Hi Marina and others, Thanks for your nice respond. Maybe it's not an easy question at all. That's why Marina said that it was a very complex subject. However, the more important it is, the greater ideas we have to talk about it ^_^ There're many Chinese people in this forum, and I think all of them have their own ideas about these events because a great event, Olympic Bejing, was hold there in China 3 months ago. So if you agree with me and want to share something with others, please give your opinion ^_^
In my opinion, national, regional and international cultural and sporting events play an increasing role in the world nowadays. In terms of economics, these events are big opportunities for businesses, particularly service businesses like restaurants, hotels, shops to boost their revenue. This is very easy to understand. A big event including a huge number of people has a great demand for living and entertainment. Thus, service businesses will develop very rapidly in these areas. On the other hand, in term of culture, these events are also big chances to introduce the cultural beauties of the host countries. I was very interested in watching TV programes discovering China's culture by CNN correspondents in the time of Olympic Beijing 2008. They were so great. I believe that after the event, people around the world understand more about Chinese people, China's cuture, structure and most importantly understand why China is a one of strongest countries in the world ^_^ I always admire Chinese athletes because of their skillfulness and their effort. Although above is only two very small role of big cultural and sporting events, it indicates that these activities have huge economics and social meaning to our society. Looking foward to hearing more of your opinion! Cheers, Nam ----- Original Message ----- From: Marina Gutierrez To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:38 PM Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: The role of cultural and sporting events in society? Hello Nam, Wow, you’ve raised a very complex and waste subject. As you say, cultural and sporting event play a main role in our society. If I focus only in the World Games, I would like to say that being the host country is a wonderful economic opportunity. To have more information, please take a look at this link http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/index.php I could talk hours and hours about this subject but my English skills limit a lot my thoughts. Please, take easier subject.:) Have a wonderful weekend, Marina ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: NgoNam <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:06:20 PM Subject: [ESL Podcast] The role of cultural and sporting events in society? Hi all, Every years, a large number of cultural and sporting events, such as World Cup or Olympic games, are hold all over the world. They often have a great attraction to media and public attention. This means that these events play a meaningful part in our society. Therefore, I want to raise a topic for us to discuss: What role do cultural and sporting events play in our society? Looking forward to hearing your voice. Thanks, Nam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
