Impact of Television on culture in society Glossary for IELTS
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aboriginal
adjective
Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.
Example: For example, Aboriginal children who have grown up in white families, or migrants and international students living in Australia, can watch programs from their own culture on the television.
attract
verb
Cause (someone) to have a liking for or interest in something.
Example: Television networks need to attract large audiences to secure their financial survival, they must produce programs which are interesting to a broad range of people.
broad
adjective
Covering a large number and wide scope of subjects.
Example: Television networks need to attract large audiences to secure their financial survival, they must produce programs which are interesting to a broad range of people.
concentrate
verb
Focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity.
Example: Television programs which concentrate on or develop themes pertinent to one particular culture are not so successful because they interest a smaller audience.
influence
noun
The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.
Example: It has been around forty years since television was first introduced into Australian households and people today still have mixed views on whether it has a positive or a negative influence on the society.
migrant
adjective
Tending to migrate or having migrated.
Example: For example, Aboriginal children who have grown up in white families, or migrants and international students living in Australia, can watch programs from their own culture on the television.
multicultural
adjective
Relating to or containing several cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
Example: People who do not live within their own culture can, in a limited way, access it through the multicultural station on the television.
pertinent
adjective
Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
Example: Television programs which concentrate on or develop themes pertinent to one particular culture are not so successful because they interest a smaller audience.
promote
verb
Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.
Example: It promotes the strong cultures of countries such as Britain and North America and weakens the cultures of less wealthy countries.
widely
adverb
Over a large area or range; extensively.
Example: This is because the stronger, wealthier countries are able to assert their own culture by producing more programs that are shown widely around the world.