offering educational programs as well as exciting ones keeping people informed of current events helping people to keep up with developments in science&technology ● giving a great comfort to lonely old people Outline 2 (Argument against) Talk about the disadvantages of TV. Disadvantages ● a totally passive pastime taking up too much time of people's free time ● distracting people from their work&study ● making children nearsighted&otherwise weak physically ● corrupting children with harmful shows Step 3 Detailed Study 1.Certainly.there are many worthwhile programs on television. worthwhile:a.sufficiently valuable or important to justify the expenditure of time or effort值得的，有价值的 e.g.I think it is a worthwhile job CF:worthwhile,.worth,worthy&worth(one's)while这四个词都是形容词，都表 示值得。 worthwhile作定语用较多：也可作表语，一般不再接其他成分。 e.g.This book is worthwhile the money woth只作表语，表示“价值…”或“值得…”，后多接名词、代词或动名词的 主动语态，不接不定式 e.g.This T-shirt is worth 100 yuan. worthy表示“值得、相称或配得上”时，作表语用，后接不定式被动语态，或接 0f加名词、动名词被动语态：表示“可敏的时，作定语用。 e.g.His job is worthy of praise./His job is worthy of being praised.⚫ offering educational programs as well as exciting ones ⚫ keeping people informed of current events ⚫ helping people to keep up with developments in science & technology ⚫ giving a great comfort to lonely old people Outline 2 (Argument against) Talk about the disadvantages of TV. Disadvantages: ⚫ a totally passive pastime ⚫ taking up too much time of people’s free time ⚫ distracting people from their work & study ⚫ making children nearsighted & otherwise weak physically ⚫ corrupting children with harmful shows Step 3 Detailed Study 1. Certainly, there are many worthwhile programs on television, … worthwhile: a. sufficiently valuable or important to justify the expenditure of time or effort 值得的， 有价值的 e.g. I think it is a worthwhile job. CF: worthwhile, worth, worthy & worth (one’s) while 这四个词都是形容词, 都表 示值得。 worthwhile 作定语用较多；也可作表语，一般不再接其他成分。 e.g. This book is worthwhile the money. worth 只作表语，表示“价值…”或“值得…”， 后多接名词、代词或动名词的 主动语态，不接不定式 e.g. This T-shirt is worth 100 yuan. worthy 表示“值得、相称或配得上”时，作表语用，后接不定式被动语态，或接 of 加名词、动名词被动语态；表示“可敬的”时，作定语用。 e.g. His job is worthy of praise. / His job is worthy of being praised