PART3 --Ideas for IELTS Topics
1. Advertising
2. Animal Rights: testing on animals, vegetarianism, zoos
3. Cities: urbanisation, problems of city life
4. Crime: police, punishments/prisons, rehabilitation, capital punishment
5. Education: studying abroad, technology in education, education in developing countries, higher education, home-schooling, bad behaviour, corporal punishment, single x education, streaming (grouping children according to ability)
6. Environment: global warming, impact of humans on the environment, solutions to environment problems, waste/rubbish, litter, recycling, nuclear power
7. Family: family size, working parents, negative effects on children, divorce, care for old people
8. Gender: gender and education, gender and work, woman’s and man’s role in the family
9. Genetic Engineering: positives, negatives, genetically modified foods
10. Global Issues: problems in developing countries, how to help developing countries, immigration, multi-cultural societies, globalisation
11. Government and Society: what governments can do, public rvices, censorship, video cameras in public places
12. Guns and Weapons: gun ownership and posssion, police and guns, nuclear weapons, armed forces
鸡毛毽子图片13. Health: diet, exerci, state health systems, private health-care, alternative medicine, stress
14. Housing and Architecture: state housing, old buildings, modern/green buildings
15. International Language: English as an international language
16. Money: money and society, consumerism
17. Personal Development: happiness, success, nature or nurture
18. Sport and Leisure: professional/competitive sport, sport salaries, sport and politics
19. Tourism: positives, negative effects on environment, future of tourism
20. Traditions and Modern Life: losing traditional skills, traditional customs
21. Transport: traffic problems and solutions, public transport, road safety
22. Television, Internet and Mobile Phones: positives and negatives, Internet compared to newspapers and books
23. Water: importance of clean water, water supply, water should be free, bottled water
24. Work: same job for life, lf-employment, unemployment, work/life balance, technology and work,child labour
1. Advertising
Positives of Advertising
Advertising is a key part of modern business
Companies need to tell customers about their products
Advertiments inform us about the choices we have
Advertising is a creative industry that employs many people
Without advertising we would have less choice
Without advertising there would be higher unemployment
Advertising is a form of modern art
People enjoy adverts
Negatives of Advertising
Advertising manipulates people
It aims to persuade people that buying a product will make them happier Advertirs focus on lling a brand image
They u glamorous, successful people
We now live in a consumer culture
We are persuaded to follow the latest trend
We are encouraged to associate certain brands with a higher status Advertirs often aim their marketing at children
Children can easily be influenced by advertiments.
Children put pressure on parents to buy them things
opinions about Advertising
Advertising should be regulated
Advertising aimed at children should be controlled or even banned Unhealthy foods should not be marketed in a way that attracts children Products that can be risk to healthy should display warnings
In some countries it is illegal to adverti cigarettes on television
Warnings must be displayed on cigarette packets
However, advertising is necessary in free market economies
It creates demand for products
Governments should only censor fal information or products that are harmful 2. Animal rights
Arguments for Animal Testing
Animals are ud in important scientific rearch
It is necessary to do medical tests on new drugs
Animal testing helps to advance medical and scientific knowledge
Many important medical discoveries involved experimentation on animals Rearchers aim to minimize the suffering that animals experience
Testing for the cosmetics industry is now banned in many countries Arguments against Animal Testing
The benefits of rearch using animals do not justify the suffering caud There are alternative meth
ods of rearch
The lives of animals should be respected
Humans have no moral right to do experiments on animals
Arguments for Vegetarianism
Vegetarians do not eat foods that are produced by killing animals
Many people choo a vegetarian diet for moral or health reasons
A healthy diet is possible without eating meat
It is unnecessary to kill animal for food
A vegetarian diet may reduce the risk of dia like cancer
Many people question the treatment of animals in factory farms
Arguments against Vegetarianism
Vegetarians don’t eat a balanced diet
In many cultures, meat is the main ingredient in traditional meals
Meat-eaters argue that animals are below humans in the food chain
It is completely natural for us to kill them for food,our aim should be improving farming methods
Farms should produce organic food
Positives of Zoos
Zoos play an important role in wildlife conrvation
They can help to protect endangered species
Zoos allow scientists to study animals and their behaviour
Zoos are educational, interesting and fun
Children, in particular, enjoy learning about animals
Zoos provide job opportunities[curator]
Negatives of Zoos
贮蓄Zoo animals are kept in artificial environments
They are kept in cages or have limited space Zoo animals rely on humans They lo the freedom to hunt for food
They best way to save endangered species is by protecting natural habitats. Some people believe that zoos are unethical
Zoos exhibits animals with the aim of making money
We have no right to u animals for entertainment and profit.
