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Television dominates the free-time for too many people. It can make people lazy and prevent them from socialising with others. Do you agree or disagree? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Television
 plays a major part in the majority of peoples’ lives; soap operas, sports programmes, music programmes, everyone
has
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have
 their favourites.
However
, watching
television
 can take up a lot of spare
time which
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time, which
 could be used for social or leisure activities. In my opinion, if we limit the amount of
television
 we watch, we can
also
 enjoy our free
time
.
Television
 in some ways is a device that allows the viewer to relate to what is happening on the screen. We choose our favourite music from videos, get news, watch our preferred football teams, connect to the characters in the family drama and watch educational documentaries. We discuss our preferences with friends and co-workers when we talk to them so it can be said that TV enriches our emotional and cultural selves.
On the other hand
,
television
 has negative effects on the body, as well as social interaction. Doctors tell us that too much
time
 sat down can lead to weight gain and heart disease and if we are sitting in front of the TV all the
time
 it means we are not going out to meet our friends. I believe, if we watch
television
 in moderation, we can enjoy our favourite programmes as well as have an active social life. As a child, my parents insisted that I only watched one or two programmes
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at
 night. Today I
captain
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will captain
 my local football team and enjoy talking about the previous week’s programming after a match on Saturday. It is my opinion that, if we sit at home all the
time
 watching
television
 and do not go out,
then
 it will have an unhealthy effect on our bodies, minds and friendships.
However
, if we regulate how much we watch and get on with other things,
then
 TV can be
a
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an
 important part of our social
lives
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life
.
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