IELTS writing recent actual tests 2015

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IELTS WRITING RECENT ACTUAL TESTS – 2015
(the first moths of 2015, updating )
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My advice: To gain your higher IELTS score, you should use COLLOCATION,
TOPIC-RELATED VOCABULARY for improve your writing and speaking in a
formal and natural style. In addition, this enables you to enhace the skill ‘guess the
meaning/word’ Reading tests

10-01-2015
The bar chart below shows the percentage of adults of different age who used the Internet
every day from 2003 to 2006

Leaders and directors in an organisation are normally older people. Some people think
younger leader would be better. Do u agree or disagree?

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17-01-2015

The line graph shows the sales of children’s books, adult’s fictions and educational books
between 2002 and 2006 in one country.

Some people think that there should be some strict controls on noise. Others think that they
could just make as much noise as they want. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

29-01-2015
Task 1: The diagram bellows shows the stages of producing canned fruits.

It is now possible for scientists and tourists to travel to remote natural environment, such as
South Pole. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

31-01-2015
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The bar chart shows the percentage of the total world population in four countries in 1995
and 2002, and projections for 2050.


Some people say that too much attention and too many resources are given in the protection
of wild animals and birds. Do you agree or disagree about this opinion?

07-02-2015
Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists but not local people. Why
is this the case and what can be done to attract more local people to visit these places?

12-02-2015
Task 1:
The table below gives information the satisfaction rate in a course of first-year students.


Pre-course
information
Teaching
Tutor
Resource
(print)
Other
resources
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Economics
59
95
92
81
62
Law
72
62
76
70

80
Commerce
95
95
93
86
81

Unit: percent (%)
Task 2:
Some people think that the best way to ensure road safety is to increase the minimum legal
age for driving cars or riding motorbikes. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
14-02-2015

The diagram below illustrates how a simple filter water is constrcuted and how it functions
to produce clean drinking water.


The use of mobile phone is as antisocial as smoking. Smoking is banned in certain places so
mobile should be banned like soking. To what extet do you agree or disagree?

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28-02-2015
The chart below shows the expenditure on three categories with different proportions among
residents in the UK.

Some students prefer to take a year off between school and university, to work or to travel.
Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

12-03-2015 China

The table describes the changes of people who went for international travel in 1990, 1995,
2000 and 2005. (million)
Area
1990
1995
2000
2005
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Africa
18.2
20.8
26.9
28.7
America
680.5
112.5
118.2
113.2
Asia and the

Pacific
60.2
80.3
117.44
135.8
Europe
280.2
390.3
393.2
400.2
Middle West
9.8
11.3
13.5
15.8
Total
448.9
615.2
669.2
693.7

14-03-2015
The chart below compares the resources used to make 1000 disposable cups in different
materials: polystyrene and paper, and the following table shows the amount of different
elements required for making polystyrene and paper cups .
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Nowadays, many families have both parents working. Some working parents believe other
family members like grandparents can take care of their children, while others think
childcare centres provide the best care. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

21-03-2015
The maps below show the developments of a college campus between 1975 and 2010. The
other map is about proposed future plan by 2020.
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Task 2: Some people think that famous people can help international aid organizations to
draw attention to important problems. Others believe that the celebrities can make the
problems seem less important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

28/03/2015:
Task 1: The charts below show how many hours each week people work in industrial sectors
in European countries in 2002.
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Task 2: Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones in
communication has negative effects on young people's reading and writing skills. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?

10-04-2015
The graph and chart give information and forecast about the vehicle and CO2 emission in
England and Wales between 2000 and 2020.





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The older people who need employment have to compete with younger ones at the same job.
What problems can this create? What are some solutions?

18-04-2015
The table below shows the population proportions of males per 100 females in 6 different
areas from 1950 to 2005.

Africa
Asia

Europe
North and
Central
America
Oceania
North
America
1950
97.8
105.3
89/4
100.1
100
103.9
2050
99.2
104.9
92.8
96.9
97.5
99.3

Some people think that schools should reward students who show the best academic results,
while others believe that it is more important to reward all students for your improvement.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

25-04-2015
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Task 1:
The graph below shows a survey conducted for the places in which people gain access to the
Internet from 1998 to 2004
unit: percentage

Young people who commit crimes should be treated in the same as adults by authorities. To
what extent do you agree or disagree?

09-05-2015
Task 1: The table gives information about high School Teacher's salary from 5 countries
Task 2: Developments in technology has brought various environmental problems. Some
believe that people need to live simpler lives to solve environmental problems. Others,
however, believe technology is the way to solve these problems. Discuss both views and give
your own opinion.

16-05-2015
Many people argue that in order to improve educational quality, high school students are
encouraged to make comments or even criticism on their teachers. Others think it will lead to
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loss of respect and discipline in the classroom. Discuss both views and give your own
opinion.

21-05-2015
Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life. What are the
reasons? What are the effects on society and family life?


30-05-2015
Many people believe that international tourism is a bad thing for their country. What are the
reasons for this? What are solutions to change negative attitudes?

13-06-2015
Because the city traffic and housing problems, the government encourages enterprises have
moved to the countryside. Do you think benefits outweigh the drawbacks?

18-06-2015
In some countries, high proportion of criminal acts are committed by teenagers. What are the
causes of this problem and some solutions to solves this?

27-06-2015
Task1: the first graph shows the number of train passengers in the city of Sydney (
Australian) between 1995 and 2004. The second graph shows the percentage of train running
on time reach target
Many people do not feel safe either at home or when they are out. What are the causes of this
trend, and What can be done people feel safer?

04-07-2015
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Task 1: Bar chart ậ compare the number of boys and girls taking part in some activities.
Task 2: Some people think that young people should be required to do unpaid work helping
people in the community. Are disadvantages of this requirement greater than the benefits for
the community and individuals?


Mt s ngun tham kho:

- 25 bài mu ca ielts-simon.com :


- 15 bài mu band 8.0 t ielts-blog.com;


- Tp bài mu ca Kiran


- A solution to IELTS Writing score 8.0
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- T vng theo topic ca Cambridge
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- 570 academic words:



- T đin:
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