Students learn vocabulary related to video games and gaming culture, through a dialogue between two teenage gamers. The unit covers terms connected to graphics hardware and most popular gaming genres.
Now Studying: Video Games I: Genres
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Core Training Activities
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Multiple Choice Activity
Select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.
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Listening Comprehension Activity
Listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.
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Spelling and Recognition
Identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.
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Vocabulary Builder Activity
Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:
Arcade game
Casual game
Console
Engrossing
First-person
Independent studio game
Mobile game
Multiplatform
Nostalgic
Platform game
Puzzle game
Quintessential
Real-time strategy game
Reminiscent
Role-playing game
Shooter game
Sports game
Stealth game
Subgenre
Survival horror game
Third-person
Triple-A
Ubiquitous
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Scene: two teenage gamers meetup before high school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA. The first bell has just rung, so the kids have 5 minutes before the start of first period class.
MoonBoy33:
Hey Minx! You wanna meet up after school and play this new third-person, survival horror game I just got? It's kind of a subgenre mashup reminiscent of Left For Dead 2 and that stealth game you loved…
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Reading Comprehension Quiz
Test your understanding of the reading material with a quick comprehension quiz.
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Speaking Practice Activity
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Atari, Nintendo, and Sega are three gaming giants who all successfully transformed themselves from arcade game heroes to console kings.
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The analyst said that mobile games are especially popular with female and casual gamers, while males and more hardcore gamers tend to prefer PC or consoles.
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New consoles often succeed or fail depending on price and/or the number of Triple-A titles available at launch.
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Writing Practice Activity
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- What is you favorite game genre? What is you least favorite? Explain why. Are there any genres that are missing from the reading and vocabulary list?
- Do you get easily distracted by video games or other activities when you are supposed to work or study? How do you deal with that? What chores did you have to do for your parents when you were a kid?
