Young gamer hopes to win big prizes

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1 Listening comprehension by Martin Ehrensberger Young gamer hopes to win big prizes Read On page 1 of 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRE-LISTENING TASK 1: a) Matching 2 b) Matching 3 c) Discussion 3 d) Presentations 3 e) Mind map 4 TASK 2: a) Describing pictures 5 b) Discussion 5 c) Survey 6 d) Pro/Contra discussion 7 e) Writing 7 VOCABULARY TASK 1: Crossword puzzle 8 LISTENING COMPREHENSION Task 1: Tick True or False 9 Task 2: Error spotting 10 READING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: Mediation 11 TASK 2: Reordering the text 12 TASK 3: Guided writing 13 POST-LISTENING Full text 14 Answer Key 15 Sources 18 Page

2 page 2 of 18 PRE-LISTENING TASK 1: a) Are you gaming expert? Part 1 Match the pictures (PIC 1 PIC 10) of popular older and current gaming consoles with their names. Complete the grid below. PIC 1 PIC 2 PIC 3 PIC 4 PIC 5 PIC 6 PIC 7 PIC 8 PIC 9 PIC 10 A) Nintendo Switch B) Nintendo 64 C) PS 4 D) Sony PlayStation E) SEGA Mega Drive F) XBOX One G) Nintendo DS H) SEGA Master System I) Game Boy J) Atari 2600 Picture / Name

3 page 3 of 18 b) Are you gaming expert? Part 2 Put the gaming consoles into chronological order. Write the corresponding letter in the correct box. A) Nintendo Switch B) Nintendo 64 C) PS 4 D) Sony PlayStation E) SEGA Mega Drive F) XBOX One G) Nintendo DS H) SEGA Master System I) Game Boy J) Atari c) Discussion Discuss the following questions with your partner first and then in class. Always try to give reasons and explanations. Do you like to play video games? Do you know all the video consoles in the previous tasks? Have you got a video console? If so, which one is it? Would you like to own a particular video console? d) Presentations Divide your class into groups. Each group picks one of the following topics. History of video gaming SEGA NINTENDO SONY MICROSOFT Types of video games Popular video games Video gaming as esport Esport competitions Video gaming on YouTube Try to create a PowerPoint presentation with pictures, too. Duration: 5-10 minutes

4 page 4 of 18 e) Mind Map: Why are video games so popular? PIC 11 Should esports be an Olympic discipline? PIC 11

5 page 5 of 18 TASK 2: a) Describe the pictures to each other without showing them to each other. PIC 12 PIC 13 b) Discussion Discuss the following questions with your partner first and then in class. Always try to give reasons and explanations. What similarities and differences can you see in the two pictures? Do you think it s good that even young children play video games? What are your favourite video games? Would like to visit a trade fair like the Gamescom in Cologne, Germany? Have you ever watched a gaming video on YouTube?

6 page 6 of 18 c) Survey: Carry out a survey on video games in your class and among your teachers. SURVEY ON VIDEO GAMING You are: male female Your age: Do you like playing video games? Yes, because No, because If you play video games, on which device do you play them? video console laptop/pc handheld smartphone other Do you own a video console? Which one(s) is it /are they? How often / How long do you play? What kind of games do you prefer? Jump & Run Sports Ego-Shooter Arcade Board games other: What are your favourite games: These are some of the most popular current video games: Fortnite Grand Theft Auto V Player Unknown s Battlegrounds Tom Clancy s Rainbow Six Siege Overwatch League of Legends Rocket League Minecraft Call of Duty: Black Ops II Counter Strike: Global Offensive Battlefield 1 Super Mario Odyssey Do you know any of the games? Have you ever played one or more of these games? Yes, because No, because Have you already watched a video game video on YouTube? Yes, because _ No, because Have you got a favourite YouTube gamer or video channel for gaming?

7 page 7 of 18 d) Pro-/Con-Discussion Read the statements below. Find five pros and five cons and discuss them with your partner first and then in class. Watching videos on YouTube is a waste of time. +++ PROS CONS --- Playing video games is a waste of time. +++ PROS CONS --- Being a professional video gamer isn t a good job. +++ PROS CONS --- e) Writing. Write a blog entry about video games. What is your personal opinion about playing video games? Write about 150 words.

