Summary 1: Unsportsmanklike behaviour by footballers may cause hooliganism among spectators. [9 words] Summary 2: The television keeps us informed of the world affairs. Early exposure to television programs helps to develop language skills of young children. These children can also learn to pronounce words accurately because of the standardized pronunciation in the programs. In a family where both the parents are working, the television provides the family an opportunity to get together at leisure times. One disadvantage of watching television programs is that we do less reading and hence our writing skills are affected. Younger children may learn to speak but not write from television programs. Furthermore, television programs often prevent viewers, especially the young ones, from pondering upon opinion s presented before the, which will in turn handicap their ability analyze facts.. ( 119 words )