Lindsay McMahon
"The English Adventurer"

Today you’ll get ideas for IELTS questions about sports affecting countries.

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Thank you to YouTube subscriber Mae Flor Samson for asking me to provide ideas on this IELTS question:

How do you think international sports can affect relations between different countries?’

For some reason, IELTS loves this topic, and you may just see it in IELTS Writing Task 2 or Speaking Part 3.

In IELTS Speaking Part 3, you can pivot, and then provide interesting examples.

For this question, I would say, ‘Honestly, I do not think athletic events have any effect on politics or international relations. However, sports events do definitely impact the way different nationalities can get along.’

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Then, I would give an interesting anecdote.

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Brainstorm for this question:

Positive example:

In World War I, in 1914, the British and German soldiers had a Christmas Truce. During this cease fire, they came together on neutral ground and played a game of soccer.

Negative example:

In Brussels, in 1985, before the European Cup Final, British fans rioted, leading to 39 deaths.

Try to think of your own examples from your country or city.

Share them in the comments section below!

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