Some eople believe that the radio is more enjoyable and practical than TV. Do you agree ?

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When discussing the
radio
and its advantages over the television one should bear in mind the complexity of the issue. Some people believe that
radio
is
obselete
no longer in use
obsolete
because it does not have visual context, which prevents better understanding of the information. Others, including myself, think that the
radio
is much more practical. In the following essay I will give reasons and examples to support my opinion. One argument in favour of my opinion is that the
radio
is more enjoyable because it forces the listeners to use their imagination in order to fill in the missing visual context. As a
consequence people
Accept comma addition
consequence, people
can understand certain scenarios in different ways, which increases their enjoyment.
For example
, a study from Harvard University showed that children who listen to
bed time
the time you go to bed
bedtime
stories, repeat it much more than children who watch the story on YouTube.
This
emphesize
to stress, single out as important
emphasizes
emphasises
the fact that by listening our imagination is stimulated much more. Another view to support my opinion is that the
radio
is much more practical due to the fact that it permits the listeners to do other things at the same time. To
illustrat
clarify by giving an example of
illustrate
, a recent poll among Israeli citizens reported that over 80% listen to the
radio
while driving, and 40% remember the
adds
a public promotion of some product or service
ads
on the
radio
.
This
shows, that the
radio
is much more useful in comparison to the television and allows
people to perform other
Suggestion
other people to perform
tasks when listening. In conclusion, I agree with the statement below and think that the
radio
is superior to the television, because it stimulate our minds and allow us to focus on other tasks.
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