8 page 8 of 18 VOCABULARY TASK 1: Crossword Puzzle Read the definitions below and find the nouns in the grid. ACROSS: 1 a situation in which people or organisations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have 3 (of a person) good at doing something, especially something that needs a particular ability or special training 5 involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill somebody 6 a member of the same team or group as yourself 10 right or appropriate for a particular purpose or occasion 12 to give people information about something that you have heard, seen, done, etc. 13 to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation DOWN: 1 to affect somebody/something; to involve somebody/something 2 a sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games and must leave the competition if they lose. The competition continues until there is only the winner left. 4 to have or use something at the same time as somebody else 7 a sum of money 8 calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts 9 to keep thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or about problems that you have

9 page 9 of 18 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: Listen to the text and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). a) Kyle Jackson is the world s youngest professional gamer. b) Kyle Jackson s team is called Fortnite. c) Mongraal liked to play the over-18s game Call of Duty. T F d) His gaming abilities are much better than those of others his age. e) Fortnite has been downloaded almost 40 million times since summer f) You have to be at least 12 years old to be officially allowed to play Fortnite. g) Many parents say that Fortnite is like a drug and their children become addicted. h) There are free upgrades to the game if you have paid for the basic version. i) Kyle s parents support their son in playing video games.

10 page 10 of 18 TASK 2: Listen to the text and correct the mistakes. If a line is correct, put a tick () in the space provided at the beginning of each line. Otherwise correct it. A British teenager has become one of the world s youngest professional gamers. Kyle Jackson, 13, from Sidcup near London, is in the team of professional players of the popular Fortnite game. If his team wins competitions, he will get a care of the prize money. Kyle, who plays under the name Mongraal, started gaming at the age of nine. He enjoyed playing Call of Duty, a violent game that is chased as only suitable for over-18s in the UK. Kyle told the BBC: When I started playing competitions at nine or ten, I started to realise that I was probably better then the average player. When they asked him to join, his teammates didn t realise how young Kyle is. His voice sounds older, and he is also much more skilful than others his age. Fortnite was released in summer 2017 and had been downloaded more than 14 million times since then. It is a game for players aged 12 and over, although it also has many younger fans. Fortnite players find themselves in a world where 98 per cent of the population has been cried out. The player is one of the two per cent left who are fighting to survive. Many parents worry that the game is too violent for younger players, and also that they spend far to much time on it. Parents report that their children become addicted to Fortnite. They no longer want to sit down to eat with the rest of the family because they can t break up from the game, and they get angry when they are told to stop playing. Parents are also worried about the amount of money some kids spend on Fortnite. While the game itself is free, there are upgrades on offer. Epic, the makers of the game, have made millions with upgrades. Kyle s parents don t seem to have these concerns. Although he plays a lot all day during the holidays he is doing well at school. He told the Daily Mail that his parents are not worried about the long hours he plays, as he still has enough time to study. Besides, he isn t allowed to pay after 9 pm. His parents are very supportive of what he is doing, Kyle told the BBC. His father says he will go to international competitions with him. If Kyle s team does manage to win competitions, he could become very rich. There are big prizes for games tournaments. For example, the total prize money for the 2016 League of Legends world championship was $5,070,000. click: key

11 page 11 of 18 READING COMPREHENSION click: key TASK 1: Beantworten Sie die folgenden Fragen stichpunktartig auf Deutsch. Es sind keine ganzen Sätze notwendig, aber ein Wort genügt nicht als Antwort. a) Was ist das Besondere an Kyle Jackson? b) Weshalb bemerkten seine Mannschaftskameraden nicht wie jung Kyle war? c) Um was geht es in Fortnite? d) Welche Kritikpunkte haben Eltern bezüglich des Spiels? (4 Aspekte) e) Welche Einstellung haben die Eltern von Kyle?

