Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
 
 
96 
Have an opinion! 
Now, when you get the idea, how do you prepare for this kind of test? Well, 
you need to have an opinion on wide range of different topics. Here is a list of 
most common topics for you to think about. Just go over them, think of what 
do you have to say on those issues, think of which words you will use. Then 
record yourself saying a couple of sentences on each of those topics and listen 
to what comes out. Think of what you could have done better. This should get 
you ready for the Discussion part. 
So think about: 
General topics 
 
Main industry in your country now, how it will develop in the 
future 
 
Pollution affecting ecology 
 
Popular transportation in your country 
 
How to have better public transport 
 
How your country has been improved 
 
City you are living in, it's advantages and disadvantages 
 
Your country's weather, main season 
 
Your country's animals, in what ways are they used. 
 
Piece of equipment that you consider very important, why, how 
did you start to use it. 
 
Computers - their advantages and disadvantages, whether people 
of different genders and ages use them more or less 
 
Food in restaurants, why and when we eat there, what are pros 
and cons of eating in a restaurant 
 
Celebrities in your country 
 
Idols - who chooses them, why copy them, etc. 
 
Favorite holiday in your country