IELTS Writing Task 2: Health Essay Questions
Health questions in IELTS Writing circle one recurring dispute: is health an individual responsibility or a public one? From fast-food taxes to free healthcare to why people exercise less than they used to, these prompts span opinion, causes-and-solutions, and discussion types. One honest detail — a habit you actually changed, a healthcare cost you actually paid — carries more Task Response weight than a lecture on "healthy lifestyles".
How this topic is examined
10 questions in the current bank fall under this chapter, split by essay type:
- Opinion (agree/disagree)7
- Discussion (both views)2
- Causes / problems / solutions1
High-frequency subtopics
Chapters are too broad to prepare directly — the working unit is the subtopic. These are the subtopics this chapter's questions cluster around:
- fast food impact
- economic benefits of healthcare investment
- healthcare and quality of life
- healthcare and social equity
- challenges of public healthcare
- behavioral risks with universal healthcare
- socialisation and well-being
- causes of stress
- stress management strategies
- reasons for lack of physical activity
causes of stress
Free taste — one subtopic's idea bank- High unemployment and financial hardship are significant contributors to personal stress.
- The rapid pace of technological advancement pressures individuals to continuously acquire new knowledge.
- A materialistic culture often leads to excessive working hours and increased mental strain.
Three of the idea sentences behind this subtopic. Inside the app, every subtopic in this chapter comes with a full idea bank and collocations, rebuilt around your own experience.
Questions in this chapter
Current questions in this chapter with free sample essays:
- In many countries, local food is gradually being replaced by international fast food. Some people believe that this deve…
- Many people are becoming seriously overweight. Some suggest that making unhealthy food more expensive would help solve t…
- More and more young people are becoming overweight and unhealthy. Some people think that governments are mainly responsi…
- People nowadays often spend a lot of time sitting, and this can lead to various health problems. What are the reasons fo…
- People should look after their own health and well-being mainly for the benefit of their community, rather than for thei…
- Some people believe that eating meat is not necessary for a healthy diet, and for this reason, everyone should become a…
- Some people believe that governments should ban dangerous sports, while others think that individuals should be free to…
- Some people believe that the government should spend money on sports and arts activities for young people in schools, ra…
- Some people think that parents should encourage their children to do sports and other physical activities more than focu…
- Some people think that team sports like football offer many benefits. Others believe that individual sports like swimmin…