How much time do you spend watching TV daily?

[flowerseed]

Anyone who joins in my discussion of the topic or helps revise the following writing in grammar or wording is appreciated

How much time do you spend watching TV daily?

Most of my colleagues, friends and family members find themselves upset if they have to give up the remote controller to someone else. Whenver I hear my familiy members quarrel about which TV program to watch, I feel ridiculous. Don't they have someting more worth doing?

Being a teacher of English, I alway find myself fail to acquire the meaning of the editorials or articles in New York Times before reading them again and again with great efforts.And this inability makes me in no mood for anything else aside from my English learning program. Consequently, I can hardly find time to sit before a TV set and enjoy the programs. Over time, TV has lost its attraction to me. When I am tired from my learning or working and need some entertainment to relax myself,I choose to lie down in my bed with my earphones on my head.The only radio program I'd tune in is BBC world service broadcasting.

So my husband feel luckier than his counterparts in other families. He never has to fight with me about which program to watch after dinner. But he has to fight with our daughter, a fourth grader on weekends. My daughter is shun from TV on weekdays with an allowance of four hours' watching TV on weekends. I'd prefer her to watch exploring programs like "Discovery" or " the Wildlife", which indeed broaden her horizon and enrich her knowledge of the world.I forbid her to watch any sitcoms about adult life for fear that the absurd affairs of adulthood might confuse her. Anyway, it is still too early for a small girl like her to peek into the adult world. Am I a
dull mom to my girl? I think no. People have different goals about their life. Mine is to improve my English to live up to my duty as a teacher of English and to guide my daughter in a positive direction of growing up.

 

[Mohammed Abu Risha]

Here are my suggestions. On the whole, this is a very well written piece of work. However, I wonder if it answers the question: "How much time do you spend watching TV daily?" Perhaps it would be good if you state in the conclusion something that answers that question. The current conclusion talks about why you watch TV rather than how much time you spend there.


How much time do you spend watching TV daily?

Most of my colleagues, friends and family members find themselves upset if they have to give up the remote controller to someone else. Whenever I hear my familiy members quarrel about which TV program to watch, I feel ridiculous. Don't they have someting more worth doing?

Being a teacher of English, I alway find myself failing to grasp the meaning of the editorials or articles in New York Times before reading them again and again with great efforts. This inability makes me in no mood for anything else aside from my English learning program. Consequently, I can hardly find time to sit in fornt of a TV set and enjoy watching the programs. Over time, TV has lost its attraction to me. When I am tired of learning or working and need some entertainment to relax,I choose to lie down in my bed with my earphones on my head.The only radio program I'd tune in is BBC world service broadcasting.

My husband feels luckier than his counterparts in other families. He never has to fight with me about which program to watch after dinner. But, he has to fight with our daughter, a fourth grader on weekends. My daughter is shun from TV on weekdays with an allowance of four hours' watching TV on weekends. I'd prefer her to watch exploring programs like "Discovery" or " the Wildlife", which indeed broadens her horizon and enriches her knowledge of the world. I forbid her to watch any sitcoms about adult life for fear that the absurd affairs of adulthood might confuse her. Anyway, it is still too early for a small girl like her to peek into the adult world. Am I a
dull mom to my girl? I think no. People have different goals about their lives. Mine is to improve my English to live up to my duty as a teacher of English and to guide my daughter in a positive direction of growing up.

 

[flowerseed]

Here are my suggestions. On the whole, this is a very well written piece of work. However, I wonder if it answers the question: "How much time do you spend watching TV daily?" Perhaps it would be good if you state in the conclusion something that answers that question. The current conclusion talks about why you watch TV rather than how much time you spend there.


How much time do you spend watching TV daily?

Most of my colleagues, friends and family members find themselves upset if they have to give up the remote controller to someone else. Whenever I hear my familiy members quarrel about which TV program to watch, I feel ridiculous. Don't they have someting more worth doing?

Being a teacher of English, I alway find myself failing to grasp the meaning of the editorials or articles in New York Times before reading them again and again with great efforts. This inability makes me in no mood for anything else aside from my English learning program. Consequently, I can hardly find time to sit in fornt of a TV set and enjoy watching the programs. Over time, TV has lost its attraction to me. When I am tired of learning or working and need some entertainment to relax,I choose to lie down in my bed with my earphones on my head.The only radio program I'd tune in is BBC world service broadcasting.

