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1、OralWorkshop:Argument英语高级口语讲义(HANDOUT)01Lesson1DoesTelevisionPlayaPositiveorNegativeRoleintheModernSociety?02Arguments1.Televisioninnowplayingaveryimportantpartinourlives.2. Televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelyche
2、apone.3. Televisionkeepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpoliticsandoffersanendlessseriesofprogrammeswhicharebothinstructiveandentertaining.4. Alotoftelevisionprogrammesintroducepeopletothingstheyneverth
3、oughtofbeforeandhaveneverheardofbefore.5. Televisionserieshavedoneagreatjobinpopularizingmanyliterarymaster-pieces.6. Televisionhasbeengoodcompanytothosewhodonotwork,likehouse-wives,lonelyoldpeople,etc.7. Withtelevisionpeoplearestillfreetoenjoyother“
4、civilizedpleasures”,orevenmore.8. Thereisaconsiderablevarietyofprogrammesontelevision.Theviewerisalwaysfreetochoosewhateverhewantstosee.03Arguments9.Televisionprovidesenormouspossibilitiesforeducation,likeschoolprogrammesviaclosed-circuittelevision.1
5、0. TelevisionprovidesspecialbroadcastsforthoseinTVUniversity,orOpenUniversity.Italsooffersspecializedsubjectslikelanguageteaching,sewing,cooking,painting,cosmetics,etc.11. Televisiondoesthejobofeducationinthebroadestsense.Instructiveprogrammesachieve
6、theirgoalthroughentertainingtheviewers.12. Televisionprovidesanoutletforcreativetalents.13. Peopleallaroundtheworldarenolongerdistantandisolatedfromeachother.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone’ssitting-room.14. Compar
7、edwiththeradio,everythingontelevisionismorelifelike,vivid,andreal.15.Televisionmaybeavitalfactorinholdingafamilytogetherwherethereare,forexample,economicproblemsandhusbandandwifeseematbreakingpoint.04Counter-arguments1.Televisionisagreattime-waster.2
8、.Peoplewhodon’twatchtelevisionarehappierthanthosewhowatchitbecausetelevisiongoeswiththekindoflifewhichleavestheviewernothingtospare,nothingleft.3.Televisionmakestheviewercompletelypassivebecauseeverythingispresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.4.Th
