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Many countries apply to be the host of an international sporting competition such as Olympics but only one is ever chosen What are the benefits for a country of hosting an international sports competition Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages

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Internal sporting
competition
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,
for instance
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Olympics
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Olympic
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 Games, is widely known to attract
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people's
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people
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 around the
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world
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world's
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 attention. Most developed
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country
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countries
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 around the
world
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 volunteered to be the
host
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 of those competitions, but just
few
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a few
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are
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were
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 selected to be the
host
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. As we know
that
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apply
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those
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this
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competition
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 not only
bring
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brings
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 tourists and income to the
country
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, but
also
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 brings some chaos and tanglement.
However
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, in my point of view, the advantages of hosting those competitions
are out
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 weight disadvantages for 3 main reasons. First of all, those competitions bring
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a numbered
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numbered
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number
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 of income to the
host
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country
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. Not only
they
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do they
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 bring
tourist
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tourists
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 into the land, but they
also
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 bring
athlete
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athletes
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, coaches and supporters for the
sport
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sports
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 team. Those
people
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 stay in the
host
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country
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 for at least 2 weeks and, of course, need to spend money for their living. The statistics
shows
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that
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last
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the last
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Olympics
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Olympic Games
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Game
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 2020 Beijing made almost 2 billion
dollar
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dollars
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 spread in local shops.
Secondly
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, it's the opportunity for
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country
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the country
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 to develop infrastructure
such
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 as
road
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roads
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 and other public transport. The
host
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country
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 needs to prepare for a
numbered
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number
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 of
people
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 around the
world
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 that's going to watch the
game
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, so it's
the
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a
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 great opportunity to upgrade the facilities in the
country
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. Not only for the
competition
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, but
people
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 in the
country
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 will
also
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 benefit from better
facility
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facilities
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 from
this
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 chance. The next reason is about fame. Being the
host
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 of
such
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 a worldwide famous event will
make
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put
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 the
country
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being
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apply
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in
global
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the global
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 spotlight. In history, there are some small
host
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 countries that I’ve never heard the name
before
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of before
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, but after being
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host
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the host
a host
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 of
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Olympics
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the Olympics
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, everyone in the
world
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know
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knows
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 about them. When I was still a student, the school even put the
Olympics
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host
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country
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 and theme song in the curriculum which we have to learn all year long. It’s a great chance for making
country
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being
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to be
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 in global sight. There are
also
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 some drawbacks
from
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to
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 being the
host
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country
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 of
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the Olympics
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Olympics
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Olympic
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 Games. To illustrate,
to
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hosting
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host
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 the
game
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 requires
lot
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a lot
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 of funding, during the
game
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 can cause traffic
jam
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jams
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 and bring some chaos to the
country
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 if there’s not enough good management, and lots of tourists may increase the rate of crimes in the land during the
game
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 period. To summarize,
although
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 there are
few
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a few
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 cons as mentioned in
paragraph
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the paragraph
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 before, being
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host
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the host
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country
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 of international sports
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competition
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competitions
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have
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has
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 more pros
such
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 as bringing income to the
country
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, giving a chance for
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country
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the country
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 to develop facilities, bringing fame and getting
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country
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the country
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 in worldwide sight.

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coherence cohesion
Consider breaking down long paragraphs into smaller ones for better readability and structure.
coherence cohesion
Ensure the introduction succinctly presents your main points to give a clearer roadmap of the essay.
coherence cohesion
Work on more detailed linking between paragraphs to improve the logical flow of ideas from one section to another.
task achievement
Avoid repetitions, like 'those competitions' which appears several times without adding new information.
task achievement
Include more specific and diverse examples to support your arguments and make them more compelling.
task achievement
Your essay provides a solid response to the task with clear ideas and relevant supporting points.
task achievement
The essay addresses multiple perspectives, identifying both advantages and disadvantages which shows a balanced view.
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Your main points are mostly supported with examples, which strengthens your arguments.
coherence cohesion
Your conclusion effectively summarizes the main points discussed in your essay.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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