Спереводом television is doing a great harm. it is a real monster. how often we hear statements like this . television has not been with us all the time , but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. what did we use to do before there was television ? first of all , we never found it difficult to so end our free time . we used to enjoy civilized pleasures. for instance , used to have hobbies ,we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them ,we used to go outside for our amusements to theaters ,cinemas,restaurants and sporting events . we even used to read books and listen to music . all that belongs to the past. now all our free time is regulated by the "magic box" . we rush home to be in time for this or that programmer . a sandwich and a glass of tea will do - anything if only it doesn't interfere with the programme. whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly . food is left unbeaten,homework undone and sleep is lost. it is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living -room with the telly alone: it doesn't matter what the children will watch- what so long as they are quiet. television encourages passive enjoyment. it is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working . little by little .televigsion cuts uses off from the real world. we get so lazy ,we choose to spend a fine day in semi,- darkness ,glued to our sets, rather than go into the world itself. television is a splendid means of communication , but it prevents us from communicating with each other. we only understand it when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountains , far away from civilization , in quiet , natural surroundings.
