体育运动有什么作用？

Some people think that sport has an important role in our society. Others, however, feel that it is nothing more than a leisure activity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.​

解析&审题

题材：体育+社会

题型：双边讨论（推荐）

关键词：sport（运动）+ society（社会）+ leisure（休闲）

需要讨论的观点：运动在社会中有什么作用，或者仅仅是一种休闲

复现情况：新题

体育类相关真题：

1. The best way to teach children to cooperate is through team sports at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （2015/11/14，教孩子合作的最好办法是通过团队运动吗？）

2. Some countries achieve international sporting success by building specialized facilities to train top athletes instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think it is a positive or negative development? （2014/7/10，建立专门运动设施来提高体育竞技的成绩而不注重民众使用的体育设施是好是坏？）

3. Some people think that dangerous sports should be banned but others think the people should have freedom to choose sports activities. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. （2011/7/30; 2014/8/9，危险的体育活动是否应该禁止还是让人们自由选择）

4. Many countries spend a lot of money preparing competitors to take part in major sports competitions such as the Olympics, the football World Cup etc. It would be better to spend this money encouraging children to take up sport from a young man. Do you agree or disagree? （2012/9/1；2016/12/3；2018/3/15，花钱鼓励儿童学习一门体育运动是否比专门培训运动员参加主流运动赛事更好)

5. Schools should concentrate on teaching students the academic subjects that will be useful for their future careers. Subjects such as music and sports are not useful. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2010/5/8，音乐和体育是否对学生的职业未来没有用）

6. There are more new towns nowadays. It is more important to include public parks and sports facilities than shopping centers for individuals to spend their free time. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （2016/4/16，是否应该建更多公园和运动设施而不是购物中心？）

7. Some people argue that the fittest and strongest individuals and teams can achieve the greatest success in sports. But other people think the success is much related to the mental attitude. Discuss both views and give your opinion. （2019/1/5，体育运动中,身体条件重要还是态度重要?）

从1月18日到7月11日，也就是从上次雅思考试到现在，已经过去了半年，在这半年时间里，世界到底经历了什么，相信每位读者都感同身受。

无论如何，雅思还是如期而至了。

也许是巧合，疫情过后的第一次雅思考试，涉及的是运动这个话题。题目中给出了两个对立观点：运动在社会中起什么作用，抑或不过是一种休闲活动？就这个问题，我们建议进行双边讨论，先讨论运动的（社会）作用，然后讨论作为休闲的运动。那么，运动到底有什么作用呢？首先当然是运动有助于个人身体健康，其次是运动可以提升国民的精神（比如锻炼意志和坚持），专业运动员在国际赛场争金夺银还可以树立国家形象等。另一方面，运动的确也是一种休闲，让人们在繁忙的工作之后得到一种休息。

老雅多次说过，双边讨论的作文，在结尾段一定要给出自己的观点。就本题而言，我们可以认为：的确，运动对很多个人而言，就是一种休闲，但是对于整个社会，乃至国家而言，它的作用却远远超过休闲。这样的结尾，采取的策略是：对题目中的两个观点都表示同意，但限定两个观点适用的不同人群。