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What does Juan say about the amount of TVs in his house?
There is one in every room, even the kitchen. He says en mi casa hay una televisión en cada habitación incluso en la cocina.
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What is the first advantage of Netflix?
He can watch several programmes at the same time. He says la ventaja de Netflix es que puedo ver varios programas a la vez.
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What is the other advantage of Netflix for viewers?
They can choose when and where they watch programmes that they have chosen themselves. He says los espectadores pueden elegir dónde y cuándo ver los programas que ellos mismos seleccionan.
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What type of TV does his brother like?
Action films, police series and documentaries. He says le gustan las películas de acción, las series policiacas y ve muchos documentales.
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What does he say about Love Island?
He never misses an episode and it is his favourite programme. He says nunca me pierdo un episodio de Love Island es mi programa preferido.
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What is the only rule that his parents have when it comes to TV?
That he is careful about what he watches when his younger sister is at home because they don’t want her to see anything violent or inappropriate on TV. He says la única regla es que tenga cuidado con lo que veo si mi hermana menor esta en casa. No quieren que ve cosas violentas o inapropiadas en la tele.
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Why is it difficult for parents to control what their children watch on TV?
They can watch programmes on an app on their phones. He says es que muchos jóvenes pueden ver programas en sus móviles con una app.
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Why is it easy for children to access inappropriate programmes?
Most apps don’t have strict controls. He says no hay controles muy estrictos en la mayoría de estas apps así es muy fácil para los niños acceder los programas con contenido inapropiado.
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Why does Juan think he could live without TV?
Before TV people didn’t get bored. He says antes no había tele y la gente no aburría.
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What does he think is a shame?
That useless programmes such as adverts and silly game shows are so important. He says es una lástima que los programas inútiles como los anuncios y los concursos tontos tengan tanta importancia.