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IELTS WritingCommon Topics & Ideas
🌍Task 2

Common Topics & Ideas

Technology, environment, education & more

Technology
Environment
Education
Health
Society & Culture
Work & Economy
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Technology

Very common
  1. 1Social media isolates people / connects communities globally.
  2. 2AI will replace jobs / create new opportunities.
  3. 3Screen time damages children's development / expands learning opportunities.
  4. 4Online privacy vs. national security surveillance.
  5. 5Technology widens the gap between rich and poor.
artificial intelligenceautomationdigital literacycybercrimealgorithmdata privacyscreen dependencyremote workingmisinformationinnovation
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Environment

Very common
  1. 1Individual action vs. government policy on climate change.
  2. 2Economic development vs. environmental protection.
  3. 3Plastic waste and corporate responsibility.
  4. 4Renewable energy: costs, feasibility, transition challenges.
  5. 5Biodiversity loss and its consequences for humans.
carbon footprintgreenhouse gasrenewable energydeforestationbiodiversitysustainable developmentclimate policyfossil fuelsnet zeroecological damage
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Education

Common
  1. 1Traditional classroom vs. online/remote learning.
  2. 2Should university education be free?
  3. 3Gap year: valuable experience or wasted time?
  4. 4Single-sex schools vs. mixed-gender schools.
  5. 5Should children learn financial literacy at school?
curriculumacademic achievementcritical thinkingvocational trainingstandardised testingtuition feeslifelong learningrote learningextracurricularscholarship
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Health

Common
  1. 1Should junk food be taxed?
  2. 2Individual vs. government responsibility for public health.
  3. 3Mental health awareness and stigma reduction.
  4. 4Is free universal healthcare a right?
  5. 5The impact of sedentary lifestyles on society.
obesity epidemicsedentary lifestylepublic health policymental wellbeingpreventive medicinehealthcare accessnutritional guidelinespharmaceutical industrywellnesschronic disease
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Society & Culture

Common
  1. 1Immigration: cultural enrichment vs. social strain.
  2. 2Gender equality in the workplace.
  3. 3Ageing populations and economic implications.
  4. 4Capital punishment — ethical justification.
  5. 5Social media and mental health in young people.
social cohesioncultural integrationdemographic shiftgender pay gapinequalitysocial mobilitycultural diversitymulticulturalismurbanisationcommunity values
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Work & Economy

Common
  1. 1Remote working: productivity and work-life balance.
  2. 2Should the retirement age be raised?
  3. 3Minimum wage increases and their economic impact.
  4. 4The gig economy and worker rights.
  5. 5Should CEOs earn 300× more than their employees?
work-life balancegig economyautomationentrepreneurshipincome inequalityminimum wageunemploymentlabour marketremote workcorporate responsibility

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