I don’t think watching TV is not that educational. It requires no effort, and people don’t have to exercise their imagination, because TV swiftly shows what comes next. People become stereotyped and uniform. However, some programs, documentaries for example, give opportunities to explore new worlds, broadening our experience and giving us the chance to think.
A lot of people in modern society are hooked on TV. The idiot box has become a “third parent” to our children and a “second spouse” to our wives and husbands. Indeed, in some homes the children, and individually the parents, spend more time with the television than each other. Critics worry that passively watching TV is to absorbing of our time and attention. We not only do not get enough phsical exercise, but we do not stimulate our mental activity either.
Another problem is the tendency toward copycat behavior. We dress, talk, and behave in ways that we model after characters on TV and in the movies. This is especially worrisome since so many of these programs are excessively violent and sexually suggestive. Many legal experts believe that delinquency problems are made much worse by young people imitating what they see in the media.
Some steps need to be take. First parents need to do a better job of policing their TV sets, not only in terms of what their children watch but also how much time they spend doing it. Second, parents and teachers must educate kids to develop a more conscious, critical attitude toward what they watch, instead of just absorbing it all like a sponge. Lastly, if you spend too much time for watching TV or watch TV aimlessly, you’d better change your TV viewing habits first. Our children are mirrors, reflecting images of what happens around them. Leading by example how to watch TV beneficially would be the best practice and education for their kids.
| grammar | example | try | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1형식 | The dog sleeps on the sofa. | Disasters take place everywhere every time. | |
| 2형식 - 상태 | He is a firefighter. | I’m sometimes scared of the clap of thunder. | |
| 2형식 - 변화 | Paul became the president. | Now the virus became a huge and massive disaster we never been experienced before. | |
| 2형식 - 감각 | This cookie tastes good. | People feel extream fear from that virus. | |
| 3형식 | I watched a movie with Anna. | The virus drove many people to death. | |
| 4형식 | My mother bought me a shirt. | ||
| 5형식 - (명사/형용사) | Her friends call her “Little Susie.” | ||
| 5형식 - (to부정사) | I want you to forgive me. | ||
| 5형식 - 지각동사 | She heard her son scream in the kitchen. | ||
| 5형식 - 사역동사 | Karen let her friend use her camera. | ||
| to부정사 - 명사적 용법 | To keep a promise is important. | ||
| to부정사 - 명사적 용법(의문사+to부정사) | We didn’t know what to do next. | ||
| to부정사 - 형용사적 용법 | Let’s order something to drink. | ||
| to부정사 - 형용사적 용법(be+to부정사) 예정, 의무, 가능, 운명, 의도 | |||
| to부정사 - 부사적 용법 목적, 감정의 원인, 결과, 판단의 근거, 형용사 수식 | |||
| 가주어 진주어 | It is important to follow your dreams. | ||
| 의미상의 주어 (for/of:성품) | It was very kind of you to send the flowers to her. | ||
| too 형용사/부사 to부정사 | Roy is too tired to go to the party. | ||
| so + 형용사/부사 + that + 주어 + can’t/couldn’t + 동사원형 | Roy is so tired that he can’t go to the party. | ||
| 형용사/부사 + enough + to부정사 | The boy is tall enough to reach the top shelf. | ||
| so + 형용사/부사 + that + 주어 + can/could + 동사원형 | The boy is so tall that he can reach the top shelf. | ||
| go + 동명사: 하러가다 | She’ll go shopping. | ||
| be worth + 동명사: 가치가 있다 | It’s worth buying. | ||
| be busy + 동명사: 하느라 바쁘다 | I’m busy studying English. | ||
| cannot help + 동명사: 하지 않을 수 없다 | We cannot help consenting to his suggestion. | ||
| be used to + 동명사: 익숙하다 | I’m used to running a 10 km marathon. | ||
| look forward to + 동명사: 고대하다 | I looked forward to having an English class. | ||
| What[How] about + 동명사: 하는 게 어때 | How about eating this. | ||
| spend + 시간/돈 + (in) + 동명사: 하는데 시간/돈 을 쓰다 | I spend just a few money grooming myself. | ||
| have a hard time + 동명사: 하는데 힘든 시간을 보내다 | I have a hard time studying English. | ||
| feel like + 동명사: 하고싶다 | I feel like drinking a cup of coffee. | ||
| on + 동명사: 하자마자 | On arriving home I discovered they had gone. | ||
| It is no use + 동명사: 해도 소용없다 | It is no use crying over split milk. | ||
| 동명사만을 목적어로 취하는 동사enjoy, mind, finish, avoid, give up, keep, practice | Did you finish packing for the trip? | ||
| to 부정사만을 목적어로 취하는 동사want, hope, expect, decide, plan, promise, agree, learn | I didn’t expect to see you here again. | ||
| 동명사와 to 부정사 모두 동일한 의미를 가지는 동사begin, start, like, love, hate | The child began crying.The child began to cry. | ||
| 동명사와 to 부정사 의미가 달라지는 동사remember, forget, try | Jennifer tried eating less to lose weight.Jennifer tried to eat less to lose weight. | ||
| 분사구문 (때) | Hearing the news, she burst into tears. | ||
| 분사구문 (이유) | Being too young, he couldn’t ride the bike. | ||
| 분사구문 (조건) | Turning left there, you’ll see the station. | ||
| 분사구문 (동시동작) | Talking with his friend, he took notes. | ||
| 분사구문 (양보) Though | making a lot of money, he doesn’t even have a car. | ||
| 분사구문 (주어가 다를때) | A crow flying from the tree, a pear drops. | ||
| 분사구문 (시제가 다를때) | Having finished work, I’m ready to go home. | ||
| 분사구문 (부사절이 수동태) | The man (being) born, the town was filled with his crying. | ||
| 분사구문 (수동태이며 시제가 다를때) | The problem (having been) resolved, my team relieved from that. | ||
| 분사구문 (부정) | Not having a nice dress. Cinderella couldn’t go to the party. | ||
| 분사구문 (동시동작) | The girl ran to the sea with her hair flying in the wind. | ||
| generally speaking | Generally speaking, boys like girls with long hair. | ||
| judging form: ~로 판단하건데 | Judging from his accent, he can’t be Korean. | ||
| frankly speaking | |||
| considering: ~을 감안하면 | |||
| strictly speaking: 엄밀히 말해서 | |||
| speaking of: ~ 이야기가 나왔으니 말인데 | |||
| will vs be going to | We will visit her next week. I’m going to there. | ||
| must not: ~해서는 안된다 | You must not smoke in this building. | ||
| don’t have to: ~할 필요 없다 | You don’t have to worry about it. | ||
| should: 하는것이 좋다(도덕적 의무/충고) | You should change our password more often. | ||
| be used to + (동)명사 | She is used to Korean culture. | ||
| may[might] + have + pp | Robert is not home now. He may have gone to see a movie. | ||
| must + have + pp | His team must have lost the game. | ||
| can’t + have + pp | She can’t have told us a lie. | ||
| should + have + pp | I should have chosen the carrot cake instead. | ||
| would rather | I would rather go to the beach than go hiking this weekend. | ||
| would rather not | I would rather not eat fried chicken for a while. | ||
| would(과거의 불규칙적습관) | Paul and I would play catch when we were young. | ||
| used to(과거의 규칙적습관,상태) | She used to drink too much cola every day. | ||
| will have pp(미래의 강조) | I will have lost two more kilograms by next month. | ||
| have + been + ing | Some professors have been arguing about it for years. |