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IELTS Part 2 and Part 3 Topics and Questions

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261.  No topic

262.  Something Healthy you Would Recommend (2)  (Jan. 23, 2010) (Probably no longer used)

263.  A TV Program You Like (Jan. 30, 2010) (Probably no longer used)

264.  A Place Where You Learned about the Past (Jan. 30, 2010) (Probably no longer used)

265.  A Sport You Would Like to be Good At (May 2010)  (Probably no longer used)

 

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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

* = a guess at the correct wording or a guess that this question exists

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261.  No Topic

             

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262.  Something Healthy you Would Recommend (2) (Jan. 23, 2010) (Probably no longer used)

Version A

Describe something you do (or have done) that is good for your health and that you would recommend to others.*

You should say:

what it is

when you do it

who you do it with

[what equipment you use *]

and explain why you think it is good for your health.

             

Version B

Describe something good for the health that you would recommend to others.*

You should say:

who you would recommend it to *

what it is (or: what it would be)

what equipment is needed for this (or: what equipment would be needed) *

and explain why you would recommend it to this person. *

 

 

Notes

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Part 3

Below are questions that have been reported from January 23, onwards.

See also the Part 3 questions for Topic 184. (The questions below look very similar to those of Topic 184.)

Healthy Living

       Gender Differences

        Old People

        Food

        Exercise

        Stress

        Pollution

People's Knowledge about Healthy Living


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263.  A TV Program You Like (Jan. 30, 2010) (Probably no longer used)

Describe a television program you enjoy.

You should say:

what the program is (including the contents of the program)

where you watch it

when you watch it

who you usually watch it with *

and explain why you think it is interesting. 

             

Notes

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Part 3

Note: It seems that many of the questions being used in Part 3 are the same as those for Topic 213 and Topic 254. So, even if Topic 213 has been retired, pay attention to the Part 3 questions for Topic 213. See also Part 3 of Topic 178.

Television in Your Country

Television Versus other Media

Future

The Educational Value of Television Programs

The Effects of Television on Children

Note: "affect" is the verb; "effect" is the noun

 
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264.  A Place Where You Learned about the Past (Jan. 30, 2010) (Probably no longer used)

Describe a place you visited where you learned something about the past.

You should say:

where you went

why you went there

what you saw (and did) there *

and explain what you learned about the past from (visiting) this place.

 

See Notes

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Part 3

Also see the Part 3 questions for Topic 188.

See Note about the term, "history stories"

The Study of History

Learning about History in the Home

  • In general, what do children learn about the past at home?

  • Do you think children can (should) learn some history from their family members?

  • Are there any advantages for children learning (recent) history from their grandparents?

Learning about History at School

  • Do you think children like history?

  • What (kinds of) history are taught in schools in China?

  • Do you think it's important for people to know about history?

  • What do you know about the history of your country?

  • What do you think is the value of school students studying the history of their own country?

  • Do you think it's very important to study international history? FQx2

  • Which do you think is more important to know about, the history of your country or international history?

  • Why do some school students dislike studying history?

  • What do you suggest the schools should (or could) do to improve the study of history in your country? FQx2

  • (Similar to above) How do you think history teachers could improve the way they teach history? FQx2

  • (Similar to above) How do you think history teachers could make history lessons more interesting? FQx2

  • As people grow older, do you think they will remember the history they learned in their childhood? FQ See Note

  • Why do you think some adults can't remember some of the history they learned in school? FQ

  • Besides school, are there other ways that children learn about history?

Learning about History from Visiting Places

Learning about History from Watching TV and films

Learning about History from Old People

Museums

The Financing of Museums

War See Note

        * = a guess at a possible question


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265.  A Sport You Would Like to be Good At (May 2010)  (Probably no longer used)

Describe a sport you would like to be good at (if you had to choose a sport to be good at) *

                You should say:

what sport it is

what skills are needed for this sport (or, what skills you would need to learn)

                       what you would need to do to be good at this sport

                       what difficulties you would  face (or might face) *

      and explain why you would like to be good at this particular sport. *

             

Notes

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Part 3

Physical Education in Schools

International Sport

The Relationship between Money and Sport


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