Television Newspaper Tabloid

(adapted from "The Plain Truth", July 1990)

a) Many adults spend more hours passively before TV than in any other activity except sleep.

b) It can enlarge our understanding of the world.

c) Many people have become hooked on certain forms of commercial entertainment.

d) Educators are also concerned with the steady decline in children's physical skills.

e) Many authorities have noted a drop in students' ability to think clearly.

Find in the text words or phrases which have a similar meaning to the following:

1. extremely quick development   meteoric rise

2. decrease in students' ability.............................................................

3. influence the technological development.............................................................

4. ignore to develop personal abilities.............................................................