Nowadays, in most countries, there are numerous television channels to choose from and these include non-stop broadcasting of sport.
Therefore it would appear that many people must be interested in watching sport throughout the day and night. However, it does not necessarily follow that watching sport makes people less keen on participating in it. Teachers and parents may be concerned when they see teenagers spending time watching sport on television and fear that they are not active enough. While there may be some justification for this, it is also true that young people are often under pressure, for example to do well in exams. They need to relax and give their minds and bodies a break.
In my experience, the young do not tend to watch sport rather than participating in it. The teenagers in my neighbourhood regularly play football after school and at weekends they play in matches or go to the tennis courts or the swimming pool. As well as this, they all support various famous clubs and admire sports stars. These stars are their role models and watching them on television encourages participation in sporting activities because the young try to emulate the people they admire.
By contrast, I have observed that some older people spend their evenings and weekends in front of the television, following sports such as international golf or motor racing. Moreover, many of these are middle-aged men (it tends to be men) who spend their days sitting at a desk in an office and who get very little exercise in spite of the fact that they need it more than most.
In conclusion, although I accept that there are some people who may be discouraged from participating in sport because they can watch it on television instead, in my view this does not generally apply to the young.
Nowadays, in most countries, there are numerous
television
channels to choose from and these include non-
stop
broadcasting of sport.
Therefore
it would appear that
many
people
must
be interested
in watching
sport
throughout the day and night.
However
, it does not
necessarily
follow that watching
sport
makes
people
less keen on participating in it. Teachers and parents may
be concerned
when they
see
teenagers
spending time watching
sport
on
television
and fear that they are not active
enough
. While there may be
some
justification for this, it is
also
true that
young
people
are
often
under pressure,
for example
to
do well in exams
. They need to relax and give their minds and bodies a break.
In my experience, the
young
do not tend to
watch
sport
rather
than participating in it. The
teenagers
in my
neighbourhood
regularly
play football after school and at weekends they play in matches or go to the tennis courts or the swimming pool.
As well
as this, they all support various
famous
clubs and admire
sports
stars. These stars are their role models and watching them on
television
encourages participation in sporting activities
because
the
young
try to emulate the
people
they admire.
By contrast, I have observed that
some
older
people
spend their evenings and weekends in front of the
television
, following
sports
such as international golf or motor racing.
Moreover
,
many
of these are middle-aged
men
(it tends to be
men
) who spend their days sitting at a desk in an office and who
get
very
little
exercise
in spite of
the fact that they need it more than most.
In conclusion
, although I accept that there are
some
people
who may
be discouraged
from participating in
sport
because
they can
watch
it on
television
instead
, in my view this does not
generally
apply to the
young
.
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22Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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