You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think that hosting an international sports event is good for the country, while some people think it is bad. Discuss both views and state your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

Sports

, unique things, which can improve us not only physically but

also

mentally. There are some folks who think that hosting an international

sports

event

is good, even though, for some,

that is

bad. Actually, everything has noticeable pros and cons. So, the following facts are the considerable advantages and disadvantages of doing as a host to an international

sports

event

.

Firstly

, hosting an international

event

can raise the city or

country

’s profile and

this

is the main reason why events are hosted. So, if the

country

’s profile is high, more and more tourists and economic investments will come undoubtedly.

For example

, South Africa held the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP as a host and after that year, the rate of foreigners who come to that

country

was more than 20% if we compare it with 2009, the previous year.

Secondly

, it can create a bunch of job opportunities since jobs very demanding at

such

times. The most obvious incident is Brazil’s 2014 WORLD CUP which devises more than 80000 part-time and permanent jobs.

Moreover

, having a

sports

event

in the

country

can make people feel happy and enthusiastic.

For instance

, if we have a national football match today, we will sing the national anthem and children are playing happily, creating a lovely environment.

In contrast

, doing something like

this

can still have negative impacts on the

country

such

as we have to build a qualified stadium for the events which can cost a lot of money. As an example, Brazil had to build 12 stadiums which cost about 220-300 million dollars so that they could hold the world cup

event

.

In addition

, if we can’t host the

event

greatly, negative publicity will happen without a doubt. As an instance, Winter Olympics had received unfavourable attention because of corruptions and overruns.

Last

but not least, local businesses experience a loss because of massive advertisements because many big companies spend millions of money for advertisements, sponsoring the

event

and local businesses become dim among those advertisements. To sum up, everyone has their own thought on every matter and it is very unique. It may be good or bad depending on the point of view. But, is there anyone who doesn’t want to live in a lively place which is decorated with

sports

. Since I am a fan of

sports

and it seems to me that in

this

case, there are more advantages than disadvantages, I sincerely think that hosting an international sport is good either for the

country

or the people who live in it.