12 page 12 of 18 TASK 2: click: key Sections of the text have been mixed up. Put them in the correct order. The first section is given. Young gamer hopes to win big prizes VIDEO GAMES A 13-year-old gamer has joined a professional Fortnite team. By Moya Irvine A British teenager has become one of the world s youngest professional gamers. Kyle Jackson, 13, from Sidcup near London, is in a team of professional players of the popular Fortnite game. Fortnite was released in summer 2017 and has been downloaded more than 40 million times since then. It is a game for players aged 12 and over, although it also has many younger fans. Fortnite players find themselves in a world where 98 per cent of the population has been wiped out. The player is one of the two per cent left who are fighting to survive. Parents are also worried about the amount of money some kids spend on Fortnite. While the game itself is free, there are upgrades on offer. Epic, the makers of the game, have made millions from upgrades. Kyle s parents don t seem to have these concerns. Although he plays a lot all day during the holidays he is doing well at school. He told the Daily Mail that his parents are not worried about the long hours he plays, as he still has enough time to study. Besides, he isn t allowed to play after 9 pm. His parents are very supportive of what he is doing, Kyle told the BBC. If his team wins competitions, he will get a share of the prize money. Kyle, who plays under the name Mongraal, started gaming at the age of nine. He enjoyed playing Call of Duty, a violent game that is classed as only suitable for over-18s in the UK. He told the Daily Mail that his parents are not worried about the long hours he plays, as he still has enough time to study. Besides, he isn t allowed to play after 9 pm. His parents are very supportive of what he is doing, Kyle told the BBC. Many parents worry that the game is too violent for younger players, and also that they spend far too much time on it. Parents report that their children become addicted to Fortnite. They no longer want to sit down to eat with the rest of the family because they can t break away from the game, and they get angry when they are told to stop playing. Kyle told the BBC: When I started playing competitions at nine or ten, I started to realise that I was probably better than the average player. When they asked him to join, his teammates didn t realise how young Kyle is. His voice sounds older, and he is also much more skilful than others his age. His father says he will go to international competitions with him. If Kyle s team does manage to win competitions, he could become very rich. There are big prizes for games tournaments. For example, the total prize money for the 2016 League of Legends world championship was $5,070,000.

13 page 13 of 18 TASK 3: Guided writing Write an article for your school newspaper about popular video games. Include the following aspects: Advantages of playing video games Negative aspects of playing video games Playing videos games as a kind of profession Your personal opinion about video gaming Write about 200 words. Hinweis: Sie können Ihre Vorlage aus dem Read On Übungsmaterial für Ihren eigenen Unterricht gerne vervielfältigen. Ihre Zugangsdaten dürfen Sie jedoch nicht an Dritte weitergeben. Jede Art der Mehrfachnutzung Ihres persönlichen Abos verstößt gegen das Urheberrecht.

14 page 14 of 18 Full text: Young gamer hopes to win big prizes VIDEO GAMES A 13-year-old gamer has joined a professional Fortnite team. By Moya Irvine A British teenager has become one of the world s youngest professional gamers. Kyle Jackson, 13, from Sidcup near London, is in a team of professional players of the popular Fortnite game. If his team wins competitions, he will get a share of the prize money. Kyle, who plays under the name Mongraal, started gaming at the age of nine. He enjoyed playing Call of Duty, a violent game that is classed as only suitable for over-18s in the UK. Kyle told the BBC: When I started playing competitions at nine or ten, I started to realise that I was probably better than the average player. When they asked him to join, his teammates didn t realise how young Kyle is. His voice sounds older, and he is also much more skilful than others his age. Fortnite was released in summer 2017 and has been downloaded more than 40 million times since then. It is a game for players aged 12 and over, although it also has many younger fans. Fortnite players find themselves in a world where 98 per cent of the population has been wiped out. The player is one of the two per cent left who are fighting to survive. Many parents worry that the game is too violent for younger players, and also that they spend far too much time on it. Parents report that their children become addicted to Fortnite. They no longer want to sit down to eat with the rest of the family because they can t break away from the game, and they get angry when they are told to stop playing. Parents are also worried about the amount of money some kids spend on Fortnite. While the game itself is free, there are upgrades on offer. Epic, the makers of the game, have made millions from upgrades. Kyle s parents don t seem to have these concerns. Although he plays a lot all day during the holidays he is doing well at school. He told the Daily Mail that his parents are not worried about the long hours he plays, as he still has enough time to study. Besides, he isn t allowed to play after 9 pm. His parents are very supportive of what he is doing, Kyle told the BBC. His father says he will go to international competitions with him. If Kyle s team does manage to win competitions, he could become very rich. There are big prizes for games tournaments. For example, the total prize money for the 2016 League of Legends world championship was $5,070,000.

