Номер 2, страница 106, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

Read the introduction to the magazine article about the role of TV. Do you agree with the opinion of the author? In pairs, answer the question at the end of the paragraph.

Television is one of the greatest inventions of all times. There's probably no such person on Earth (except native tribes somewhere in Africa or Australia) that doesn't know what television is. Wherever you go in the world, every family has at least one TV set and almost everybody watches it regularly. That's quite an achievement for an invention that first appeared less than one century ago. So, what made it so popular, and why is television discussed and argued about today?

Listen to a TV news presenter talking about the advantages of television. Note down all the advantages he mentions.

Read about the disadvantages of television. Make notes.

The importance of television is unquestionable today, because television may affect people's minds in different ways. It all depends on what kind of information is shown to them. Despite the fact that television has brought many positive changes into our life, made it easier, more comfortable, more interesting and entertaining, there are some disadvantages that we have to realise.

Unfortunately, television is getting more and more dangerous. We can see a huge amount of action and horror films, we can watch documentaries about killers, maniacs, gangsters and so on. The worst thing is that violence on TV is being absorbed by children's immature minds and is then transformed into their behaviour.

Very little has been done by TV producers to improve the process of education of young people. On the contrary, the commercial basis of all TV has led to the production of low-quality and aggression-promoting TV programmes. Sometimes such programmes even instruct young people (not directly, but rather indirectly) how to do illegal things, steal, injure or even kill people.

Watching TV is not always good, everybody knows that. Watching TV non-stop is really bad. Everything should be done within reasonable limits.

There have been cases of television addiction, especially among teenagers, whose personalities are being formed largely by the TV images they see. If parents don't keep an eye on their children and let them sit in front of the TV the whole day long, they can be sure there will be something wrong with their kids. Kids watch cartoons, movies, music videos that are works of fiction, but they just can't tell the fact from the fiction. And they believe the fiction. And this belief can lead to terrible disasters. We've all heard about them. Children see contradiction between the real world and the world of TV. The world of TV in their opinion is the right and logical way of things, so children sometimes start fighting with the real world. Some take a gun and kill all the classmates, others simply kill themselves. The weakest ones just lose their minds. It's a sad situation developing, and we must do as much as we can to change the way things are.

Compare your notes with your partner's. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of television?

г. Сравните свои записи с записями вашего партнера. Каковы основные преимущества и недостатки телевидения?

Ответ:

The main advantages of television are that it has made life easier, more comfortable, interesting, and entertaining. The main disadvantages include the promotion of violence and aggression, which particularly affects children's immature minds. It can lead to television addiction and a confusion between fiction and reality, which can lead to children seeing a contradiction between the real world and the world of TV. Furthermore, the commercial basis of television often results in low-quality and aggression-promoting TV programmes.

Перевод:

Основные преимущества телевидения заключаются в том, что оно сделало жизнь проще, комфортнее, интереснее и увлекательнее. Основные недостатки включают пропаганду насилия и агрессии, что особенно влияет на неокрепшие умы детей. Это может привести к телевизионной зависимости и смешению вымысла с реальностью, из-за чего дети видят противоречие между реальным миром и миром телевидения. Кроме того, коммерческая основа телевидения часто приводит к производству низкокачественных и поощряющих агрессию телепрограмм.