Unit 15: Video Games I: Genres

In this unit you will learn to master vocabulary related to gaming genres.

The following activities can be tailored to fit the needs of your students and the goals your study program.

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Dialogue Between Two High School Gamer Friends

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

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… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

Atari, Nintendo, and Sega are three gaming giants who all successfully transformed themselves from arcade game heroes to console kings.

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.

New consoles often succeed or fail depending on price and/or the number of Triple-A titles available at launch.

Using popular a game engine such as Unity or Unreal is a good way to ensure multiplatform support across PC, consoles, and even mobile.

AAA titles are similar to blockbuster movies in that they take years to develop and can cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

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?

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