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All questions (8 questions) Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 1 Writing Task 1: New York Population Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 1 · Task 1 · Table The three tables show the population of New York City in 1800, 1900 and 2000. The first gives the total for all five districts, while the second and third give the number of residents in Manhattan and in the other four districts combined (Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island), both as raw figures and as a percentage of the city's total population. Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 1 Writing Task 2: Free Clean Water Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 1 · Task 2 · Government & law · Opinion (agree or disagree) The question states that access to clean water is a basic human right and concludes that every home should therefore receive a water supply free of charge. Candidates must say whether they agree or disagree with this view and support their position with reasons and examples. Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 2 Writing Task 1: Beechwood Farm Maps Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 2 · Task 1 · Map / plan The two plans show Beechwood Farm in 1950 and the same site today. The farm lies between a main road in the north-west and a river that curves around its western and southern edges, and the maps show how the buildings, tracks and land use have changed. There are no figures, so the task is to describe and compare the changes. Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 2 Writing Task 2: Long School Holidays Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 2 · Task 2 · Education · Two-part question The question notes that primary and secondary schools in many countries close for two months or more over the summer. Candidates must answer two direct questions: what the value of long school holidays is, and what arguments can be made in favour of shorter school holidays. Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 3 Writing Task 1: Little Chalfont Library Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 3 · Task 1 · Mixed charts The three visuals give information about the public library in Little Chalfont. A pie chart shows the age groups of library members in 2016 as percentages, a table shows the percentage of total loans in each category in 2016, and a bar chart shows the total number of loans each year from 2007 to 2016. Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 3 Writing Task 2: Flying Less Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 3 · Task 2 · Environment · Advantages and disadvantages The question describes a trend in which some people are flying less often each year or have given up flying completely. Candidates must decide whether the environmental benefits of this development outweigh its disadvantages for individuals and businesses, giving reasons and examples. Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 4 Writing Task 1: Bamboo Fabric Process Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 4 · Task 1 · Process diagram The diagram shows the process by which fabric is manufactured from bamboo. It consists of nine stages, from planting bamboo in spring and harvesting it in autumn to crushing, filtering and softening the fibres, spinning them into yarn, weaving the yarn into fabric and finally making clothing. Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 4 Writing Task 2: Global Fashion Trends Cambridge IELTS 20 · Test 4 · Task 2 · Culture & lifestyle · Two-part question The question states that many aspects of how people dress today are shaped by global fashion trends. Candidates must answer two questions: how global fashion has become such a strong influence on people's lives, and whether they think this is a positive or negative development. 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.