television came into being in the 1930's. since then, millions of children have grown up in front of television sets. why do people like tv? because it's helpful and has brought about great changes in our daily life.

　　tv helps to open people's eyes. it brings the whole world into our homes. we can know everything in our country and in other parts of the world without leaving home. we can learn things better and more easily on tv than over the radio or in books. they can be heard and watched at the same time.

　　tv helps open people's minds. it always brings new ideas to us.that makes us find new ways to do things better and faster.

　　in a word, tv is helpful. it does us lots of good. it is really our good friend.