Essay ( jornal # 20 )

Television is one of the greatest inventions in the world. For modern people, television has also become an indispensable thing in their life. Some people might say: watching television is a waste of time. However, for me, I think that watching television is not a waste of time. By watching television, we not only can receive different knowledge but also can obtain relaxations from our stressful life. For international students, watching television is also a good way to learn foreign language and foreign culture.

First of all, for most of international students, learning foreign language and different culture are their priority. Most of time, students learn foreign language from text books and classes. After school, they can utilize television to be an approach to continue learning. For example: students can choose some educational programs like discovery and national geology channel to broaden their vision and obtain diverse knowledge.

Besides, by watching these programs, they can also train their listening and speaking skills. When students watch television, they can learn how to exactly pronounce the foreign words or they can learn how to apply the vocabulary that they learn from the class to usual life.

Furthermore, watching television is not only a leaning approach but also a relaxation method for most of people. In this strong competition society, people are always under an enormous stressful atmosphere. Sometimes, people have no time to go outside to relax. At this time, watching a good movie or a soap opera can help people to put down their stress temporarily. We can name watching television as “no-brain activities,” that is, people do not need to use their brain to think but totally relax. We can choose a music channel and spend a whole noon to enjoy the wonderful moment.

All in all, I think that watching television can not only help people to relax in their leisure time but also provide other learning approaches to learn foreign language and culture especially for students. Thus, that is why I think that watching television is not a waste of time.