Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discus both these views and give your own opinion.
Sample Response
SportspeopleSportsperson are popular and are paid in millions by sports clubsclub and consumer goods companies, for example, cricketers in India and football and basketball players in America. Whether it isWhether, it is justifiable compared withjustifiable compare to the salaries of other professionalsthe other professionals’ salary is debatable. I strongly believe that their pay is fair because their hard workit is fair and their hard work and popularity are enough to justify it.
Reaching that stage requiresTo reach that stage requires tremendous practice and sacrifice. Success does not come overnight, to achieve a position in the top slot of a sports club requires hours and hours of daily practice, perhaps, their struggle does not end there, to maintain that position and to shoulder the expectation of fans requires regular improvisation of skills. To achieve thisFor all this they have to sacrifice time with family and friendssacrifice their family and social life. Moreover, they are constantly scrutinized by team selectors, the media and the publicthe team selectors, media and public. Thus, personally,Thus personally, I feel no profession involves this much stressthis much of stress and tension.
Undoubtedly, players are popular and are looked upon as role modelslooked upon as a role model by millions of people. This popularity is exploited by the big firms to promote their products and in turn, these firms pay them millionsin turn they pay them in millions. Also, we all are well aware about the viewership of the famous sports event, due to which sports club and sports channels earns a lot, hence, they are oblige to pay their players, so that they show better performance to the audience. Finally, they generally do not have any educational qualificationsdo not have any education qualification to earn a livingmake their living after retiring from their short careersafter retirement from their short career.
In conclusion, I deeply respectI whole heartedly respect their dedication, hard work, and sacrifice for the game. IAnd believe that they are earning whatearning, what they deserve.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response maintains a clear opinion and offers several relevant reasons why high sports salaries may be justified, with generally understandable progression. However, it does not discuss the opposing view requested by the task, and frequent grammatical errors weaken fluency; the highest-priority improvement is to add a developed paragraph explaining why such pay can be considered unfair, then respond to that view while preserving the stated position.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The opinion is clear and supported with relevant reasons, but the response omits the required discussion of the opposing view.
Develop a substantial paragraph explaining why some people consider these salaries unfair, then weigh that view against the stated opinion.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has clear paragraphing and an understandable overall progression, although some long sentences and linking choices are awkward.
Use shorter sentence units and clearer internal sequencing so that each supporting point follows smoothly from the previous one.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient range for the topic, but recurring collocation and word-form problems reduce precision and naturalness.
Improve phrases such as “improvisation of skills,” “education qualification,” and “are oblige” through careful collocation checking.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex structures are attempted, but frequent errors in agreement, articles, sentence boundaries, and verb forms reduce control.
Prioritise complete sentences and accurate subject-verb agreement before attempting long multi-clause constructions.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discus both these views and give your own opinion.
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