My husband feels luckier than his counterparts in other families. He never has to fight with me about which program to watch after dinner. But, he has to fight with our daughter, a fourth grader on weekends. My daughter is shun from TV on weekdays with an allowance of four hours' watching TV on weekends. I'd prefer her to watch exploring programs like "Discovery" or " the Wildlife", which indeed broadens her horizon and enriches her knowledge of the world. I forbid her to watch any sitcoms about adult life for fear that the absurd affairs of adulthood might confuse her. Anyway, it is still too early for a small girl like her to peek into the adult world. Am I a
dull mom to my girl? I think no. People have different goals about their lives. Mine is to improve my English to live up to my duty as a teacher of English and to guide my daughter in a positive direction of growing up.

Thank you very much for your revising, Mohammed Abu Risha !:up: I think your comments on the my improper choice of the title is to the point.I will change it to " Why do you spend time watching TV?" I appreciate all the effort you took to revise my wording and spelling errors. But now ,I have two questions :

The first one, I think the meaning of the following two sentences are different though they both are grammatically correct. In my writing, I wanted to say I feel tired after learning or working for some time so I need to something for a change, so I chose to use " be tired from " instead of "be tired of", which means the repetition of something makes you feel dull. I have learned the difference between the two phrases in a dictionary. Does my argument make any sense to you?

I am tired of learning or working
I am tired from learning or working.


The second one, in the sentence: I'd prefer her to watch exploring programs like "Discovery" or " the Wildlife", which indeed broadens her horizon and enriches her knowledge of the world., "which" refers to programs, so I think "s" in broaden and "es" in enrich are unnecessary. What is your opinion?

 

[Mohammed Abu Risha]

Very good follow-up questions

Look,

I am tired of:
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My choice was "of' simply because my English-English dictionary does not metnion "from". It only says "of". Being a non-native speaker of English, I cannot but accept what the dictionary tells me to do.

Singular or Plural with (or) conjunction:
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In fact the word "which" in the sentence you wrote does not refer to "programs" at all

It refers to: the idea of watching exploration programs. This idea is singular and therefore the verbs must be singular

This is another example to illustrate the point:

He won the race, which made his father happy.

"which" above does not refer to "race". Rather it refers to the idea that "He won the race". In other words you can re-phrase it as:

His winning the race made his father happy.
His father is happy because of something. This "something" is that he won the race.

 

[Mohammed Abu Risha]

"exploring programs"??

How about "Exploration programs"????

 

[flowerseed]

Thank you for your information. But which in my sentence did mean " programs". A comma should have been used, though. Anyway, I appreciate your effort ! :-D

 

[flowerseed]

"exploring programs"??

How about "Exploration programs"????

Yes, I think exploration programs is the better choice.Thanks!

 

[flowerseed]

As for the difference between " be tired of " and " be tired from" , the following link may be your reference.;-)

Verb + Preposition Definitions

 

[Stilo]

Just one point we very rarely use remote controller, normal everyday language just use remote or remote control

 

[flowerseed]

Just one point we very rarely use remote controller, normal everyday language just use remote or remote control

Thank you very much for the information!:-D

 

[flowerseed]

A revised version of my previous writing. Hearty thanks go to Mohammed Abu Risha and Stilo , who have helped me a lot in revising it.


TV Problems


Most of my colleagues, friends and family members find themselves upset if they have to give up the remote to someone else. Whenever I hear my familiy members quarrel about which TV program to watch, I feel ridiculous. Don't they have someting more worth doing?

Being a teacher of English, I alway find myself failing to grasp the meaning of the editorials or articles in New York Times before reading them again and again with great efforts. This inability makes me in no mood for anything else aside from my English learning program. Consequently, I can hardly find time to sit in fornt of a TV set and enjoy watching the programs. Over time, TV has lost its attraction to me. When I am tired from learning or working and need some entertainment to relax,I choose to lie down in my bed with my earphones on my head instead of watching TV and the only radio program I'd tune in is BBC world service broadcasting.

My husband feels luckier than his counterparts in other families. He never has to fight with me about which program to watch after dinner. But, he has to fight with our daughter, a fourth grader at weekends. My daughter is shun from TV on weekdays with an allowance of four hours' watching TV at weekends. I'd prefer her to watch exploration programs, like "Discovery" or " the Wildlife", which indeed broaden her horizon and enrich her knowledge of the world. I forbid her to watch any sitcoms about adult life for fear that the absurd affairs of adulthood might confuse her. Anyway, it is still too early for a small girl like her to peek into the adult world. Am I a dull mom to my girl? I think no. People have different goals about their lives. Mine is to improve my English to live up to my duty as a teacher of English and to guide my daughter in a positive direction of growing up.

