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problems of TV addiction

The  ... [average/mean/moderate/standard]  American watches television for more than four hours a day. A  ... [recent/contemporary/modern/late]  study found that children 6 months to 6 years old spend on average 2 hours a day watching television, using a computer or playing a video game. That is three times as long as they spend reading or  ... [being/having/becoming/coming]  read to. Television makes children violent and aggressive. [According/Close/Used/Due]  ... to the National Institute of Mental Health, there is a consensus developing among members of the research community that violence on television does  ... [lead/cause/guide/take]  to aggressive  ... [behaviour/etiquette/appearance/graces]  by children and teenagers who watch the programs. 

Television discourages face-to-face interaction among children or families. Sitting  ... [passively/emotionless/resigned/still]  in front of the television leads to weight gain, increasing the chances of diabetes in children and heart disease in adults. Television programs model undesirable behaviour such as drug and alcohol use or  ... [unhealthy/sickly/poorly/unhealthily]  relationships. Research indicates that students may be less able to engage in formal descriptions of events or objects than their peers in the past.

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GAP 1 (AVERAGE) ... The average American watches television for more than four hours a day. A recent study found ...
AVERAGE => ADJECTIVE
AVERAGE to communicate with somebody, especially by writing to them or telephoning them.
Other Collocations:
AVERAGE COST, AVERAGE HEIGHT, AVERAGE AGE, AVERAGE BUILD. 

 

GAP 2 (RECENT) ... more than four hours a day. A recent study found that children 6 months ...
RECENT + STUDY => COLLOCATION 
RECENT STUDY => having happened or started only a short time ago.
Other Collocations:
RECENT EVENTS, RECENT MEMORY, MOST RECENT, RECENT RESEARCH. 

 

GAP 3 (BEING) ... long as they spend reading or being read to. Television makes children violent ...
BEING => AUXILIARY VERB
BEING => auxiliary verb in passive voice.
Common Errors:
My car is be repaired at the moment. X 
My car is being repaired at the moment. V We use BEING (PRESENT CONTINUOUS) in PASSIVE VOICE!

 

GAP 4 (ACCORDING) ... violent and aggressive. According to the National Institute of ...
ACCORDING + TO => PREPOSITION
ACCORDING TO => in agreement or accord with.
Common Errors:
According to me, the bank closes at 3 p.m. X We do not say ACCORDING + TO: me, us!
According to her, the bank closes at 3 p.m. V We say ACCORDING + TO: him, her, them, etc! 

 

GAP 5 (LEAD) ... violence on television does lead to aggressive behaviour by children and ...
LEAD + TO => VERB + PREPOSITION
LEAD TO => to cause something to happen or cause someone to do something.
Common Errors:
The heavy rain led for serious floods. X
The heavy rain led to serious floods. V 

 

GAP 6 (BEHAVIOUR) ... does lead to aggressive behaviour by children and teenagers who watch the programs ...
AGGRESSIVE + BEHAVIOUR => COLLOCATION
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR => standing up for your rights, but in a way that violates the rights of other people.
Other Collocations:
BEHAVIOUR STANDARD, HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR. 

 

GAP 7 (PASSIVELY) ... children or families. Sitting passively in front of the television leads to weight ...
PASSIVELY => ADVERB
PASSIVELY => Someone who acts passively tends to accept things that happen to them or things that people say to them, without taking any action.
Other Collocations:
WAIT PASSIVELY, LISTEN PASSIVELY, PASSIVELY SAFE, ACT PASSIVELY. 

 

GAP 8 (UNHEALTHY) ... and alcohol use or unhealthy relationships. Research indicates that students may be ...
UNHEALTHY + RELATIONSHIP => COLLOCATION
UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP => not normal or natural and likely to be harmful.
Other Collocations:
UNHEALTHY EATING, UNHEALTHY ECONOMY, UNHEALTHY COMPLEXION, UNHEALTHY OBSESSION.