Summary Practice

Summarize in your own words, the advantages and disadvantages of owning a television.
Your account should not be more than 120 words.
With the invention of televisions, many forms of entertainments have been replaced. Lively
programs like television serials and world news, have removed from us the need to read
books or papers, to listen to radios or even to watch movies. In fact, during the 1970s, when
televisions were first introduced, cinema theatres suffered great losses as many people
chose to stay in the comforts of their homes to watch their favorite programs.
Indeed, the television brings the world into our house. Hence, by staying at home and
pressing some buttons world happenings are immediately presented before us. Children
nowadays develop faster in language, owing to the early exposure to television programs.
At such tender age, it would be difficult for them to read books or papers. Thus, television
programs are a good source of learning for them. Furthermore, pronunciations by the
newscasters, actors or actresses are usually standardized, hence young children watching
these programs will learn the 'right' pronunciations too. Owning a television is also
extremely beneficial to working parents who are usually too busy or tired to take their kids
out for entertainments. Surrounded by the comforts of their home, the family can have a
chance to get together and watch their favorite television programs.
Of course, we should not be too carried away by the advantages of the television and
overlook its negative points. Watching television programs takes away our need to read.
Why bother to read the papers when we can hear them from the television news reports?
Why read books when exciting movies are screened? The lack of reading is unhealthy
especially to younger children as they will grow up only with the ability to speak but not
write. I have a neighbor whose six-year-old child can say complete sentences like "I like
cats," but when told to write out the sentence, is unable to do so. Not only are the writing
skills of children affected, their thinking capacities are also handicapped. Television
programs remove the need to think. The stories, ideas and facts are woven in the way
television planners wanted. Exposure to such opinions and the lack of thinking
opportunities will hinder the children's analyzing ability.
Despite the disadvantages of watching television programs, personally, I think that

choosing the 'middle path', which is to do selective television viewing and not over
indulging in the habit should be the best solution to reconcile both the merits and demerits
of owning a television.
tender age A young age

newscaster someone who reads out the reports on a television or radio news
program
indulge to allow yourself to have something enjoyable, especially more than is

good for you
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Summary Outline
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Copy your summary sentences into a paragraph. Leave them in the same order (paragraph 1
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Read the above paragraph again. Does this make sense? Does it cover essential information? Did
you leave out unnecessary details? Below, write you paragraph into final form.
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Summarize in your own words, the advantages and disadvantages of owning a television.

Your account should not be more than 120 words.

Despite the disadvantages of watching television programs, personally, I think that

tender age A young age

indulge to allow yourself to have something enjoyable, especially more than is

Type your answer below.

(Title of Reading Passage)

1. Main Idea (what is this paragraph about?)

2. Other important information:

3. Combine 1 and 2 into one or two sentences.

5. Other important information:

6. Combine 4 and 5 into one or two sentences.

7. Main Idea (what is this paragraph about?)

8. Other important information:

9. Combine 7 and 8 into one or two sentences.

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