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IELTS Part 2 and Part 3 Topics and Questions

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556.  Something You Bought but Don't Often Use  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used)

557.  An Indoor Game You Played in Your Childhood  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used)

558.  A Good Law  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used)

559.  Something You Shared  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used)

560.  No Topic

 

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FQ = frequent question = a question that has frequently been reported = a question that is probably in the examiner's question book

* = my guess at a question

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556.  Something You Bought but Don't Often Use  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used)

Describe something you bought but don't often use. *

You should say:

        when  you bought it

        where you bought it

        what it is used for *

        why you bought it

and explain why you don't often use it.

    

Notes

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Possible follow-up questions:

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Part 3

Shopping & Consumerism

Recycling

See Note 1

Advertisements

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557.  An Indoor Game You Played in Your Childhood  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used) 

Describe an indoor game that you played when you were a child.

You should say:

        what the game was

        who you played it with *

        how you played it *

and explain why you played that game. *

    

 

Notes

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Possible follow-up questions:

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Part 3

Games in General

See some vocabulary

Children's Games

"Games" here includes all games, not just indoor games unless the examiner specifies "indoor".

"Indoor games" does not mean "indoor sports".

Children's Play  See Note

These questions were reported only once, so they might be mistakes. "Play" and "play a game" are not exactly the same thing.

Recreational Facilities / Parks

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558.  A Good Law  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used) 

Copy of Topic 152    

Describe a good law in your country.

        You should say

                what the law is 

                how you first learned about this law (or, how you know about this law)

                who benefits from this law (or, who is affected by this law)

         and explain why you think this is a good law. *

 

 

Notes

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Possible follow-up questions:

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Part 3

See also the Part 3 of Topic 152. It looks like the previous Part 3 questions are being used again now.

The Law

Lawyers and the Police

Several of these questions are asking you to make comparisons between lawyers and the police.

Lawyers

The Police

International Law

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559.  Something You Shared  (May, 2014)  (Probably no longer used)

Version A  (past tense)

Describe something that you have shared with others (or another person) *

You should say:

        what you shared

        who you shared it with.

        why you shared it

and explain how you felt about sharing it.

    

Version B

Describe something that you share with others (or another person) *

You should say:

        what you share

        who you share it with.

        why you share it

and explain how you feel about sharing it.

 

 

Notes

  • There are some hints that this might be a present tense topic (Version B). You should prepare for both versions.

  • It might be possible, depending on the exact wording, to talk about sharing an experience or sharing the same feeling, belief or thought with another person or with others.

  • To "share" and to "lend" are two different verbs and two different ideas, although there are some similarities between the two.

  • Kids share toys; kids or people might share a bed (= sleep together); maybe you shared (some of) your lunch at school with a friend who didn't have any lunch; two or more people living in the same flat are sharing a flat (= sharing the cost of the rent); several students living in the same dormitory room are sharing a room; maybe you shared one computer in your home with your brother or your parents; maybe two or more people traveled in the same car on a trip (sharing the cost of petrol) .... etc.

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Possible follow-up questions:

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Part 3

Sharing in General

Children and Sharing

International Sharing

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560.  No Topic

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Note 1

Note that recycling a material is not always the same as reusing something. For example, large beer bottles are reused a few times until they become scratched and old-looking. Then they are melted down in order to recycle the glass.