3. Cities
Reasons for Urbanization
People move to cities in arch of job opportunities
Cities offer greater employment possibilities and a higher standard of living People migrate to cities from the countryside
Traditional activities like farming need fewer workers nowadays
Negatives of City Life
Life in cities has its drawbacks
The cost of living is higher than in rural areas
Some people d not manage to find work
Housing is usually much more expensive
Homelessness and poverty are common on cities
There is a gap between rich and poor
Life in cities can be extremely stressful
There are problems like traffic congestion and crime
Cities lack a n of community
People do not even know their neighbor
Cities are sometimes described as “concrete jungles”.
Pedestrian Areas
Pedestrian zones in city centre can improve the local environment Banning cars encourages people to walk or cycle
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Many European cities have built bicycle lanes
Dependence on cars is linked to health problems like obesity
People who walk or cycle regularly are generally healthier
Pedestrian areas are safer and more attractive for both residents and tourists 4. Crime
Police and Crime Prevention
The j ob of the polices is to catch criminals
They must also prevent crime and make communities safer
There should be an increa in the number of police officers on the treets Police officers should be en as part of the community
They should be involved with education and prevention
The police should be in clo contact with schools
They should focus on young people who have dropped out of school.\ The teenagers may become involved with gangs
Punishments/Prisons
Fines are ud as punishment f or minor crimes
If the crime is more rious, prison is the most common punishment Some criminals po a threat to society
They are put in prison to ensure the safety of other citizens
Negatives of Prisons
Criminals are put together
They make friends with other offenders
Many prisoners re-offend when they are relead
A criminal record makes finding a job more difficult
Rehabilitation
Another aim of prisons is rehabilitation
Prisoners receive education of vocational training
Prisoners should learn personal skills and specific job skills
Punishment could make prisoners’ behavior wor Rehabilitation aims to make them better citizens Rehabilitated prisoners are less likely to re-offend
Capital punishment忍不住流泪
Supporters say that capital punishment deters crime
Fear of the death penalty stops people from committing offens
The death penalty shows that crime is not tolerated
It is a form of revenge
The cost of imprisonment is avoided
The offender cannot po a threat to others
Against Capital Punishment狗肉火锅的做法
Innocent people could be wrongly convicted and executed
Crime rates are not necessarily reduced
Many criminals do not think they will be caught
Capital punishment is not a good deterrent
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Executing prisoners creates a violent culture and encourages revenge
We have no right to take another human life
Community rvice
Community rvice is a way to reform offenders
It could be a solution to prison overcrowding
It avoids the cost of imprisonment
It makes offenders uful in their local communities
They are required to clean streets or talk to school groups offenders repay their community
They avoid the negative influence that prison can have
Against community rvice
Community rvice is not a sufficient punishment
Criminals should be locked up, away from their victims
Crime in the Media
Crime is one of the main subjects of most news programs.端午诗词
The mass media focus on violent and nsational crimes
This lead to fear of crime among the public
Sensational stories attract more viewers or readers
The media report crime stories in order to increa their audience
5. Education Benefits of education
Education gives people knowledge and skills
People with qualification are more likely to find work
They can earn a higher salary
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They can contribute positively to society
