These are all former IELTS writing task 2 questions related to the topic of cities and urban areas.
IELTS Topic: Cities
In many cities, planners tend to arrange shops, schools, offices and homes in specific areas and separate them from each other.
Do you think the advantages of this policy outweigh the disadvantages?
The world has many towns and cities constructed in previous centuries that were more suitable and livable for people in those times than they are now.
What problems will this cause?
What can be done to solve these problems?
Some people believe that in a city, the best way to travel is by car, while other people argue that bicycles are a better way of travelling in a city.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that certain old buildings are more worth preserving than other ones.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Around the world, rural people are moving to cities and urban areas, so populations in the countryside are decreasing.
Is this a positive or negative development?
Many people believe that it is easier to have a healthy lifestyle in the countryside. Other believe that there are health benefits to living in cities.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Today, many people do not know their neighbors in large cities.
What problems does this cause?
What can be done about this?
Some people say it is more important to plant trees in the open spaces in towns and cities than to build more housing.
To what extant do you agree or disagree?
Some believe it is important for cities and towns to invest heavily in building large outdoor public spaces.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Around the world more and more people today are living in urban areas.
Why is this?
What problems does this cause?
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Many people living in cities these days do not get enough physical exercise.
What are the causes of this?
What are some possible solutions?
Some people think that cities are the best places to live. Others prefer to live in rural areas.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that the government should spend more money putting in more works of art like paintings and statues in cities to make them better places to live in.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Shopping is now one of the most popular forms of leisure activities in many countries for young adults.
Why is this?
Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
Some cities create housing for growing populations by building taller buildings while other cities have opted to build on wider areas of land.
Which solution is better?
When cars and cyclists use the same roads, there are often problems.
Why is this the case?
What are the solutions?
There are severe social consequences to housing shortages in cities and only the government can solve these problems.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Too much money is wasted on repairing old buildings that should be used to knock them down and build new ones.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The roads in major cities today are often difficult to travel on.
What are the causes of this?
What are some possible solutions?
More and more people in developing countries are purchasing cars for the first time.
What problems does this cause?
What do you think are the possible solutions?
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