Government funding should be used to support sports and the arts in school rather than professional sports and arts for the general public. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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It is perceived that financial support from the governmentGovernment should be used for school sports and artsschool games and crafts instead of professionalexpert sports and arts for the community. I totally agree with this idea because school sportsrecreations and creative arts are goal-oriented and beneficial to the government, community and school children.
To begin with, government fundsstate authority funds should be allocated to sportssporting and creative arts in schools because these activities are purposeful. Firstly, they are performed to train young children so they can be sports and art professionals in the future. Also, to make school children versatile. For example, mostMost Nigerian schools engage their students in sports and creative arts so they can be experts in these activities when they are olderold and well-roundedpolyvalent. Therefore, funding school sports and creative artsfunding school tournaments and creativity by the Government is preferable because these school activities have objectivesbecause they have objectives unlike professional activities for the publicthe public’s own that are meant solely for entertainment and spectacleshow off.
Furthermore, the advantages of school sports and crafts activities outweigh thosethat of professional sports and artsprofessional games and art for the public. For the government, when these trained youthsTo the Government, when these trained youths represent the country in a competition and win a medal, it will bring money to the nation’s purse. Also, the community and the contestant will receive praise and prizesprize from individuals and the Government for making the citizens proud. To illustrate, Tobi Amusan, a Nigerian athlete who won a 100meters hurdle race in the 2020 Olympics, was said to be onepart of the students trained in athletics during high school. Her victory brought many benefits to her, the country and the Government. Therefore, the result of the Government’s investment in school recreational activities will be advantageous to many.
In conclusion, I agree that school activities should have financial supporta monetary backup from the Government. This is because they have a purpose and are advantageous to individuals and nations. Given this situation, the Government should direct resources to games and crafts in school so that children will have more than academic skills. More money will be generated for the country when they become professionals in these fields.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response maintains a clear position and supports it with two relevant lines of argument, including a specific example. Its main limitation is that several claims are overgeneralised or only loosely explained, while frequent awkward word choices and grammatical slips reduce precision. The highest priority is to develop each reason more critically and express it with natural, accurate vocabulary and complete sentences.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
A clear agreement position is maintained and supported by relevant reasons, though some claims are broad and insufficiently examined.
Explain more precisely how school funding produces wider benefits and avoid unsupported contrasts with public or professional provision.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response follows a clear introduction-body-conclusion structure, but progression within paragraphs is sometimes mechanical or repetitive.
Use fewer formulaic linking phrases and connect each supporting sentence more directly to the paragraph's central claim.
Lexical Resource
There is a reasonable range of topic vocabulary, but frequent unnatural choices and collocations reduce precision.
Replace expressions such as 'expert sports,' 'polyvalent,' and 'monetary backup' with natural, context-appropriate wording.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex structures communicates the main ideas, although fragments, agreement errors, and article problems recur.
Prioritise complete sentences and systematically check subject-verb agreement, articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries.