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Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. v.10

Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. v. 10
People have different views about whether children should be taught to be competitive or co-operative. While a spirit of competition can sometimes be useful in life, I believe that the ability to co-operate is more important. On the one hand, competition can be a great source of motivation for children. When teachers use games or prizes to introduce an element of competitiveness into lessons, it can encourage children to work harder to outdo the other pupils in the class. This kind of healthy rivalry may help to build children’s self confidence, while pushing them to work independently and progress more quickly. When these children leave school, their confidence and determination will help them in competitive situations such as job interviews. It can therefore be argued that competition should be encouraged in order to prepare children for adult life. On the other hand, it is perhaps even more important to prepare children for the many aspects of adult life that require co-operation. In the workplace, adults are expected to work in teams, follow instructions given by their superiors, or supervise and support the more junior members of staff. Team collaboration skills are much more useful than a competitive determination to win. This is the attitude that I believe schools should foster in young people. Instead of promoting the idea that people are either winners or losers, teachers could show children that they gain more from working together. In conclusion, I can understand why people might want to encourage competitiveness in children, but it seems to me that a co-operative attitude is much more desirable in adult life.
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children
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be useful in life, I believe that the ability to co-operate is more
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important
.

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children
. When teachers
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use
games or prizes to introduce an element of competitiveness into lessons, it can encourage
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children
to work harder to outdo the other pupils in the
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class
. This kind of healthy rivalry may
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help
to build
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children’s
self
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confidence
, while pushing them to work
independently
and progress more
quickly
. When these
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children
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school, their
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confidence
and determination will
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help
them in competitive situations such as job interviews. It can
therefore
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in order to prepare
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children
for adult life.

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to prepare
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children
for the
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many
aspects of adult life that require co-operation. In the workplace,
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adults
are
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expected
to work in teams, follow instructions
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given
by their superiors, or supervise and support the more junior members of staff. Team collaboration
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skills
are much more useful than a competitive determination to win. This is the attitude that I believe schools should foster in young
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people
.
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of promoting the
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idea
that
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people
are either winners or losers, teachers could
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show
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children
that they gain more from working together.

In conclusion
, I can understand why
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people
might want to encourage competitiveness in
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children
,
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but
it seems to me that a co-operative attitude is much more desirable in adult life.
5Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
14Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
2Mistakes
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IELTS essay Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. v. 10

Essay
  American English
4 paragraphs
266 words
6
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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  • Include an introduction and conclusion
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  • Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
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  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.5
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