IELTS Writing Prompts

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The charts give information about two genres of TV programmes watched by men and women and four
different age groups in Australia.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

The map below is of the town of Canterbury. A new school (S) is planned for the area. The map shows two
possible sites for the school.
relevant.

The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the
United Kingdom, and Japan in the year 2009.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The chart below shows the percentage change in the share of international students among university
graduates in different Canadian provinces between 2001 and 2006.
relevant.
Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System

The diagrams show a structure that is used to generate electricity from wave power.
relevant.Write at least 150 words.
Generating electricity from sea waves

Write about the following topic:
Computers and modems have made it possible for office workers to do much of their work from home instead
of working in offices every day. Working from home should be encouraged as it is good for workers and
employers.
Do you agree or disagree?

More and more qualified people are moving from poor to rich countries to fill vacancies in specialist areas
like engineering, computing and medicine.
Some people believe that by encouraging the movement of such people, rich countries are stealing from poor
countries. Others feel that this is only part of the natural movement of workers around the world.

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

Many people say that the only way to guarantee getting a good job is to complete a course of university
education. Others claim that it is better to start work after school and gain experience in the world of work.
How far do you agree or disagree with the above views?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It has been said, Not every thing that is learned is contained in books.
Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your
opinion, which source is more important? Why?

If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change?
Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

In a recent survey conducted in this country, it was found that up to 20% of twelve year-olds in some schools
were showing early signs of nicotine addiction.
In the eighteen to twenty year age bracket the percentage was as high as 70%. A large contributing factor to
this high level of addiction is attributed to the uncensored TV advertising of cigarettes.
For this reason all cigarette advertising should be banned.
Discuss.

The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in a country in 1950 and 2010.
relevant.
Average Household Expenditures by Major Category

The table below presents the number of children ever born to women aged 40-44 years in Australia for each
year the information was collected since 1981.
relevant.
Number of children ever born, Women aged 4044 years

Four or
One
Two
Three
more
None
child
children
children
children
2006
15.9
13.2
38.3
21.5
11.0
1996
12.8
11.3
38.2
24.6
13.1
1986
9.7
8.7
35.6
27.0
18.9
1981
8.5
7.6
29.0
27.4
27.6
year
Source: ABS Births Australia 2001, 2006 (3301.0)

The graph below shows the population figures of different types of turtles in India between 1980 and 2012.
relevant.

The table below shows the number of medals won by the top ten countries in the London 2012 Olympic
Games.
relevant.
London 2012 Olympic Games Medal Table

Rank by Gold Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
United States
46
29
29
104
China
38
27
23
88
Great Britain
29
17
19
65
Russia
24
26
32
82
South Korea
13
28
Germany
11
19
14
44
France
11
11
12
34
Italy
11
28
Hungary
17
10
Australia
16
12
35
Source: http://www.london2012.com/medals/medal-count/

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Write about the following topic:

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Average Household Expenditures by Major Category

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Number of children ever born, Women aged 4044 years

Source: ABS Births Australia 2001, 2006 (3301.0)

London 2012 Olympic Games Medal Table

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