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New IELTS Topics I have be asked to comment on the new IELTS topic to Describe a Law in your Country which at a first glance seemed to be far from the usual Part two topics, a bit out of the ordinary perhaps but when you consider the variety of questions that need to be asked it is hardly any wonder that this is now one of them. It still does not make it an easy question to answer, as in the majority of cases the questions previously asked I think most students would have some knowledge, even if very basic they would be able to hazard a guess and not be far from the correct answer, i.e. describe a place with water, describe a book you have read and describe an old person you respect etc. etc. all fairly run of the mill questions,,, A Law! A different ball game altogether. During one of my classes we were lucky enough to have a lawyer so guess what topic he got as an exercise,, ah yes youve guessed Describe a Law in your Country I also gave the same topic to another student who had no real knowledge or interest of The Law although both needed tweaking a bit with a few slight grammatical errors but in the main it is printed below as is. Generally speaking both were good, both started off in the correct fashion describing the topic and using the first paragraph to introduce their main point. It is evident to see that the Lawyer had more knowledge of the subject matter and took three paragraphs to cover his main point about the New Labour Laws and another two in conclusion which would have taken him at least, as it did, four minutes to talk, this was very good and even without the notes spoke eloquently about a subject he knew a great deal about, even if it was a titch to long, on the other hand the student who knew very little about the topic gave a very good report of herself, perhaps a little short on content but as to be expected. It needed her notes to refer to and almost lasted the two minutes, given the fact that they both had time to prepare were fairly confident, however for a student to arrive at the test centre and be faced with this topic with no prior insight to The Law might not feel so happy to say the least. | 
