Exercise 3

EXERCISE 3 In most line of this text, there is one unnecessary word. It is either incorrect grammatically, or does not fit the sense of the text. For each line, write the unnecessary word in the space beside the text. Tick each correct line. Letter 1. Can I add some comments to your to debate about the value of television? Your readers may find that some of my views reflect exactly of their own experience in this matter. First of all, I heartily agree with your reader Mrs Goldwood who she wrote that she has decided to abandon her television set. Like her I am retired out, and was finding it more and more difficult to pay back the licence fee, and so six months ago I decided that enough was enough, and sent the set back to the rental company. I can assure Mrs Goldwood that she will not miss it. I too was also something of a devotee of soap operas, at least I enjoyed following the storyline in some episodes of them, but I have since discovered that there are equally interesting serials on the radio. I think that she will also find herself reading more, and at times least with books you can choose what a kind of story you want to follow, instead of being at the mercy of the programme for planners. I am sure that my other readers can confirm that life after The Box is richer and more rewarding.

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Letter 2. Was I alone in detecting that the note of superiority in the letter from Mr Hackett about giving up television? What is a lot of fuss about nothing. Mr Hackett seems not to think that if you have a television you have to look at it. Surely not it is a question of choosing programmes carefully enough, and turning off when there is nothing worth it watching. As for the licence fee, I myself am not well-off, and so I have always bought licence stamps at the post office when I collect my pension. That way you can spread the cost of the licence out over the whole year.

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