It is now possible to watch live sport on television on any day of the week, and the present amount of reporting will undoubtedly increase further in years to come. This is certainly having an influence on the live sports events themselves, and there are both benefits and shortcomings to this.
For one thing, with digital broadcasting, there are now more TV channels than there were ten years ago. For another, sport has become an important form of entertainment, attracting both men and women.
What are the benefits of this televised sport? Large football clubs benefit financially (经济上) from TV income and the top players can be well paid. Less popular sports also receive money that can be used in training and advertising. What's more, there is a health benefit to some of the population.
However, there will be some disadvantages if so much sport is on television. Considering football again, many small clubs have suffered financial losses recently, as they cannot compete with the large ones. Fewer people watch live matches nowadays, preferring to watch in the comfort of their living rooms. And ticket prices have risen greatly.
In a word, watching live sport on television has both good and bad effects. Televised sport has created many chances and benefited certain people and clubs very much.
A. Why has there been such growth in televised sport?
B. Why are there so many benefits of watching live sport on television?
C. Televised sport can be helpful in increasing people's value of teamwork.
D. There has been a general fall in ticket sales, especially among smaller clubs.
E. Through televised sport, more people have become interested in actually playing sports.
F. One obvious advantage of televised sport is the money provided by television companies.
G. However, it has also been responsible for changing the nature of live sports events for ever.
