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Some people believe that sport is an essential part of school life for children, while others feel it should be purely optional. Discuss these opposing views and give your own opinion. You should give reasons for your answer, and include ideas and examples from your own knowledge and experience.

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 continues to be a controversial topic in the
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 curriculum, just as
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the sport
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 itself has become a controversial industry in some respects. There are valid opinions on both sides, which I will consider now. On the one hand, some
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 feel that
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 uses up time which could be better spent on academic subjects
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 as exam preparation.
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, it might be said that it is unwise to force children to do activities which they have no interest in. After all, some youngsters are just not sporty
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 and should be allowed to study
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, there are question marks over the wholesomeness of
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 itself, with drugging and corruption scandals increasingly common, as we see in cycling at present. Some
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 believe that
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 lack of morals sets a poor example
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 young
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, though, one major benefit of
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 is that it helps children’s physical development at an important stage. If all their time was spent studying, they would become unfit and their minds would eventually suffer.
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, supporters of
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 emphasize the importance of team building in sports
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 as football or hockey, which is often felt to be an excellent preparation for adulthood.
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, many
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 feel that a competitive spirit, so important today, is fostered by sports at an early age. It is notable,
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, that many successful business
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 excelled in
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sport
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 at
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. In conclusion, I feel that
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 should be compulsory for
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 children
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 because the positive effect on their mental and physical development outweighs the negatives.

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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs

The easiest way to score well on the IELTS Task 2 writing portion is to structure your writing in a solid essay format.

A strong argument essay structure can be split up into 4 paragraphs, each containing 4 sentences (except the conclusion paragraph, which only contains 3 sentences).

Stick to this essay structure:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion

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