Children and teenagers love watching television.

Most of them spend more time watching television than doing other activities [general discussion]. Television can help students in their studies depending on the types of programmes watched by them [ thesis statement]. First of all, there are many educational programmes on television which can help students in their studies [stating first point]. These programmes are carefully constructed by the creative producers to make them interesting. Besides, talented presenters as well as interesting visual and sound make it easier for the students to understand and retain the knowledge learned [elaborating first point]. !T"# Tutor T$ is a very good e%ample. There are revision programmes for every sub&ect taught in school. !tudents can learn many tips and do the e%ercises given in effort to prepare for public e%aminations such as '(!", (M" and !(M [ providing details and examples to support first point]. part from that, the students) language skills can be improved by watching television programmes [stating second point]. *atching +nglish movies, dramas and sitcoms will provide the students with the input which will help them improve their +nglish ,anguage [ elaborating second point]. -#h My +nglish., a popular programme on !T"#, is a sitcom about a replacement teacher from +ngland trying to teach +nglish to a group of mischievous students. *hile watching this sitcom, students will have the opportunity to learn +nglish in conte%t where common errors are highlighted and corrected in a fun way [ providing details and examples to support second point]. ,ast but not least, various documentaries shown on television can inspire the students to do well in their studies as well as in their future lives [ stating third point]. *atching these documentaries can create interest in the sub&ects learned at school [ elaborating third point]. For e%ample, watching a scientific documentary about the stars and the universe can inspire the students to e%cel in science sub&ects. Conse/uently, they might become scientists when they grow up [providing details and examples to support third point] . 0n conclusion, watching good programmes on television including educational programmes, movies or documentaries can help students in their studies [ restating main points] . Therefore, it is strongly suggested that students have watching television as one of the activities in their daily schedule [emphasize the importance of topic]. Television is popular in all Malaysian homes as it is the best form of home entertainment these days. First of all, television enables people to find entertainment right within their own home without having to venture out at all. This saves on transport and time as it is /uite difficult to travel to the cinema with traffic &ams all over the town. Besides, parking is a problem in the town and so home television is greatly appreciated. !econdly, television keeps us in touch with national as well as world events. Motion pictures help people to follow events better than if they were to read and get the news from the papers and maga1ines. The news bulletin comes regularly and we are well kept informed of all that is happening around us. Thirdly, television entertains children with cartoons and other educational programmes. This keeps them happily occupied besides imparting knowledge to them in a way beyond the limits of classroom teaching. dults find watching television shows rela%ing after a day2s hard work. They can choose their programmes to suit their taste3detective series, thrillers, soap operas, musicals, talks or documentaries which provide general knowledge.

*e en&oy the advantage of having three channels to choose from. The national language is heard often and the public can improve their Malay language by listening to features presented on television. 4ence, television offers many benefits.