Americanboys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day inschool and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some evenwatch television for eight hours or more on weekends.
Televisionis like books or films. A child can learn good things and bad things from it.Some programmes help children to understand(了解)the news; others show children placesfrom other countries. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo tosee animals or to the ocean to see ships. Boys and girls can see a play, aconcert or a game at home.
Televisionbrings many places and events into our homes. Some programmes show crime(犯罪活动)and other thingsthat are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find otherinteresting things to do.