A. Complete each sentence. Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Some scientific studies have shown that watching violence can make children ____. a. watch more action programs b. more aggressive c. less aggressive
2. According to the article, children who watch violent movies ____. a. become less sensitive to real-life violence b. commit fewer violent crimes as adults c. learn that doing bad things is not OK
3. People who worry about children watching violent movies and TV programs can ____. a. control the TV programs and movies that children watch b. limit the number of hours children spend watching violent movies and TV programs c. both a and b
CRITICAL THINKING
B. The adjectives below are used in the article. They have positive, neutral, or negative meanings. Put each adjective in the column where you think it best belongs.
aggressive disturbing normal impossible violent realistic bad fictional important realistic
POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE ___________________ realistic ___________________ normal ___________________ agressive ___________________ Important ___________________ fictional ___________________ disturbing ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ violent ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ bad ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ impossible
C. PAIR WORK. Compare answers with a classmate. Discuss the reasons for your choices.