HOMEWORK DOCUMENT 08

WH308-EXTRA READING

In the next class, you are going to discuss the following topic and later write about it at home.

Children spend too much time watching TV nowadays. What are problems and solutions?

Read the text below and learn useful vocabulary and ideas to prepare for the discussion in the

next class. You can read more on the Internet for this topic. Then make a mindmap on handout

MINDMAP WH308 and then talk about the topic out loud many times until you can talk about it

fluently with the use of as much new vocabulary from the EXTRA READING as possible.

In the next class, hand in this mindmap to the teaching assistant.

Here are the pros and cons of television and how to make peace with it in your house.

Pros Cons

-Watching television gives children time to spend -Television can also be addictive.

with their family. Television events like the Those who watch a lot of TV may

Olympics or a national football game can gather find it harder to stop. Some studies

family members around, where they are able to discuss have found that as much as 12% of

their thoughts and feelings on the particular event. TV watchers are unhappy with the

This can provide a bonding time in the family. amount of TV that they are
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 -Kids who watch educational shows may do better themselves addicted and feel

in school. TV can help kids learn about a variety of incapable of stopping this habit.

subjects.  Many kids' TV shows are educational and

can teach the child things he/she may not have wanted - Watching too much television is

to learn from a parent or a traditional teacher. also bad for your health. For

One study found that kids who watched Sesame example, too much screen time will

Street in the '80s did better academically in high definitely lead to weak eyesight. If

school than kids who didn't. This may be because your kid is watching TV constantly

these kids entered first grade with some basic without giving his eyes any break

knowledge, which made them enthusiastic and or if he is watching from a closer

confident about school. distance, he is likely to suffer from

eyesight problem. Studies also have

- TV also provides a window into world as through
shown that kids who watch too much
media, kids can explore places, animals, or things that
TV are more likely to
they couldn’t see otherwise. Most kids are not able to
be overweight. Today’s children are
visit the rainforest or see a giraffe in the wild, but
often seen glued to TV. This leads to
many have seen these things on TV. Thankfully,
the obesity problems in the young
educationally minded producers have given us many
kids because all they are doing is
shows and movies that allow viewers to see amazing
eating and watching and not doing
footage of nature, animals, society and other
any physical activity.
cultures. Kids and adults alike can learn from this

type of media and gain a greater appreciation for - Kids who watch too much TV are

our world and the animals and other people who likely to experience sleep problems.
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 - TV shows can inspire kids to try new activities TV time, it can easily toss over their

and engage in "unplugged" learning. sleep time. After a long time of

constant screen glazing, they would

When kids see their favorite characters engaged in fun
find it hard to sleep and even if they
learning games, they want to play too. Kids also like
manage to do so, they will always
learning activities more if they involve beloved
feel restless and stressed out.
characters. Preschoolers’ shows are especially

effective for generating ideas for learning activities - Excess TV viewing also has been

and using characters to motivate kids. linked to behavior problems.

Watching more than 3 hours of

- TV and movies can motivate kids to read books.
television a day may contribute to
Of the new movies that are released each year, you can
behavior problems. As children are
bet that several of them are based on books. Parents
in their formative years, they
can challenge kids to read a book with the promise
believe in everything they see. If a
of going to the theater or renting the movie when they
kid is watching the content he is not
finish it. Or, kids may see a movie and like it so much
supposed to watch like programs that
that they decide to read the book. Discuss the
encourage violent behavior, he
differences between the book and the movie to help
might start to believe in all that stuff
kids develop thinking skills.
and his mind could turn him into a

-Good role models and examples on TV can violent kid.

positively influence kids. Children are influenced by

people they see on television, especially other kids. - Too much television is a waste of

Obviously, this can have a negative result, but it can time. The time that is spent watching
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television could be spent doing

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 something productive like
be positive too. Lately, kids' TV shows have begun
socializing with other children, doing
promoting some positive agendas such as healthy
physical activity, enjoying the
living and environmental awareness. As kids see
outdoors, reading, doing the chores,
their favorite characters making positive choices, they
or homework. Too much screen
will be influenced in a good way. Parents can also
time can take away from these
point out positive traits that characters display and
activities and can potentially make
thereby spark valuable family discussions.
kids antisocial.

Conclusion:

To conclude, television time can both positively and negatively affect the viewer, although

children tend to be affected more adversely than adults. Therefore, it is up to the parents,

caregivers, and educators in their lives to ensure that kids’ viewing experiences are

enriching and not damaging.

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