It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It has been under a heated discussion for a long time about the importance of gifts. Some people think that artists and athletes are destined due to their talents while others hold the view that everyone can gain certain achievements through teaching and practising. Both views are reasonable for the following reasons. It is undeniable that some talents can be inherited. It can be successfully proved by a classmate of mine in junior high school, whose father is a famous special-grade Chinese teacher. He was one of the so-called “poor students” in our class, failing in most examinations except for Chinese.
Although
he lost many scores in literary knowledge and reading, which demand long-term memorizing and practising, he could write an article highly praised by all teachers, even won several prizes in competitions. It is true that he is not a very diligent student,
however
, because of the writing talent given by his father, few of us can come up to his level. Certainly, it does not mean that without
gift
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a gift
the gift
, children cannot be
achievers
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achieved
. Education can bring fairness to those relatively untalented children,
in other words
, it gives children a chance to acquire the same knowledge and skills compared with those geniuses. After all, gifted people are in the minority, if the education does not work, we can not see numerous of successful people spring up in different areas. In my opinion, great efforts, to some extent can compensate the lack of natural talents.
Nevertheless
, with the same efforts, I do believe that talented people can reach to a higher level than common ones. The statistics have shown that the majority of the sprint champions are black athletes for they are born with stronger bodies, the genetic advantage which cannot be easily changed by training. To sum up, neither geniuses nor common people can become successful without hard-working, but if they want to be the top in their realms, natural talents are required
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Innate talent
  • Nurture
  • Prodigy
  • Proficiency
  • Deliberate practice
  • Physiological factors
  • Grit
  • Perseverance
  • Cultural norms
  • Structured training
  • Physical predisposition
  • Natural aptitude
  • Dedicated training
  • Societal influence
  • Passion
  • Genetic endowment
  • Skill acquisition
  • Expertise
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Mastery
  • Cognitive abilities
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