It is said that people who read books with preasure have more developed imaginations and better language skills than people who like watching TV. Agree or disagree ?

Some people argue that reading is better for enhancing positive thinking while other groups say that watching

TV

is more beneficial. I completely agree that the thinking capability and

language

skills of a person are better developed by reading than watching

TV

.

First

of all, reading books provides active learning for learners while the latter is a passive one. Reading can contribute a lot to

language

skill, people who read books frequently can improve their

language

skill which is very essential in modern society, reading

also

can greatly enhance people’s imagination.

For example

, the individuals make different images in their minds when they read some articles or sentences and

then

use their imagination to put the story together, whereas the

TV

audience just passively accepts information from the

TV

screen.

Secondly

, watching television does not develop a person’s skill in high-level thinking, vocabulary, or recognition of words.

TV

programs focus more on pictures than on words. In fact, it can directly see that words in almost books are formal and literate than spoken

language

shown on

TV

. The quick change of visuals and the fast pace of the scenes cause the visuals to dominate the speech.

Additionally

, nowadays, television programs are much more commercial and always try to produce programs with commercial aspects,

therefore

it may take negative impacts on young people, especial decrease the ability learning speaking in baby. In conclusion, it seems to me that reading books is better than watching

TV

not only in developing imagination and

language

skills but

also

in many other ways.

Therefore

, maintaining the reading habit is an indispensable part of today’s life.