IELTS Writing task 2 Essay Questions for 2023
Below the list of predictid IELTS writing task 2 Essay topics for this year, 2023. As usual, these topics are based on common topic, current world issues and trending topics.
How many types of Tska 2 writing are there?
There are 4 types of Writing task 2 Essay
1. Opinion type essay
Example; Some people believe that punishment is a good way to improve behavior of children.
To what extend do you agree or disagree?
2.Discussion Type Essay
Example: Some people believe school education is best for children. Other people think that home education can be equally good.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
3. Advantage-Disadvantage Essay
Example: A large number of people are moving from villages to cities each year.
Is this a positive or negative development?
4. Cause-Effect-Solution Essay
Example: Crime Among children is increasing in all parts of the world. What are the cause of this? What are the solution?
Natural resources such as oil, forest, and fresh water are being used at a rapid rate.
Why is this? What will be its effects on the coming generation?
IELTS Witing Task 2 Topics
Essay Topic #1
Crime and Punishment
Sub-topics
* Increasing Crime Rate - Causes, Effects, and Solutions
*Long Term Prison sentences - Pros & Cons
* The problem of criminals reoffending
*Crime and Technology / Cyber Crime
*Fixed Punishments for all crimes
*Juveniles receiving adult punishment
*Juvenile Crime
*The Death penalty
*Criminal Trials on TV
Essay Topic #2
family
Sub-topics
*Who should discipline children - teachers or parents?
*Bigger Families (then) vs Smaller Families (now)
*People marrying/having children later in life - pros and cons Couples deciding not to have children - pros and cons.
*Divorce - Causes of increase, benefits, and drawbacks
*Single Parent Families - upsides and downsides
*Children spending more time with grandparents- pros & cons
*Both parents working - pros & cons
*Who should care for the elderly-family or government?
*Reasearching family history - pros & cons.
Essay Topic #3
Internet, Computers, and other Technologies
Sub-topics
*Pros & Cons of Social Media
*Will computers replace teachers?
*Has internet brought people closer or farther? Risks for children online - Problems & Solutions.
*Online shopping - Pros & Cons
*Meeting people online - Pros & Cons.
*Has technology made people more or less social?
*Has technology widened gap between old and young?
*Are we as humans overly dependent on technology?
*Does technology increase gap between rich and poor?
* Is internet mankind's most important invention?
Essay Topic #4
Health & Nutrition
Sub-topics
*What is more important to fund - prevention or cure?
*What are the cause of and solutions to the problem of obesity?
*Whose responsibility is public health-government's or individual's?
*What are the causes of and solution to fewer people walking?
*Are Genetically Modified Foods good or bad?.
*Is factory farming: Intensive animal farming good or bad?
*Should fast foods be banned?
*Is packaged food good or bad? What are the causes of & solutions to future world food shortage?
*Is vegetarian diet good or bad?
*What are the benefits & drawbacks of preservatives in food?
Essay Topic #5
Work & Employment
Sub-topics
*What is the best way to get a job
*Education or Experience?
*Is job satisfaction a realistic
*expectation or unrealistic?
*Causes of and solutions to the
*problem of work-life balance.
*Whose salary should be higher
*doctors' and teachers or sportstars'
and celebrities? Should children do part time jobs?
*Causes of and solutions to child labour of and solutions to the
܀ Should all employees have the same salary in a company?
*Which influences career choice more
*salary or other factors?
*Which is better-having the same job for life or chaning jobs?
*Should women be allowed into the armed forces?
*Should retirement age be extended? Should robots be used in work?
*problem of teachers not wanting to work in rural areas.
*Pros and cons of working online from home
Essay Topic #6
Environment
Animals
Sub-topics
What are the causes of and solutions to environmental pollution?
Why are natural beauty spots important and how to protect them?
What are the causes of, effects, and solution to deforestation?
What are the causes of and solutions to the problem of resource depletion?
Who should be responsible for saving environment-individual or government?
How should environmental problems be solved-internationally or locally?
What are the causes and effects of declining biodiversity? Should wild animals be protected or not?
Is animal testing justified or unjustified?
What are the problems of and solutions to decrease in animal species?
Should zoos exist or not?
Essay Topic #7
Art, language, and music
Sub-topics
Should arts be supported?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of censoring the arts?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of children learning art?
Should admission into art galleries and museums be free?
Should English be the only global language? Does free online translation make learning foreign languages obsolete?
Should foreign language be taught at primary school?
What is the role of music for individuals and society?
Which is better-traditional music or international music?
Should free music downloads be stopped?
Essay Topic #8
Economy and Business
Sub-topics
What are the causes, effects, and solutions to the gap between the rich and the poor?
Should rich countries support poor countries?
What are the causes and solutions to the problem of personal debt?
Should people use credit cards? For a country, which is the better of the two-saving or spending?
What are the positives and negative of big businesses overtaking small ones?
What are the problems associated with big businesses overtaking local
businesses and what are the solutions?
Should businesses provide sports facilties for employees? Should businesses support local communities?
Is marketing the key to success?
What are the causes and effects of people buying things they do not need?
Should businesses have staff uniforms?
Should business success be measured by money? Are family-run businesses the best?
Essay Topic #9
Education
Sub-topics
How to maintain discipline
separate naughty students or other ways?
Should parents push children to do well?
Are Art and Music at school a waste of time?
Should students be streamed-i.e grouped into different classes based on ability?
in schools? Which schools are better-single-sex ܀ or co-educational?
What is more important for a teacher-intelligence or other requirements?
What are the reasons of and solutions to the issue of more boys
Is exam a good means of than girls studying science?
Which is better-traditional assessment?
classroom or online learning?
Should education be free for
Should students wear uniforms at schools? everyone?
Should extra-curricular activities be obligatory at school? Should students go abroad for study?
Which is better- home schooling or school education?
Essay Topic #10
Society
Sub-topics
What are the cause of and solutions to the problem of littering?
What are the cause of and solutions to the problem of homelessness? What is the importance of traditional lifestyles?
What are the cause of and solutions to traditional lifestyles being lost?
What are the cause of and solutions to the problem people moving
from rural to urban areas?
Does society need rules to function?
Is cultural diversity good or bad?
Why is happiness difficult to define, and what factors lead to
happiness?
What are the cause of and solutions to the problem of generation gap?
Should there be tighter gun control?
Essay Topic #11
World Issues & Tourism
Sub-topics
What are the causes, effects, and solutions of the problem of world overpopulation?
What are the effects of and solutions
to the problem of aging world population?
What are the causes of and solutions to the problem of global warming?
Should poor countries receive aid
from rich countries?
What are the reasons behind and
solutions to the problem of growing →
gap between rich and poor? What are the causes, effects, and
solutions of the problem of brain
drain migration of skilled workers out mindo of a country?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of tourism?
What are the reasons and solutions to
the problem of tourism damaging historical buildings?
Do people need to learn the language
of a place before travelling to it?
Should people adapt to the culture of
a country they are visiting?
Can TV replace the need to travel?
Which is better-travelling in a group or alone?
Is ecotourism a good or a bad practice?
Essay Topic #12
Media, TV, and News
Sub-topics
Does violence in media promote violence in society?
Do famous people have a right to privacy from the press?
Will there be radio in the future?
Should children watch TV?
Does TV have an influence on culture?
Is all News True?
What are the reasons and solutions to the problem of news
focusing on bad news?
Will newspapers disappear one day?
Is online news reliable?