Talking and Writing. 14 The text above contains a lamentation about the negative experience of teaching through the medium of cinema

14 The text above contains a lamentation about the negative experience of teaching through the medium of cinema. Is it at all possible to make movies a handy means of education.

Tips for consideration:

ü Cinema has become cross-cultural and ruins traditional values and patterns of behaviour.

ü Feature films represent virtual reality, which is at odds with real circumstances, and they are misleading.

ü Films are too successful in manipulating the young's conscience and have to be avoided.

ü Films are indivisible into small episodes, which makes it difficult to discuss things analytically.

ü Whole generations have been brought up on films one way or another.

ü Values are not communicated to the viewer explicitly.

ü The "Alf" TV series was hugely successful among youngsters.

ü Most films cater for the general public with its varied tastes.

ü Most films do have a positive message, but you have to put up with additional story-lines.

15 At home, write a summarising argumentative article based on the class discussion. See the format of argumentative story writing below.

· An argumentative article is a piece of formal writing. There are quite a few types of argumentative articles such as: outlining advantages and disadvantages of the question under discussion, expressing the writer's personal opinion with supporting arguments, expressing for and against arguments and discursive essays.

· You should use a different paragraph for each point you make. Begin each paragraph with a key sentence which sums up the point you are going to make. Give examples to support your point of view.

· Study the chart with sample plans below and express your opinion in writing.