Ideas-for-IELTS-topics-(simon)

1/52IdeasforIELTStopicsWhoisthisbookfor?ManystudentshavenoideasoropinionsaboutIETLSwritingtopics.Evenifyourgrammarisperfect,youwillnotgetahighIELTSscoreifyoudonotknowwhattowrite.Thisbookisforstudentswhowanttogointothewritingexamfeelingconfidentthattheyhaveexcellentideas,opinionsandvocabularyforasmanytopicsaspossibleHowdoyougetanIELTSscoreof7orhigher?Thekeytoahighscoreisnotgrammar,itisnotyouruseofwordslike“moreover”or“inaddition”,anditisnotyouruseofphraseslike“thisiscontroversialissuenowadays”.Togetahighscoreyouneedtousegood“topiclanguage”(wordsandphrasesthatarerelatedtothequestiontopic).Youneedgoodideasinordertoanswerthequestionwell.HowshouldyouprepareforIELTSwritingtask2?Thereisanenormousamountofadviceonmywebsiteielts-simon.com.HereisasummaryofwhatIsuggest:-SpendmoretimepreparingthantestingWhenyoutestyourself,youfindoutwhatyourlevelis,butyoudonotlearnanythingnew.Youwillnotimproveifyouonlywritetestessays.Beforewritinganessay,studythetopicandprepareyourideas,opinionsandvocabulary.-StealmyideasIfyouonlyusethevocabularythatyoualreadyknow,youwillnotlearnanythingnew,andyouwillnotimprove.Practiselinkingmytopicideastogethertowrite“perfectessays”.Seethewebsiteforexamplesofhowtodothis.-UsethisbooktogetherwiththewebsiteThewebsiteielts-simon.comcontainslessonsandvideosthatshowyouhowtousetheideasfromthisbook.Youcanspeaktomethereifyouhaveanyquestions.2/52Content:24topics1.Advertising.....................................................................................................................10PositivesofAdvertising..................................................................................................10NegativesofAdvertising................................................................................................10OpinionsaboutAdvertising............................................................................................102.Animalrights..................................................................................................................11ArgumentsforAnimaltesting........................................................................................11ArgumentsagainstAnimalTesting...............................................................................11ArgumentsforVegetarianism........................................................................................11ArgumentsagainstVegetarianism................................................................................11PositivesofZoos............................................................................................................12NegativesofZoos..........................................................................................................123.Cities..............................................................................................................................12ReasonsforUrbanization..............................................................................................12NegativesofCityLife.....................................................................................................13PedestrianAreas...........................................................................................................134.Crime.............................................................................................................................13PoliceandCrimePrevention.........................................................................................13Punishments/Prisons.....................................................................................................14NegativesofPrisons......................................................................................................14Rehabilitation.................................................................................................................14Capitalpunishment........................................................................................................14AgainstCapitalPunishment..........................................................................................153/52Communityservice........................................................................................................15Againstcommunityservice............................................................................................15CrimeintheMedia.........................................................................................................155.Education.......................................................................................................................16Benefitsofeducation.....................................................................................................16BenefitsofStudyingAbroad..........................................................................................16Drawbackofstudyingabroad........................................................................................16TechnologyinEducation:Advantages.........................................................