Use words like these to evaluate TV.Notice that nouns often end with -ion,-ment and -ing and adjectives often end with -al,-ing,
-ed and -ent.
amaze - amazement -amazed
amuse - amusement -amusing
educate - education - educational
entertain - entertainment - entertaining
rate - rating
restrict - restriction - restrictive
violence - violent
negative,restrictions,entertainment,educational,complex,rating system,amazed,violence
Let‘s look at two different ways to give reasons.
Giving reasons
you can use both because and because of to give reasons.Because is followed by a clause;because of,by a noun.
Because + clause
I don‘t watch ‘The Tenors‘ because it‘s so violent.
Why do you like that show so much?
I like it because the plot‘s complex and exciting.
Because of + noun
‘Fallen Love‘ wasn‘t shown on TV because of the violence.
I watch this show with my kids because of the PG rating.
A PG rating means a child must have parental guidance to watch the show.A G rating means the show is suitable for all ages.
Giving and supporting an opinions
Use expressions like these to give an opinion:
I was surprised at how complex the rating system is.
In my opinion,there‘s too much violence on TV.
Use feel(s) strongly to give your opinion emphatically.
Brent feels strongly that TV should be educational,not just entertaining.
After giving an opinion,you can support it with a reason or an example.
Brent feels strongly that TV should be educational,not just entertaining,because children are watching.
I was surprised at how complex the rating system is.For example,there are more than 35 possible ratings!
In my opinion,there‘s too much violence on TV.In ‘Heat Wave‘last night,there people were murdered in five minutes.
Hearing the parts of an argument
Here are there sentences from the different parts of an argument.Which part is this sentence from?How do you know that?
Basically,reality TV is really stupid.
We can use special clues or markets to identify the role of the sentence in an argument.The first sentence uses a word that
indicates that a repetition is coming.what about this sentence?
I feel that TV is educational.
This is sentence uses a verb that expresses an opinion:feel.What about this sentence?
Documentaries like ‘Clockwatch‘ research their information.Unit4 Writing about TV in your country
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