IELTS Task 2 Opinion Essay Practice Questions

Some people think that sending criminals to prison is not effective. Education and job training should be used instead. Do you agree or disagree?

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children who are brought up by wealthy parent. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Children’s leisure activities have to be educational. do you agree or disagree with this statements?

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With the pressures on today’s young people to succeed Academically, some people believe that non-academic subjects at school (eg: physical education and cookery) should be removed from the syllabus so that children can concentrate wholly on a cademic subjects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Smoking is a major cause of serious illness and death throughout the world today. In the interest of the public health, governments should ban cigarettes and other tobacco products. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Machine translation (MT) is slower and less accurate than human translation and there is no immediate or predictable likelihood of machines taking over this role from humans. Do you agree or disagree?

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Even though environmental issues are important, and affect people in many parts of the world, most people do not care enough about environmental issues. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some say that rich countries should help poor countries with trade, health and education. Do you agree or disagree?

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Fast food has become more common in recent years. Some people think that it has a negative effect on lifestyles and diets. Do you agree or disagree?

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Details of politicians’ private lives should not be published in newspapers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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