18 Task 2 questions on health. Click any question to open the full breakdown, examiner watch-outs, and a 40-minute mock.
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Public vs private healthcare, obesity, sleep deprivation, mental health, fast food, exercise, ageing populations. Health prompts reward specific causal chains: not "junk food is bad" but "subsidised corn makes processed food cheaper than vegetables, which raises obesity rates in low-income areas." Avoid hedging into "everything contributes" generalities.
FAQ
“In many countries, people are now living longer than ever before. Some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. Other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. To what extent do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages?”