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All questions (8 questions) Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 1 Writing Task 1: Norbiton Maps Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 1 · Task 1 · Map / plan The two maps show an industrial area in the town of Norbiton as it is now and how the site is planned to be developed in the future. The task is to compare the present layout, which is made up of factories and a small road network, with the proposed residential area and its new roads and facilities. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 1 Writing Task 2: Taking Risks Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 1 · Task 2 · Society · Advantages and disadvantages The question states that it is important for people to take risks in both their professional and personal lives. Candidates must decide whether the advantages of taking risks outweigh the disadvantages, and support that judgement with reasons and examples. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 2 Writing Task 1: Police Budget Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 2 · Task 1 · Mixed charts A table and two pie charts give information about the police budget in one area of Britain in 2017 and 2018. The table shows where the money came from, in millions of pounds, and the pie charts show what percentage of the budget was spent on salaries, technology, and buildings and transport. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 2 Writing Task 2: Children's Smartphones Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 2 · Task 2 · Technology · Two-part question The question notes that some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Candidates must answer two questions: explain why this happens, and say whether they think it is a positive or a negative development. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 3 Writing Task 1: Family Spending Chart Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 3 · Task 1 · Bar chart The bar chart shows the average percentage of weekly income that families in one country spent on eight categories in 1968 and 2018: food, housing, fuel and power, clothing and footwear, household goods, personal goods, transport and leisure. All figures are percentages of weekly income. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 3 Writing Task 2: Professionals Abroad Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 3 · Task 2 · Society · Discuss both views The question presents two views about professionals such as doctors and engineers: one that they should be required to work in the country where they trained, and one that they should be free to work abroad if they wish. Candidates must discuss both views and give their own opinion. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 4 Writing Task 1: Shop Closures Graph Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 4 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country each year between 2011 and 2018. The figures are given as numbers of shops, on a scale from 0 to 9,000. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 4 Writing Task 2: Alternative Medicine Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 4 · Task 2 · Culture & lifestyle · Opinion (agree or disagree) The question states that a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Candidates must say whether they think this is a positive or a negative development and support their view. Exam questions © Cambridge University Press & Assessment, reproduced for study and commentary. Analyses and model answers are original. ieltswrites is independent and is not affiliated with IELTS, the British Council, IDP or Cambridge University Press & Assessment.