IELTS Speaking Part 3: 'TV programme' answers

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IELTS Speaking Part 3: 'TV programme' answers

1. Do you think most people watch TV for education or for entertainment?

I think people watch TV primarily for entertainment. There are far more entertainment programmes than educational ones, and in my experience most people treat television as a form of relaxation in the evening. If I think about the most popular TV programmes in the UK, such as talent shows like 'X Factor' or soap operas like 'Eastenders', the focus is definitely on entertainment rather than education.

2. Should TV play a role in educating children? How?

Yes, it definitely should play a role in my opinion. Good children's TV programmes should tell stories that contain some kind of lesson about how to behave or what is morally right and wrong. Many of the traditional fairy tales, such as 'Cinderella', have been made into TV programmes, and there is always a postive message in those stories.

3. How do you think TV viewing habits change as people get older?

TV viewing habits obviously change a lot as we get older. While toddlers might watch programmes about talking animals, teenagers prefer action and adventure or sports, and as adults we start taking an interest in news and politics. My own preferences, for example, have changed over the years - I would never have watched news programmes when I was younger. I think it would be very strange if our viewing habits didn't mature!

Từ vựng hữu ích:

• primarily = mainly: chủ yếu 
• soap opera = a story about the lives and problems of a group of people that is broadcast every day or several times a week on television or radio: kịch và phòng, một dạng kịch truyền thanh hoặc phim truyền hình dài tập với nội dung chủ yếu đề cập đời sống của nhiều nhân vật
• play a role in: đóng một vai trò trong ... 
• behave (v) = to do things in a particular way: cách cư xử
• morally (adv) = according to principles of good behaviour and what is considered to be right or wrong: hợp đạo đức
• fairy tale (n) = a story about magic or fairies, usually for children: truyện cổ tích
• habit (v) = a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing: thói quen
• toddler (n) = a child who has only recently learnt to walk: trẻ mới biết đi 
• prefer (v) = to like one thing or person better than another: thích cái gì hơn
• taking an interest in ....: bắt đầu quan tâm đến.. 
• preference (n) = a greater interest in ordesire for somebody/something than  somebody/something else: sở thích 
• mature (v) = to become fully grown or developed: trưởng thành