Updated June 23, 2020
IELTS Part 2 and Part 3 Topics and Questions
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1036.
An Occasion When You
Received Some Advice
1038.
A Band or Singer
1039.
Start a Small Business
1040.
Stop Eating Something
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
and explain how this advice was useful to you.
Version B
and explain how this advice was useful to this person.
Notes
IELTS Bro (Yasi Ge) has something like Version B as a current topic. He might be correct! But I think that most likely it is a mistake for the following two reasons: a) All the previous Part 2 topics about advice have been about advice that you received (unless I made a mistake), not advice that you gave and, b) Someone on this webpage, http://www.ielts-blog.com/category/recent-ielts-exams/ wrote that they got a "received advice" topic recently. Therefore, I think Version A is the most likely current topic.
See also the Part 3 of
Topic 965,
Giving Advice
Parental Advice
What kinds of (= what are some examples of) advice that parents in your country give to their children?
Do parents give any advice about making friends? See Note 1
Whose advice do you think is most helpful (or, useful), advice from parents, or advice from friends?
Professional Advice-Givers
What are some examples of people who give advice as (part of) their work?
How do these experts give advice to others?
Version B
Describe a bicycle tour that you took.
You should say：
where you went
who you were with
what you did
And explain whether you enjoyed it. *
Version C
Describe a trip that you took by bicycle, motorcycle or car.
You should say：
what vehicle you used
where you went
who you were with
what you did
And explain whether you enjoyed it. *
Notes
Written May 31, 2020
Version B has been reported and it might be the correct version! But I also think Version A is very possible. The main reason why I question the accuracy of Version B is the use of the word, "tour", assuming that English word really is used in the question wording. Most of us have been on many bicycle 'trips', usually just for less than about 5 kilometers and usually for practical reasons such as going to school, going shopping, visiting a friend etc. But a 'bicycle tour' is a very long trip, usually at least for 20 kilometers and possibly for hundreds or even thousands of kilometers and lasting for days or weeks. And the purpose of a bicycle tour is to be a tourist.
Another possible type of "bicycle tour" is visiting a new city and riding the bicycle all over the city, as a tourist.
It is also true that some of us have, in fact, taken quite long bicycle trips (= bicycle tours) for example, through the countryside just for pleasure, exercise or exploration, especially when we were kids. Those trips might have taken several hours or a whole day to go on the trip and return. However, I doubt that most IELTS candidates have actually been on such a "bicycle tour".
But there are some people who have ridden a bicycle through several countries, instead of taking a bus or train. In the case of a big country like China, some people (more often than not foreigners) have taken a long bicycle tour through many parts of China, over several weeks or months. This way, they see more, close-up, and they get to meet more people. It's also good exercise!
So I suggest you be prepared for either Version A or B.
If it is Version A then you should be careful of saying, "I want to + verb" in your answer. "I'd like to + verb" is much more suitable for most people. "I want to + verb" is used to describe a plan or a strong goal you have but few people seriously have a plan of taking a bicycle tour. It's probably something that few of you have even thought about. But if someone presented the idea to you by asking, "Would you like to take a bicycle tour somewhere?" then many of us would answer, "Yes, why not! It would be a good idea if I could find the time to do it." In this situation, you should say, "I'd like to go to . . . " etc. instead of, "I want to go to . . . ".
For Version B, don't forget to use the past tense all the time!
I now believe this is a past tense question but is not restricted to a bicycle trip, and does not include the word, "tour". That is, I think Version C is most likely to be the correct wording.
This looks very similar to Topic 746 except that I had that topic as "a trip by bicycle, motorcycle or car that you would like to go on in the future". Maybe I made a mistake and it really was a past tense topic in 2016.
See also the Part 3 of Topic 746
Cars
Can you explain why people drive different models of cars (or car models)?
What are some differences between these different models of cars?
Why do you think some families have more than one car (or, several cars)?
Do you think every family needs to have several cars?
Driving
Are there any differences between men and women when driving a car?
See also the Part 3 of Topics 948, 584 & 401
What other music or bands do you like?
Why do you think people listen to music?
Would you like to sing or play a musical instrument yourself?
Notes
This topic has been used in the past - see Topics 37, 98, 378 & 744 on the page, http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/COMPLETE_P2_LIST.htm .
However, it would be unusual to have this topic and Topic 1001, A Successful Small Business in use at the same time. Furthermore, we know that the Part 3 of Topic 1001 has questions about starting a business. That is why I label this as, "Unconfirmed" until we see that several more people report this topic in this testing period.
See also the Part 3 of
Version B
Describe something that you have stopped eating
You should say：
what is it
why you like it
where do you buy it from
and explain how you stopped eating it
Notes
This question was reported as Version B, a past tense topic, "Describe
something you stopped (or, have stopped) eating." This is possibly correct! But, until I see
more evidence, I think that if this is a real Part 2 topic, (= if it does exist), it is more
likely to be, Version A, "
The wording of Version A is all my guess except "where you buy it", which the candidate who reported this wrote.
This might be just a Part 3 question for Topic 1025. An Enjoyable Meal.
A slightly different
question is, "