Some people think that it is more beneficial to take part in sports which are played in teams, like football, while other people think that taking part in individual sports, like tennis or swimming, is better. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Sports
have come to a human as a hobby or a career long before we implemented hygiene in our
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life. By now there are many
sports
differentiating in places it is played, instruments used or weather to play in. The most crucial factor would be if the activity could be done in groups or alone. For many
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it is an important factor to consider. Some are more keen on participating without being in a team and
others
can not play
others
. In
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I will name the main advantages
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both.
First,
sports
, which are done in groups, help a
person
to build trust in
others
. Gaining trust is needed not only between friends
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but
also
very important in the workplace. It shows us that only we could do the work, but
others
can do it too and by having more than one
person
on the job the goal could be achieved faster and have higher quality results. Another advantage of
group
sports
is that
people
tend to do better and reach greater goals rather than doing something alone. I have been a member of a dance
group
for 6 years, from
this
I have learned that I will not try as hard or do as much compared to the time when I was training with other
people
on the same moves.
In other words
, doing the same tasks and seeing
others
do
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gives
motivation
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to exceed your limits and in the long
run
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achieve more.
On the other hand
, training as an individual is great too. One of the advantages of
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group
sports
could be that you have much more space to see your weaknesses and address them in order to improve.
This
lets a
person
to
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spot even the tiniest weak points faster than in
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group
of
people
.
Furthermore
, the faster the obstacles are seen the sooner
it
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can be dealt with and moved on to training.
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point to mention is that doing something in a
group
could mean great motivation for one and
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burden for another.
In other words
, a
person
who learns quicker than
others
could accomplish less than working alone, because of the wasted time
while
waiting for
others
to catch up. Training in
non
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group
sports
could let a
person
shine in their sphere. In conclusion, team
sports
can help a
person
to trust
others
more and build motivation to accomplish more. And the
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group
sports
will be beneficial in obstacle
addressment
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addressing
addressed
and achieving more
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because a
person
will not be wasting time
in
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waiting for teammates to catch up.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cooperation
  • team spirit
  • sense of belonging
  • community
  • leadership
  • trust
  • collective responsibility
  • dependency
  • self-reliance
  • self-discipline
  • goal setting
  • tailored development
  • flexibility
  • social support
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