托福写作范文Television

托福写作范文： Television

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement？ Television has destroyed munication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Some people believe that television has destroyed munication among friends and family. I think this is an exaggeration. In my opinion， whether or not television hurts munication depends on what type of program is being viewed. More importantly， it depends on the type of viewer. There are empty programs and educational programs. Empty programs do not challenge people. They have just enough storyline to keep them from switching channels. There are also passive and active viewers. A passive viewer will just watch television without thinking about what be or she seeing. The bination of an empty program and a passive viewer makes munication unlikely. Passive viewers just continue to watch， actually enjoying the fact that they dont have to think. They wont break away to talk about programming with friends and family. Even with better programming， passive viewers still wont think or municate much. The probably even prefer the empty program because the better programming is too much work.

On the other hand， active viewers watching educational programming always want to share what they see with friends and family. Educational doesnt necessarily mean

documentaries on BBS. They could be dramas with realistic relationships or action shows with clever plotlines. When active viewers watch programs， they have ideas and talk about them with others. Good programming inspires them to change their thinking and their lives. Unlike passive viewers， they dont want to watch more and more without thinking.

Television may destroy munication among passive viewers. Those viewers probably dont want to municate with friends and family much anyway. For active viewers who already enjoy municating， television is actually helpful！