Children today spend more time watching television than they did in the past. Describe some of the advantages and disadvantages of television for children.

Today, most children in the world grow up with
TV
.
This
has both advantages and disadvantages. Children can learn many interesting and valuable things from
TV
. There are programs that are designed specifically to teach young people. Some of them reinforce skills that children need for reading.
For example
, they might help children learn to read letters and common words. Or they might have actors reading or telling stories. Other programs teach children fascinating facts about the natural world or about life in other countries or about other interesting things. Through programs
such
as these, children can be exposed to information that they might not learn
otherwise
. Often, I have seen children become excited about subjects they
first
heard about on
TV
. They
then
go on to seek out books and other sources of information about these subjects.
On the other hand
, there are
also
drawbacks to
TV
. For one thing, watching
TV
is a passive activity. Children don't participate in
TV
programs. They don't ask questions or tell their own opinions or choose what to do
next
. They passively receive the information or entertainment they are given. Watching
TV
is
also
physically inactive. When children spend too much time watching
TV
, they don't spend enough time running and playing actively.
In addition
, there are a lot of programs on
TV
that are inappropriate for children, but children can still see them.
This
can be confusing and scary for some. There are both good and bad sides to
TV
. One thing,
however
, is always true: too much of anything is never good.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • educational programs
  • diverse cultures
  • entertainment options
  • language skills
  • critical thinking
  • social awareness
  • shared experience
  • sedentary lifestyle
  • inappropriate content
  • academic performance
  • attention problems
  • social skills
  • commercial influence
  • addiction
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