programstheninfluencepeople, particularly young people,inthecountrieswherethey
areshown.
Also, becausetelevision networksneedtoattractlargeaudiencestosecuretheir
financialsurvival,theymustproduce programswhichareinterestingtoabroadrangeof
people.InAustraliathisrangeis
very broad becauseweareamulticulturalsocietyand peopleofallagesliketowatch
television.Tointerestallthesedifferent people,mosttelevision programsareshortin
length,fullofactionandexcitement, do notrequiremuchintelligenceor
knowledgeto understand,andfollow universalthemescommontoallcultures,suchas
loveandcrime.Television programswhichconcentrateon ordevelopthemespertinent
to oneparticularculturearenotsosuccessfulbecausetheyinterestasmaller
audience.
Neverthelesswemuchacknowledgethattelevision doeshavesomepositiveeffects on
thecultureswithinasocietyaswell.Peoplewho do notlivewithintheirownculture
can,inalimitedway,accessitthroughthemulticulturalstation onthetelevision.For
example,Aboriginal
childrenwho havegrown upinwhitefamilies, ormigrantsandinternationalstudents
livinginAustralia,canwatch programsfromtheirowncultureonthetelevision.
Inconclusion,Iholdtheviewthattelevision promotesandstrengthensthosecultures
thatarewealthyandinfluentialwhileitweakenstheculturesthatarealreadyina
weakened position
Sample 131
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Withoutcapitalpunishment(thedeathpenalty)ourlivesarelesssecureand
crimesofviolenceincrease.Capitalpunishmentinessentialtocontrol
violenceinsociety.
Towhatextentdo youagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
modelanswer:
Beforetalkingabouttheessentialroleof death penalty,you havetothinkaboutthe
meaning,andthepurpose, ofany kind of punishment.Ifyouconsiderthatthe purposeis
to preventtheguiltyfrombeing nastyagain, youcan beseduced byanargumentationin
favourofthesuppression ofcapitalpunishment.Butyou havetothinkaboutanother
aspectoftheproblem:apunishmentisalso usefultoimpress
people,tomakethemfearthelaw.Infact,let'staketheexampleofayoungmisfit,
which hasgrowninaviolentatmosphere,influenced by olderdelinquents,etc...Helives
inthestreets, he'sgotnoaimbuttosurvive.Thisisthekind ofpersonwhocould