Violence on Television

Nowadays, the issue of violence on television is often

debated. Many people are concerned that the images of
violent acts might cause the viewers to become more
aggressive. Some of these people believe that there should
be restrictions on violent television programs. Other
people feel that individuals should be able to choose what
they want to watch on TV. Many of these people believe
that violent television is unlikely to affect people's
behavior.

One of the concerns that some people have about violent TV is that viewers might imitate aggressive
acts. For example, consider a TV program that shows professional wrestlers .Some people believe
that children who watch the program might copy the actions of the wrestlers and that this could lead
to serious injuries. As another example, consider a TV program that shows people shooting guns at
each other. Some people believe that viewers of such a program might be more likely to use a gun in
their disputes with others. Another concern that some people have with violent TV is that it might
make people less sensitive to the effects of violence. In other words, people who watch many acts of
violence on television might no longer be shocked by violent acts. They might then become quite
tolerant of the use of violence.

Target words:
issue: an important subject or problem that people are discussing

⇒ konu, mesele, sorun

violence: behaviour intended to hurt or kill someone

⇒ şiddet

debate: to discuss a subject in a formal way

⇒ tartışmak (resmi)

to be concerned: to be worried

⇒ endişe etmek – endişeli olmak

restriction: a rule or law that limits what people can do

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individual: each person in a group of people

⇒ birey

likely / unlikely: expected / unexpected

⇒ olası/ olası olmayan

viewer: someone who watches a television programme

⇒ seyirci, izleyici

imitate: to copy the way someone or something looks, sounds, or behaves

⇒ taklit etmek

lead to sth: (phrasal verb) to make something happen or exist

⇒ yol açmak, neden olmak

each other: birbirine, birbirini

sensitive: able to understand what people are feeling and deal with them in a way that does not
upset them

⇒ hassas, duyarlı

Sizin Bilmediğiniz Kelimeler:

--Metin üzerinde hedef kelimeler haricinde bilmediğiniz kelimeleri ve anlamlarını sözlüklerden

bularak buraya yazınız. –

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A) Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the target words!

sensitive imitate each other individual

restriction debate to be concerned lead to

issue likely unlikely violence

1. Eating too much fast food will eventually ________________________ obesity.

2. It seems ___________________ that she will come. Let’s go without her.
3. ____________________________ against women cannot be tolerated!
4. We will __________________ the situation of the workers in this meeting.
5. Ali and Ayşe love ____________________ very much. They shouldn’t break up because of a
few minor problems.
6. She _____________________________ about the exam results.
7. We have an important __________________________. We should meet as soon as possible.
8. Every ___________________is free in this country, but there are some
____________________ when you live in a community, among people.
9. Well; sometimes girls are more ______________ about things.
10. She tried to _________________ the way the models like Adriana Lima but she fell off the
stage 

B) Match the Words!

Sensitive imitate each other individual

Restriction debate to be concerned lead to

Issue likely unlikely violence viewer

1) __________________________: to be worried
2) __________________________: a rule or law that limits what people can do
3) __________________________: Unexpected, small chance to happen
4) __________________________: Someone who watches a television program
5) __________________________: Discussing a subject or a problem
6) __________________________: To copy someone or something
7) __________________________: Make something happen, be the cause of something
8) __________________________: Two or more people does something to others or between
them.
 9) __________________________: Able to understand what people are feeling and deal with
them in a way that does not upset them
10) __________________________: Behaviour intended to hurt or kill someone:

C) Write a sentence of your own for each of the words you’ve just learned! ++ Write
Turkish meanings of the words!

--Kelimelerin Türkçe karşılıklarını yazınız ve çok basit dahi olsa her kelime ile en az bir cümle
kurunuz. --

issue: _____________________________________________________________________________.

violence: __________________________________________________________________________.

debate: ___________________________________________________________________________.

to be concerned: ___________________________________________________________________.

restriction: ________________________________________________________________________.

likely / unlikely: ____________________________________________________________________.

viewer: ___________________________________________________________________________.

sensitive: _________________________________________________________________________.

lead to sth: ________________________________________________________________________.

each other: ________________________________________________________________________.

imitate: ___________________________________________________________________________.

individual: _________________________________________________________________________.

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

A: Lead to, unlikely, Violence, debate, each other, is worried, Issue, individual, restrictions, sensitive,
imitate

B: To be concerned, restriction, unlikely, viewer, debate, imitate, lead to, each other, sensitive,
violence

C: En yukardan control edebilirsiniz ve sizin cümleleriniz.