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/^t/Generally speaking, television was invented for people and I really appreciate its role. Viewers of any of the programmes can watch "live" transmissions of topical events, sports and athletics, news features, interviews with prominent people, musical performances and many other items. Thanks to the telly, we have a contact with literary world and with plays which we would not be able to see live. It gives us an opportunity to get closer to a contemporary world, other people' s cultures, traditions and different styles of living. By watching topical events, the world seems to be a global village for everybody. Films are often televised, and some of them are made specially for television. Many viewers are critical of the films transmitted because they are usually rather old. The cinema industry is jealous of television, and understandably keeps new films for showing in cinemas. The truth is that television has attracted many people away from the cinema and, in recent years, many cinemas have had to close.