Some companies sponsor sports as a way to advertise themselves. Some people think it is good while others think there are disadvantages. Discuss both views and give your opinion

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Sample Response

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These days the majority of companies are adoptingapproaching various strategies such as sponsoring sports events to increase their sales. Some opine that this strategy is not only widely promoting sportspromoting the games largely but also providing a platform for new players whereas others believe that companies are now selling low-quality products that are hazardous to healthlow quality and health hazardous products by advertising them at sports eventsadvertising these on the sports events. However, both points of view need to be addressed before forming an opinionformulating the opinion.

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To begin with, one of the major benefits of sponsoring sports events is its role in promoting a sportits significance of promoting any game and it also increases the income of companies. Because of reduced government funding for particular sportsDue to fewer funds for particular games by the government, people are losing interestlosing their interest in these games. So when companies sponsor these games largely definitely they will more likely to watch these games. Thus this will help in promoting any sport. Secondly, sponsorship for events can provide a platform for talented new playersplatform for new talented players.

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On the other hand, through sports-event sponsorship, many companies sellby organizing sports events the majority of companies are selling low-quality products and products which have a negative impact on health. As tobacco and liquor manufacture companies are advertising their products by organizing sports events and these products are extremely harmful to health in general. For example, Kingfisher is basically a wine companya wine supplier company but it usesbut this is using the settingground of sporting events in order to increase its revenueboost its income nevertheless wine has negative effects on the human bodyhas negative on the human body.

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To sum up, certainlyCertainly, sponsoring sports events is not only promoting sports but also providing opportunities for new athletesproviding chances to new sportsmen. However, the negative outcomes of these sponsorshipspromotions can not be denied. I personally believe that although companies promote sports in their own interestswhether companies are promoting games for their own interest but these are beneficial to the promotion of sports overallbeneficial for promoting sports at all.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 6.0

The response's clearest strength is that it addresses both perspectives and states a consistent preference for sponsorship, using funding and harmful-product advertising as relevant angles. Development is uneven, however, because several claims are asserted vaguely and the reasoning around why sponsorship increases audiences or benefits players remains thin. The highest-priority improvement is to explain each central idea through a precise cause-and-effect chain and a fully relevant example.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

6.0
Scoring rule

Both views and a clear opinion are presented, but several relevant ideas receive limited or imprecise development.

Next step

Develop each side with a specific causal explanation and ensure the example directly proves the point being made.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.0
Scoring rule

The response progresses through a conventional structure, although linking is sometimes mechanical and local reasoning is not always smooth.

Next step

Use cohesive devices more selectively and make the logical relationship between consecutive sentences explicit.

LR

Lexical Resource

6.0
Scoring rule

The vocabulary is adequate for the topic and shows some range, but recurrent collocational and word-choice errors reduce precision.

Next step

Prioritize accurate natural combinations such as promote a sport, harmful products, and alcohol manufacturer over ambitious but awkward phrasing.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.5
Scoring rule

A mix of simple and complex forms is attempted, but frequent errors in clause structure, agreement, and sentence completion weaken control.

Next step

Proofread complex sentences for a complete main clause, correct verb form, and clear connections between clauses.

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IELTS Writing Task 2

Some companies sponsor sports as a way to advertise themselves. Some people think it is good while others think there are disadvantages. Discuss both views and give your opinion

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