Task 2 · Opinion essay
Agree or disagree — state your position and defend it throughout. Write at least 250 words in about 40 minutes, then get an instant band estimate with feedback.
Ordered easiest → hardest (estimated from text complexity).
Easier
Some people think that life in a big city offers a better quality of life than living in a small town or ru…
Easier
In many countries, more and more people are choosing to live in large cities rather than in the countryside…
Easier
Some people believe that governments should impose higher taxes on unhealthy food and drinks in order to im…
Easier
Some people believe that the best way to reduce traffic congestion in cities is to make private car use mor…
Easier
Some people believe that families, rather than the state, should bear the main responsibility for caring fo…
Easier
Some people think that governments should spend more money on public transport rather than on building and…
Easier
Some people argue that professional athletes are paid far too much money compared with people in other impo…
Easier
Some people believe that creative subjects such as art and music should not be a compulsory part of the sch…
Easier
Many people think that individuals can do little to reduce environmental damage and that only national gove…
Easier
Some people believe that the growth of international tourism does more harm than good to popular destinatio…
Easier
Some people believe that traditional customs and festivals are losing their importance in the modern world…
Easier
Some people believe that as the population ages, the retirement age should be raised significantly so that…
Easier
Some people believe that social media platforms do more harm than good to society and should be far more st…
Easier
Some people argue that globalisation has caused local cultures and traditions to disappear, and that this i…
Medium
Some people believe that advertising aimed at children should be banned because it encourages them to want…
Medium
Some people believe that governments should tax unhealthy foods, such as sugary drinks and processed snacks…
Medium
Some people believe that keeping animals in zoos cannot be justified, even when the zoo is involved in cons…
Medium
Some people argue that globalisation has made the world's cultures more similar and is gradually erasing lo…
Medium
Some people believe that congestion charges, which require drivers to pay a fee to enter busy city centres,…
Medium
Some people believe that governments should invest primarily in public transport rather than building new r…
Medium
Some people believe that parents should be held legally responsible for the crimes committed by their young…
Medium
Some people believe that money is the single most important factor in determining a person's overall happin…
Medium
Some people believe that spending huge sums of public money on space exploration cannot be justified while…
Medium
Some people think that a country's economic progress is the most reliable measure of how successful that co…
Medium
Some people argue that the increasing use of smartphones in everyday life has weakened people's ability to…
Medium
Some people believe that celebrity endorsements in advertising are a dishonest marketing technique that sho…
Medium
Some people believe that city governments should prioritise building more green spaces and parks over const…
Harder
Some people believe that popular tourist destinations should limit the number of visitors allowed each year…
Harder
Some people believe that government funding for art galleries and museums should be reduced and the money r…
Harder
Some people believe that schools should focus mainly on teaching practical skills that will be useful in th…
Harder
Some people believe that immigration brings far more economic benefits than drawbacks to the countries that…
Harder
Some people believe that private companies, rather than governments, should take the lead in funding and co…
Harder
Some people argue that scientific research should be directed mainly towards solving practical problems rat…
Harder
Some people believe that schools should make competitive sport compulsory for all students, regardless of i…
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Some people believe that the dominance of English as a global language is harmful because it threatens the…
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Some people believe that advertising aimed at children should be banned completely, as it unfairly exploits…
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Some people believe that as English becomes the dominant global language, learning other foreign languages…
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Some people believe that the economic benefits of globalisation have mainly favoured large multinational co…
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Some people believe that the constant pressure to buy new products is harmful to both individuals and the e…
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Some people believe that government research funding should focus exclusively on projects with immediate pr…
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