1. In general, do you think that this would have positive or negative consequences?
2. What will be the effects of this law if it is introduced?
3. Is it fair or unfair? Why?
4. Is there an alternative method to achieve the Government's aims?
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5. What are the alternative methods and their results?
TV has good and bad sides. First of all it keeps people informed, we can learn a lot of information watching TV. We can choose programs that appeal to us more, because TV provides programs for all interests. Sometimes we can relax, entertain ourselves when we are tired. Advertisement on TV gives us information about different products and it makes easier to choose things to buy. When we watch TV we learn about the world, famous people and global or recent news.
But TV has a lot of disadvantages. It takes a lot of time and it makes us lazy. And it’s very harmful for our health, especially eyes. Some violent programs and films make people violent. Violence becomes a vital problem. There is too much advertisement on TV. Sometimes it can encourage us to buy things we don’t need at all. Watching TV takes most of free time of almost all people. We just watch it, we do not concentrate, and, finally, we waste time.
In my opinion people need something like informational center. As for me I watch TV about one hour a day. I watch it when I want to learn news or relax and entertain myself. People need TV, but it can’t be the main thing in their life. It’s interesting, but not the main thing in our life.
I don’t really know what we must do to make TV better. I think we can do nothing. We just should not sit hour by hour watching TV. I think we must watch only the most important and interesting things. Because if we see everything we’ll become mad.
Today it (4) is connected with “making money by shops” that is now the part of traditions: most people (5) follow the tradition of buying gifts for their family members.
People also buy a Christmas tree. This tradition came from Germany.
It (6) was introduced in the nineteenth century. Every Christmas, London gets a gift from people of Norway – a Christmas tree that is 23 metres high.
It stands in the center of London, in Trafalgar Square and it is decorated with 500 white lights.
Christmas is a time that (7) ___ unites families.
At night people get together to (8) ___ mark Christmas. Celebrating Christmas (9) ___ includes a
Christmas dinner and listening to the Queen’s Christmas (10) ___ speech when the Queen speaks directly to “her” people on TV and n the radio.
……There are many royal traditions in Britain. The Queen’s telegram is not a very old custom but it is for very old people. Every British person gets a telegram from the Queen on their one-hundredth (11) __ anniversary .
…The Changing of the (12) guard is a very beautiful tradition. Every morning tourists go to watch the ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.