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Section21
Television
1Howmanyhoursadaydoyouwatchtelevision?
2Inmanymodernwesterncountries,theaverageis4hoursperday.
3Manypeoplethinkitistoomuch,doyouagree?
4WhatarethebenefitsofwatchingTV?
5Itsimpactsinceitbecamepopularistremendous.
6Itisonlysincethesecondhalfofthe20thcenturythatitbecameavailabletomostpeopleinthewest.
7InChinaitislessthanthat.
8Butnowitissopopularthatitcanbeseeneverywhere.
9WhatdomostpeopleliketowatchonTV?
10Well,itcanbedifferentaccordingtotheirage.
11Movies,ofcourse,arepopular.
12Asisthenewsandtheweatherreports.
13Soapoperasarealsoverypopularindeed.
14Somesoapsaswecallthemhavebeenrunningforover40years.
15Namesomesoapsfromyourowncountry’stelevisionnetworks.
16Today,duetosatellitebroadcasting,weareabletogetprogramsfromallovertheworld.
17InEurope,forexample,peoplecanseeCCTV.
18Didyouknowthat?