of city life,
pedestrian areas
8
4. Crime
Police and crime prevention, punishments/
prisons, rehabilitation, capital punishment,
community service, crime in the media
9
5. Education
Benefits, studying abroad, technology in
education, education in developing countries
higher education, home-schooling, bad
behaviour in schools, corporal punishment,
single sex education, streaming (grouping
children according to ability)
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6. Environment
Global warming, impact of humans on
the environment, solutions to environment
problems, waste/rubbish, litter, recycling,
nuclear power
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7. Family
Family size, working parents: negative
effects on children, divorce, care for
old people
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8. Gender (Males and Females)
Gender and education, gender and work,
women’s and men’s role in the family
22
9. Genetic Engineering
Positives, negatives, genetically
modified foods
23
10. Global Issues
Problems in developing countries, how
to help developing countries, immigration,
multi-cultural societies, globalisation
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11. Government and Society
What governments can do, public services,
censorship, video cameras in public places,
smart cards, disabilities
27
12. Guns and Weapons
Gun ownership and possession, police
and guns, arms trade, nuclear weapons,
armed forces
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13. Health
Diet, exercise, governments’ role, state
health systems, private healthcare,
alternative medicine, stress
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14. Housing and Architecture
State housing, old buildings,
modern/green buildings
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15. Language
English as an international language:...