It is believed that people who read for pleasure develop their imagination more and acquire better language skills compared to people who prefer watching television. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this argument?

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There is a belief that readers are able to improve their imaginative

skills

and their linguistic abilities better than people who watch

TVs

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While

I agree that books are truly gaining us the above benefits, I believe that televisions can

also

adequately help. On the one hand, I agree that reading books is a fairly active

mean

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of learning and enhancing people’s imagination and

language

Firstly

, our

creativeness

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is stimulated when reading as our brain has to work continuously to visualize the meaning of the words so that we can easily get access to the information that we are reading.

For example

, novels, science fiction or some other types of books are said to effectively affect

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children’s creativity and

also

their oral or writing

skills

because if they are not able to understand any grammar structures or words, they will ask and remember the meaning of the words for a long time.

This

leads to

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better lexical and grammatical usage

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any kids, which

also

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beneficial to

language

learners.

On the other hand

, I believe that watching TV shows is not as active as reading in terms of improving the imagination and formal linguistic

skills

; but, it is more about oral

language

abilities.

Due to

the images have already

visualized

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, the brain will directly and passively receive the information from

eyes

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and it has to

struggles

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less, compared with when we

reading

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; to analyze them and

this

results in the brain will be more passive in

term

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of creativity and intellectual issues.

However

, spoken

language

can be improved

due to

vocabulary usage

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TV shows

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straightforward and people can develop their way of speaking

from

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learning from how characters on the shows talk.

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everything into consideration, I consent with the argument that readers can gain more advantages in terms of linguistic

skills

and imagination than people who watch television does.

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It is believed that people who read for pleasure develop their imagination more and acquire better language skills compared to people who prefer watching television. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this argument?

Fully explain your ideas

Some people think the government should invest more money in teaching science than other subjects in order for a country to develop and progress. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some people think that an international car-free day is an effective way to reduce air pollution. Others think there are more effective ways to do this. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

It is inevitable that traditional cultures will be lost as technology develops. Technology and traditional cultures are incompatible.

Please elaborate on your current physical and mental health, including any dental or oral treatment, medical interventions, and mental health therapy or counseling.