Ideas for IELTS TopicsIdeas, Opinions and Vocabulary for IELTS Writing Task 2Band 6.5 to 9 Simon Corcoran (ielts-simon.com)Ideas for IELTS Topicsielts-simon.comRead this page first_From Simon: Thank you for buying this ebook. By paying for it, you are helping me to continue developing free IELTS materials for the website ielts-simon.com. Good luck, I hope you find these materials useful._Who is this book for?Many students have no ideas or opinions about IELTS writing topics. Even if your grammar is perfect, you will not get a high IELTS score if you do not know what to write. This book is for students who want to go into the writing exam feeling confident that they have excellent ideas, opinions and vocabulary for as many topics as possible.How do you get an IELTS score of 7 or higher?The key to a high score is not grammar, it is not your use of words like “moreover” or “in addition”, and it is not your use of phrases like “this is a controversial issue nowadays”.To get a high score you need to use good topic language (words and phrases that are related to the question topic). You need good ideas in order to answer the question well.How should you prepare for IELTS Writing Task 2?There is an enormous amount of advice on my website ielts-simon.com. Here is a summary of what I suggest: Spend more time preparing than testing.When you test yourself, you find out what your level is, but you do not learn anything new. You will not improve if you only write test essays. Before writing an essay, study the topic and prepare your ideas, opinions and vocabulary. Steal my ideas!If you only use the vocabulary that you already know, you will not learn anything new, and you will not improve. Practise linking my topic ideas together to write perfect essays. See the website for examples of how to do this. Use this book together with the website.The website ielts-simon.com contains lessons and videos that show you how to use the ideas from this book. You can speak to me there if you have any questions.2Ideas for IELTS Topicsielts-simon.comContents_1. AdvertisingPositives, negatives, opinionsPage52. Animal RightsTesting on animals, vegetarianism, zoos63.CitiesUrbanisation, negatives of city life,8pedestrian areas4.CrimePolice and crime prevention, punishments/9prisons, rehabilitation, capital punishment,community service, crime in the media5.EducationBenefits, studying abroad, technology in11education, education in developing countrieshigher education, home-schooling, badbehaviour in schools, corporal punishment,single sex education, streaming (groupingchildren according to ability)6.EnvironmentGlobal warming, impact of humans on17the environment, solutions to environmentproblems, waste/rubbish, litter, recycling,nuclear power7.FamilyFamily size, working parents: negative20effects on children, divorce, care forold people8.Gender (Males and Females)Gender and education, gender and work,22womens and mens role in the family9.Genetic EngineeringPositives, negatives, genetically23modified foods10. Global IssuesProblems in developing countries, how24to help developing countries, immigration,multi-cultural societies, globalisation11. Government and SocietyWhat governments can do, public services,27censorship, video cameras in public places,smart cards, disabilities3Ideas for IELTS Topicsielts-simon.com12. Guns and WeaponsGun ownership and possession, police29and guns, arms trade, nuclear weapons,armed forces13.HealthDiet, exercise, governments role, state31health systems, private healthcare,alternative medicine, stress14.Housing and ArchitectureState housing, old buildings,34modern/green buildings15.LanguageEnglish as an international language:35positives and negatives16. MoneyMoney and society, consumerism3617.PersonalityHappiness, success, nature or nurture3718.Sport and LeisureProfessional/competitive sport, sport38salaries, sport and politics19.Television, Internet, PhonesPositives, negatives, opinions, Internet,40newspapers and books, mobile phones20.TourismPositives, negative effects on environment,43future of tourism21.Traditio