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Some people believe it is better for governments to spend any available money for sports on providing facilities for the general population. Others believe that instead, they should invest in training top athletes to win major competitions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Nowadays, there are more and more individuals
think
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who think
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 that regulators should invest more in
sports
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 facilities so
it
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they
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 can be used by
public
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the public
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.
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, there are some people who prefer authorities to provide more training facilities for their
athletes
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. On the one hand, encouraging governments to build
sports
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 utilities in public areas can motivate
youngstres
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youngsters
youngster
, especially children, to have a dream of becoming an athlete one day.
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 is because increasing
number
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the number
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 of
sports
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 facilities in certain areas could motivate children and teenagers who live there to enjoy doing workouts regularly.
For example
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, during his childhood, an Indonesian
football
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 athlete used to play
football
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 with his classmates every weekend at Gelora Bung Karno, a local public stadium located in the
center
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centre
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 of Jakarta.
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, creating more spaces for physical activities in public places might increase the number of
athletes
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 in the country in the long run.
On the other hand
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, if the governments spent more
in
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on
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 improving the training quality for their national
athletes
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, it would result
to
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in
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 a better performance of the players during the competition. By investing more in the development of their
athletes
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' performance,
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, there will be enough resources to purchase sufficient tools that the
athletes
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 need in order to practice
,
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apply
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 or to hire a better coach for them. An outstanding example of
this
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 is
that
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apply
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when the government chose to invest in hiring a Latin coach who
experienced
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was experienced
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 in training a
football
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 team in Brazil, to train
the
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apply
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Indonesia's national
football
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 team, which
then
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 led to their championship in the Asian
Football
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 League. In conclusion, an increasing amount of investment in
sports
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faciltiies
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facilities
 in public areas might result
to
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in
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 a growing number of future
athletes
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 within the country. Meanwhile, if the government choose to focus on developing the national
athletes
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, it can lead to a championship in regional or international
competition
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competitions
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 in the future.

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coherence cohesion
While the essay is well-structured, some sentences could use clearer transitions to ensure seamless flow. (E.g., 'On the other hand, if the governments spent more in improving the training quality for their national athletes' could be rephrased for clarity).
task achievement
There are minor grammatical errors which should be corrected for a higher score, such as 'increasing number of' (should be 'an increasing number of'), 'result to' (should be 'result in').
introduction conclusion present
The introduction and conclusion successfully frame the essay, addressing both views clearly.
relevant specific examples
Relevant and specific examples are provided to support the main points, enhancing the overall argument.

Your opinion

Don’t put your opinion unless you are asked to give it.

If the question asks what you think, you MUST give your opinion to get a good score.

Don’t leave your opinion until the conclusion.

Here are examples of instructions that require you to give your opinion:

...do you agree or disagree?...do you think...?...your opinion...?

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