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TELEVISION
The government has just published a report which suggest that television is partly responsible
for the serious increase in crime over the last ten years. The exposure of violence or
Many people who are alive today know what it is like to live in a world without
television. Television as we know is only about forty years old. Yet it is so much a part of our
Some people think that the years before the invention of television were a better time.
They claim that families talked more and did more things together. More books were read.
People used their imaginations more fully. People got more outdoor exercises.
But others disagree. They claim that television is a powerful educational tool. It informs
us of what is going on in the world, from a famine in Africa to a local politics and fashion. It
wasteland ”. Television is credited with being a great teacher, but it is also blamed for the poor
reading and writing skills of our population. Television gets praised for helping us understand
the people of the world. But it has been accused of helping to destroy family life. Television
Experts will probably continue to argue about television’s value. But everyone agrees
2. Many people claim that television is a powerful educational tool. From this statement we
a. love
b. agree
c. prefer
d. satisfy
e. choose
a. food
b. water
c. nutrient
d. education
e. entertainment
a. get information