Essay Topic: 24-hour TV Transmission
IELTS Writing Task (全天电视)
谢振礼老师 Jeenn Lee Hsieh 原创
ielts360toefl@163.com 写作实验室
一位高分考生说得一针见血：自己练习写一篇作文胜过阅读别人10篇范文。猫头鹰鼓励候选人勤于磨练写作，其结果必然熟能生巧。所谓勤能补拙，因此不一定需要经过老师修改后才能进步。成功的考生原来是靠自修：写作不求人。多家多样范文的优点当然是值得模仿，但是如果想模仿，那还得亲自动手。
有网友评论说2012年8月4日的大作文考试比较容易，其实不然。全天候的电视广播简直好处多多，可是坏处在哪儿?往往试题都是倾向论证电视的影响，不过此次真题‘全天电视’只限于讨论电视天天24小时广播的利弊，所以无需专注电视广播的一般利弊。
以下实验范文不是标准答案，仅是提供一种答题的例子。针对同一道真题，请网友也参考其它人的范文，笔记不同的优点，然后自己也习作一篇。
《类似真题》
In some countries television programs are transmitted day and night. Some people think that 24-hour TV transmission is a positive development, while others think that it has negative effects. What is your opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
《实验范文》
>Television knows no night, but people should control their screen time. As enjoyable as are a variety of programs from dramatic series to news cycles, too much television viewing time may have adverse consequences that rival those of lack of physical activity, obesity and smoking. Despite the advantages of television programs being transmitted around the clock, a public health case may be made that adults as well as children need to reduce the time spent in front of the 'box'.
>If used wisely, television benefits people daily. It has proved to be the most important and cherished medium for entertainment and information. For example, the 24-hour television is helping to relieve feelings of depression during a hard day, and of loneliness during a sleepless night. It is not only a powerful and effective learning tool for children but also is useful for adults to understand the complex social aspects of communication. In a certain sense, any time wasted in enjoying TV is not actually wasted because it is exactly what is right about it. To tell the truth, what can be a better way to digest free time than watching television?
>Sitting too long is a ubiquitous sedentary behavior, which doctors say may lead to health risks. According to a medical report, every hour viewed may shorten life by as much as 20 to 25 minutes. If the report is reliable, anyone who spends six hours a day watching television is at risk of dying five years sooner than those who enjoy more active pastimes. The message is clear: children should limit viewing time to two hours, and adults to four hours, in order to avoid possible negative effects. That is to say, going beyond these limits is said to be harmful to health. Even though the relationship between viewing time and life expectance is hard to be calculated, there are reasons to believe that addiction to the 24-hour television programs is anything but positive.
>Those television programs, being both entertaining and informative, do not mean to affect adults as well as adults, of course. The 24-hour television transmission is a positive development as long as people can be aware of possible health problems. In some countries, TV networks never sleep, but people need to rest and do physical exercises for good health. (Essay by Jeenn Lee Hsieh)
