IELTS Writing Question Bank

Every question in the current 2026 May–Aug bank — 0 questions organised by task and topic. Free to browse; inside, each one becomes a band-calibrated essay written from your own experience.

The difference
Same question, two essays

The examiner has read the left one all morning

Same Task 2 question. One essay recites a template; the other argues from a real Tuesday at work. Watch what one real detail does.

Task 2 question

Some people believe that increasing the use of technology in the workplace always leads to higher productivity. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The template essay

What most candidates submit

With the rapid development of modern technology, workplace productivity has become a hot topic in contemporary society. Some people hold the view that technology always brings efficiency, while others disagree. For example, a friend of mine started using a new app at his company, and the company became much more successful as a result.

  • An opening the examiner has read 8,000 times — memorised language earns no credit
  • "A friend of mine…" reads as invented — generic examples cap Task Response
  • Big phrases, no real position — the anatomy of a 6.0

The essay written from your life

Band 7.5 · your experience inside

Automation undeniably accelerates routine work, yet it can quietly create new points of failure. In my work as a logistics coordinator in Shenzhen, handover errors at our depot actually rose by roughly 30% in the first month after we digitised the process, because drivers stopped double-checking the paper manifests. What restored accuracy was not more software but a clearer division of responsibility — which suggests technology raises productivity only when the people around it adapt.

  • A sentence only this candidate could write
  • A number, a place, a job — specific, checkable detail examiners trust
  • One real example fixes Task Response, template tone and forced vocabulary at once

Every question in your bank gets the right-hand treatment — plus annotations explaining why each paragraph earns its band.

Task 1 · 0

Report prompts: describe a chart, table, map or process.

Task 2 — Essays · 0

The full essay question with its type — opinion, discussion, problem–solution, advantages–disadvantages.

More essay topics · 0

Further currently reported prompts, grouped by topic.

About this question bank

Are these real IELTS Writing exam questions?
These are the questions reported for the current test period, in the same topics and formats as the real exam. IELTS Writing prompts are widely recalled and shared; we organise the current set by task and topic so you can prepare systematically.
How often is the question bank updated?
In rolling batches. As new questions are reported they are added and retired ones removed — so what you see here always reflects the current test period.
Is browsing the question bank free?
Yes. The full current question bank and the generic sample essays are free. You only pay when you generate band-calibrated essays written from your own experience.
Can I get essays for these questions?
Yes. Inside the app you enter a few real experiences from your life, and every question here becomes a five-layer essay card — stance and outline, a band-calibrated essay with your experience woven in, per-criterion annotations, and transferable language — plus a downloadable essay book.

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