 

[Anglika]

A revised version of my previous writing. Hearty thanks go to Mohammed Abu Risha and Stilo , who have helped me a lot in revising it.


TV Problems


Most of my colleagues, friends and family members find themselves upset if they have to give up the remote to someone else. Whenever I hear my familiy members quarrel about which TV program to watch, I feel ridiculous. Don't they have someting more worth doing?

Although a teacher of English, I alway find myself failing to grasp the meaning of the editorials or articles in the New York Times before reading them again and again with great efforts. This inability makes me in no mood for anything else aside from my English learning program. Consequently, I can hardly find time to sit in fornt of a TV set and enjoy watching the programs. Over time, TV has lost its attraction to me. When I am tired from learning or working and need some entertainment to relax,I choose to lie down in my bed with my earphones on my head instead of watching TV and the only radio program I tune in to is BBC world service broadcasting.

My husband feels luckier than his counterparts in other families. He never has to fight with me about which program to watch after dinner. But he has to fight with our daughter, a fourth grader, at weekends. My daughter is banned from TV on weekdays with an allowance of four hours' watching TV at weekends. I'd prefer her to watch exploration programs, like "Discovery" or " the Wildlife", which indeed broaden her horizon and enrich her knowledge of the world. I forbid her to watch any sitcoms about adult life for fear that the absurd affairs of adulthood might confuse her. Anyway, it is still too early for a little girl like her to peek into the adult world. Am I a dull mom to my girl? I think no. People have different goals in their lives. Mine is to improve my English, to live up to my duty as a teacher of English, and to guide my daughter in a positive direction while growing up.

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[flowerseed]

A newly-revised version. Hearty thanks go to Anglika, the respectable moderator!

TV Problems


Most of my colleagues, friends and family members find themselves upset if they have to give up the remote to someone else. Whenever I hear my family members quarrel about which TV program to watch, I feel ridiculous. Don't they have something more worth doing?

Although a teacher of English, I alway find myself failing to grasp the meaning of the editorials or articles in the New York Times before reading them again and again with great efforts. This inability makes me in no mood for anything else aside from my English learning program. Consequently, I can hardly find time to sit in front of a TV set and enjoy watching the programs. Over time, TV has lost its attraction to me. When I am tired from learning or working and need some entertainment to relax,I choose to lie down in my bed with my earphones on my head instead of watching TV and the only radio program I tune in to is BBC world service broadcasting.

My husband feels luckier than his counterparts in other families. He never has to fight with me about which program to watch after dinner. But he has to fight with our daughter, a fourth grader, at weekends. My daughter is banned from TV on weekdays with an allowance of four hours' watching TV at weekends. I'd prefer her to watch exploration programs, like "Discovery" or " the Wildlife", which indeed broaden her horizon and enrich her knowledge of the world. I forbid her to watch any sitcoms about adult life for fear that the absurd affairs of adulthood might confuse her. Anyway, it is still too early for a little girl like her to peek into the adult world. Am I a dull mom to my girl? I think no. People have different goals in their lives. Mine is to improve my English, to live up to my duty as a teacher of English, and to guide my daughter in a positive direction while growing up.

 

[Stilo]

Hi Flowerseed

I quickly read your piece and the remote stood out but I have re-read and as a native born english speaker there are a few points that would be better put in a more concise way. Originally I gave up as it did go on a bit.

I agree with your feelings with regard to "I am tired of learning and working" it does change the meaning. I would perfer you to rearrange the sentence

Would you like me to read through again and offer my thoughts?:-D

 

[flowerseed]

Hi Flowerseed

I quickly read your piece and the remote stood out but I have re-read and as a native born english speaker there are a few points that would be better put in a more concise way. Originally I gave up as it did go on a bit.

I agree with your feelings with regard to "I am tired of learning and working" it does change the meaning. I would perfer you to rearrange the sentence

Would you like me to read through again and offer my thoughts?:-D

Sure! I will be really grateful if you would take the trouble to read through my writing again and show me how a native born English speaker would talk about the same problem. It will be a most valuable opportunity for me to learn. Please do give me a hand!

Indeed, it is the very thing that upsets me sometimes to realize most native speakers are very tolerant to the improper English expressions made by us non-speakers. Even if they feel it is not customized to say this or that, they won't correct you because they think it is all right as far as you make yourself understood. Of course it does no harm when communication is the focus but I'd prefer them to tell me how I should say things in a concise way to improve my English.I'd like to teach Chinese for an exchange of learning English from a native speaker. Do you have any interest in learning Chinese? If so, we can be penpals . What do you think? My hearty regards to you.