ТЕМА: Some people believe that watching TV can have harmful effects on children.

What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?
Write 200 – 250 words.
Use the following plan:
− make an introduction (state the problem)
− express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion
− express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion
− explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
− make a conclusion restating your position

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Данная тема открыта для регистрации и выбора темы конкурсного эссе в рамках конкурса “Wizards for Essays”

Внимание! Прежде чем пройти регистрацию на конкурс, выбрав данную тему , внимательно ознакомьтесь с его положением.

Положение о конкурсе.

Пример прохождения регистрации при выборе темы:

Тему выбрал Иванов Иван Николаевич,
учитель английского языка МБОУ "СОШ № 4" города Екатеринбурга/студент 2 курса факультета "Журналистика" МГУ им. Н. П. Огарева г. Саранск.

Тему выбрала Дацаева Луиза Магамедовна, учитель английского языка гимназия №8, Южно Казахстанская область, Казахстан

За вами уже закреплена другая тема. В соответствии с п. 5.4 Положения о конкурсе участник имеет право выставить на конкурс работу только по одной теме в каждом туре.

Тему выбрала Шарафутдинова Татьяна Михайловна,
учитель английского языка МАОУ "СОШ № 25" города Златоуст.

Вы допущены к участию в конкурсе.
Данная тема закреплена за вами.
Тема будет разблокирована для публикации вашего конкурсного эссе 10 октября 2015 года.

It seems TV can influence young viewers negatively, but there are people who think differently. Let me share my opinion on this problem.

Personally, I think TV influences the development of children harmfully. Firstly, it distracts them from real life and prevents them from performing social roles. So, it makes them passive. They are ready to live their favourite characters’ lives instead of living their own ones. Secondly, while watching their idols’ behaviour on the screen children try to imitate it, their attitude to stars lacks criticism as little spectators can’t determine the difference between reality and rules of show business. Thirdly, if children devote much time to TV, they can suffer from obesity because of physical inactivity or myopia or even some nervous breakdown.


There exist other points of view on the problem as well. Some opponents claim watching TV has a positive effect on children. According to their opinion, it broadens and expands their minds, enriches their vocabulary. Besides, some supporters of TV are more inclined to accuse the Internet of all evils than TV as it contains adult –oriented material.

Nevertheless, I believe that TV is more harmful to children because not every child has access to the Internet while watching TV is not controlled by parents and researches show many adolescents imitate crime techniques shown on TV.

To sum up, you may allow children to watch TV if you want, but I consider it is better to involve them in more creative and useful activities.