1. The Mass Media

2. The amount of children's programming has significantly increased

3. Researchers warn children are not active enough

5. Question 1: Many people are now worried about the negative influence of TV upon children who grow up watching it. Could you give some detailed examples?

6. TV has played a major role in providing entertainment and news within the homes of people worldwide. However, TV can also be harmful, especially to children Firstly, television has taken away children’s ability to form mental pictures, resulting in children who cannot understand a simple story without visual illustrations, secondly, too much TV takes up too much of children’s time, cause them to withdraw from real life. Thus they grow up to be passive viewers who can only respond to action, but not initiate it,

7. lastly, the most serious result comes from unhealthy scenes on the TV screen. While watching TV, children are often exposed to scenes of violence, murder and sex. They come to regard them as a matter of course. lastly, the most serious result comes from unhealthy scenes on the TV screen. While watching TV, children are often exposed to scenes of violence, murder and sex. They come to regard them as a matter of course. The worst thing is that children may imitate harmful acts that they witness on television. The worst thing is that children may imitate harmful acts that they witness on television.

8. Question 2: Sex and violence show on TV may poison the minds of people, especially teenagers. What do you think we should do to solve this problem?

9. As we know, many TV shows are filled with violence, bad language and a display of moral behavior that is not appropriate for children to view. The public has been discussing various solutions to this problem. The common belief is not to ban television but to restrict its dark side. Some are in favor of a micro-chip that can be built into all new television sets that will enable parents to block shows they do not want their children to watch. Others suggest that television shows display a “rating” that will inform the viewer, before the show starts, regarding the moral quality of the show.

10. Programs which are not suitable to children should not be shown during the hours children are normally awake. Programs which are not suitable to children should not be shown during the hours children are normally awake. In my opinion, we should have a try at these possible solutions to protect children from being negatively influenced by TV. In my opinion, we should have a try at these possible solutions to protect children from being negatively influenced by TV. Whatever measures we take, we should be consistent with our effort. Whatever measures we take, we should be consistent with our effort.

11. Question 3: Nowadays many people believe that the press communities all over the world are undergoing a revolution; The internet, in one or two decades, will probably outweigh the traditional media and eventually replace the traditional media and become the primary media. What’s your comment? Hints: Hints: There is no denying that the rapid development of the internet has dramatically changed media markets in the world. On the one hand, traditional mass media, under the great influence of the market, newspaper, bring both the printed news and breaking news, establish online bookstores, There is no denying that the rapid development of the internet has dramatically changed media markets in the world. On the one hand, traditional mass media, under the great influence of the market, newspaper, bring both the printed news and breaking news, establish online bookstores,

12. reach out to the growing population of net surfers with streaming audio and video broadcasts, on the other hand, first, on- line journalism, second, the true worth of online news materials, share ideas in chat rooms, much information available at the click of a button reach out to the growing population of net surfers with streaming audio and video broadcasts, on the other hand, first, on- line journalism, second, the true worth of online news materials, share ideas in chat rooms, much information available at the click of a button