Here’s a sample General Training Writing Task 2 essay question.

WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Some people think that young people should be ambitious.  Others believe that it is fine if young people do not have big aims in life.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Question taken from Thomson exam essentials IELTS Practice Tests M. Harrison & R.Whitehead.

Here’s to the best IELTS score possible!