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 lives that it seems as if it has always existed.
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 inform us of what is going on in the world, from a famine in africa to a local politics and fashion. it hepls us understand how people live, work, and struggle.
in 1961, newton minow, a government official, called prime-time schedules ''a vast wasteland''. even though minow said that over thirty years ago, many feel that it is still true today. television is credited with being a great teacher, but it is also blamed for the poor reading and writing skills of our populations. television gets praised for helping us understand the people of the world. but it has been accused of helping to destroy family life. television keeps us informed about the political issues of the day.
experts will probably continue to argue about television's value. but everyone agrees that it is one of the most significant inventions of the twentieth century.
1. the writer want to tell : the influence of television on people's daily life
2. many people claim that television is a powerful educational tool.
from this statement we know that they agree with the existence of television.
3. which of the following is good for children in watching TV? children should be accompanied by their parents in watching TV.
4. ''...... what is going on in the world, from famine in africa .... '' (paragraph 4)
the underlined word means lack of : food.
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