Some people think that hosting an international sporting events is beneficial for a country while others disagree. Do the advantages of hosting a major sporting events outweigh the disadvantages?
There is a certain school of thought who have the notion that
,
holding a nationwide Remove the comma
apply
tournament
is of more benefit to the country while others do not agree. This
essay shall argue that, despite not supporting the idea of having a tournament
, the benefits far exceed the drawbacks. Afterwards, a suitable conclusion shall be drawn.
Firstly
, employment is one of the many reasons individuals agree to holding
a Change the verb form
hold
tournament
. This
is because, during this
period people
from all over the world come into the host nation and as such
, more hands would be needed to provide various services to make them comfortable. As a
result
more Add a comma
,result
people
are engaged decreasing the unemployment rate. More so, it would serve as a means of generating income for the country. As people
go to the sport
Change the noun form
sports
centers
for any game, monies are collected. Others Change the spelling
centres
also
use the opportunity to visit various tourist centers
and Change the spelling
centres
ones
they go they pay a token increasing Correct your spelling
once
the nations revenue
. Change to a genitive case
the nation's revenue
the revenue of the nation
For example
, it was announced by the sports minister that, about 60% of the youth between the ages of 20 to 30 were engaged during the 2015 World Cup held in Ghana. Thus
, holding the tournament
will help more people
to get jobs and provide money for the country.
Despite employment and income, having a nationwide tournament
can not go without a challenge and one of them is increase
Change the verb form
is increasing
is increased
crime
rate. A key factor to Add an article
the crime
this
is that, with the influx of different
Add an article
a different
group
of Fix the agreement mistake
groups
people
from various background
, vices like stealing, Fix the agreement mistake
backgrounds
abuse
from arguments can arise. Correct word choice
and abuse
This
cause
Wrong verb form
caused
lose
of lives and items like watches, monies and gold necklaces. Replace the word
loss
For instance
, it has been reported that since the beginning of the AFCON games presently going on in Nigeria, about 5000 dollars worth of items have been stolen and 50 people
hospitalized. Thus
, a tournament
can cause lives and properties to be lost.
In conclusion, after examining the merits and demerits, it is seen that,
the ups far outweigh the downs. I will Remove the comma
apply
therefore
recommend that government should lobby for such
events.Submitted by agozie2018 on
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...