Most common topics of IELTS writing task 2 (Essay Questions)

As I keep on insisting ,reading a lot on various topics would definitely improve your writing and reading skills .Many students used to ask me the secrets of doing IELTS  writing and reading well . Some suggest them to memorize  essays and phrases as many as they can . Few of my students tend to write essays without any logical connectivity and jump  here and there suddenly even in a single paragraph .Grammar goes to a worse situation  .

But when I asked them to write essays about their family /village/university life etc (familiar topics) they used to do miracles  . Hence the topic  is well known ,writing skill of students boosts ,but when you are not familiar with the topic your energy level goes down an makes you under-perform .

Thus ,reading a lot on the following areas definitely would help you to score more on writing task 2 as well as reading task.


I have discussed the key areas of IELTS  writing task 2 marking on my previous article ( http://kujaffna.blogspot.com/2015/12/how-to-score-70-and-above-in-ielts.html )

1. Art and Culture (Creative mind /various culture and traditions of social groups)
2. Science and Technology (Communications today/internet/Bio Technology/DNA )
3. Society and Issues (Anti social behavior of kids/youth etc)
4. Personality Development (leadership skills,self development,life styles)
5. Crime and Punishment ( How to control the crime,better punishments )
6. Betterment for mankind (All good ideas to uplift humans' living standards )
7. Food and Health(Diets ,diseases )
8. Sports / Exercises (Importance of them/various methods/effective methods) 
9. Tourism and Transport (impact of tourism ,better transportation /control of transportation )
10. Pollution and  Control
11. Space /Sea exploration 
12. Family /personal relationships /childhood related issues
13. Media/Advertisement 
14. Education /Business 
15. Work and related topics

If you are interested in  knowing more about the places you can read and so on ,please feel free to post your questions here !

Good luck in your exams !

S.Manimaran MBA(UK),B.A(Hon),TESOL
KU Education-IELTS Centre in Jaffna.
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