It has been said that reading for pleasure is better in developing imagination and language skills than watching T.V. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Books and TV sets have always been good sources of knowledge. A large population believes that reading books upgrades the imagination and

language

skills

, far better than watching

television

. While many oppose the statement.

This

essay will strongly disagree with the statement and substantiate the reasons behind the same. Reading undoubtedly can enhance

language

skills

but

that is

specified to a certain level.

For instance

, a person can upgrade their vocabulary through reading.

Moreover

imagine

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imagining

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a place, culture, and exact idea while reading can be limited to some extent. To exemplify the abovementioned statement, an author who is trying to describe a place in his/her story can sometimes be short of words which could

also

result in, the reader

being

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show examples

unable to understand the exact feeling of an author.

However

, in the case of

television

, it is completely a different story Whilst watching

television

, individuals can

also

read the subtitles which are equivalent to reading a book.

Furthermore

, people can exactly imagine the beauty of the

ambiance

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ambience

show examples

and culture.

Also

, watching

television

can be way more useful to upgrade

language

skills

through two different senses, as they are reading the subtitles, viewing the visuals & listening to audio at the same time.

For instance

, I read a book known as “Secret”. After some days, the same book was documented as a movie, and when I watched it, to my surprise,

this

time I figured out many ideas of the author, which at the time of reading, I didn’t understand. To sum up,

this

essay has discussed the benefits of watching

television

to enhance imagination and

language

skills

However

, I

also

believe that reading has been beneficiary too, but to a certain level.

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It has been said that reading for pleasure is better in developing imagination and language skills than watching T.V. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Your opinion

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