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?
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
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 Wrong verb form
imagining
also
result in, the reader being
unable to understand the exact feeling of an author. Change the form of the verb
is
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
and culture. Change the spelling
ambience
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.Submitted by imagesbygaurav on
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