雅思G类大作文考题分析-看电视对孩子的影响

　　雅思G类大作文考题分析-看电视对孩子的影响   考题回忆：Some people say TV programs are helpful for children’s development. Others disagree. What is your opinion?

　　注：考题回忆细节可能不准确，考场上看到类似题目要认真读题审题再构思下笔。

　　审题：这道题审题难度不大，可以按DG类题型写。对双方观点进行解释，选择一方“站队”，用四段式，即可。拓展点在于电视节目的类型和内容。

　　素材：这道题没什么“陷阱”，不会偏题，准备重点可以放在论述充分和语言丰富上。

　　孩子看电视的好处：

　　Some experts believe that TV is not all that bad.  They qualify though that viewing TV can be good if it is done in moderation, and if the program being watched is selected.

　　Some TV shows can educate, inform and inspire.  It can be more effective than books or audiotapes in teaching your kid about processes like how a plant grows or how to bake a cake.

　　Kids who watch informative and educational shows as preschoolers tend to watch more similar shows when they get older.  They use TV effectively as a complement to school learning.

　　Allowing kids to watch educational shows from TV can expose children to millions more words, especially if they have parents who are unable to speak more or better with them.

　　With shows that are more entertaining than educational, TV exposes kids to diversity of culture and other people’s worldviews, as well as humanistic values. Watching dramas and comedies gives them an idea of the complexity of life and moral dilemmas.

　　Scientists from the University of Siena found that children experience a soothing, painkilling effect by watching cartoons. So perhaps, a little entertainment TV can be a source of relief to kids who are stressed or are in pain.

　　孩子看电视的坏处

　　The majority of experts think that a TV-driven culture has bad effects on kids – and may prevent kids from being smart.

　　TV provides no educational benefits for a child under age 2. Worse, it steals time for activities that actually develop her brain, like interacting with other people and playing.  A child learns a lot more efficiently from real interaction – with people and things, rather than things he or she sees on a video screen.

　　TV viewing takes away the time that your child needs to develop important skills like language, creativity, motor, and social skills. These skills are developed in the kids’ first two years through play, exploration, and conversation.  Your kid’s language skills, for example, do not improve by passively listening to the TV.  It is developed by interacting with people, when talking and listening is used in the context of real life.

　　TV viewing takes away time from reading and improving reading skills through practice. Kids watching cartoons and entertainment television during pre-school years have poorer pre-reading skills at age 5.

　　Kids who watch too much TV are usually overweight, according to the American Medical Association.  Kids often snack on junk food while watching TV.  Children tend to ‘tune out’ and don’t notice when they are full when eating in front of TV. They are also influenced by commercials to consume unhealthy food.