15 page 15 of 18 ANSWER KEY PRE-LISTENING TASK 1 a) Are you a gaming expert Part 1 Picture / Name C E A G J D B F H I b) Are you gaming expert - Part 2 H i D B C J 1988 E 2004 G 2013 F 2017 A VOCABULARY TASK 1:

16 page 16 of 18 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: a) F b) F c) T d) T e) F f) T g) T h) F i) T TASK 2: A British teenager has become one of the world s youngest professional gamers. a Kyle Jackson, 13, from Sidcup near London, is in the team of professional players of share the popular Fortnite game. If his team wins competitions, he will get a care of the prize money. Kyle, who plays under the name Mongraal, started gaming at classed the age of nine. He enjoyed playing Call of Duty, a violent game that is chased as only suitable for over-18s in the UK. Kyle told the BBC: When I started playing than competitions at nine or ten, I started to realise that I was probably better then the average player. When they asked him to join, his teammates didn t realise how young Kyle is. His voice sounds older, and he is also much more skilful than others has his age. Fortnite was released in summer 2017 and had been downloaded more 40 than 14 million times since then. It is a game for players aged 12 and over, although it also has many younger fans. Fortnite players find themselves in a world where wiped 98 per cent of the population has been cried out. The player is one of the two per cent left who are fighting to survive. Many parents worry that the game is too too violent for younger players, and also that they spend far to much time on it. Parents report that their children become addicted to Fortnite. They no longer want to sit away down to eat with the rest of the family because they can t break up from the game, and they get angry when they are told to stop playing. Parents are also worried about the amount of money some kids spend on Fortnite. While the game itself is free, there are upgrades on offer. Epic, the makers of the game, have from made millions with upgrades. Kyle s parents don t seem to have these concerns. Although he plays a lot all day during the holidays he is doing well at school. He told the Daily Mail that his parents are not worried about the long hours he play plays, as he still has enough time to study. Besides, he isn t allowed to pay after 9 pm. His parents are very supportive of what he is doing, Kyle told the BBC. His father says he will go to international competitions with him. If Kyle s team does manage to win competitions, he could become very rich. There are big prizes for games tournaments. For example, the total prize money for the 2016 League of Legends world championship was $5,070,000.

17 page 17 of 18 READING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: a) Er ist mit 13 Jahren einer der weltweit jüngsten professionellen Spieler. b) Seine Stimme klang älter und er war ein weitaus geschickterer Spieler als andere in seinem Alter. c) Fortnite spielt in einer Welt, in der 98 % der Bevölkerung bereits ausgelöscht ist und der Spieler einer der zwei Prozent ist, die ums Überlegen kämpfen. d) Das Spiel ist zu gewaltverherrlichend, insbesondere die jungen Spieler verbringen zu viel Zeit damit und geraten in Abhängigkeit von Fortnite. Zudem geben sie zu viel Geld für das Spiel aus e) Sie teilen die Bedenken anderer Eltern nicht, da Kyle gut in der Schule ist und unterstützen ihn bei seinen Aktivitäten. TASK 2: C Fortnite was released in summer 2017 and has been downloaded more than 40 million times since then. It is a game for players aged 12 and over, although it also has many younger fans. Fortnite players find themselves in a world where 98 per cent of the population has been wiped out. The player is one of the two per cent left who are fighting to survive. E Parents are also worried about the amount of money some kids spend on Fortnite. While the game itself is free, there are upgrades on offer. Epic, the makers of the game, have made millions from upgrades. Kyle s parents don t seem to have these concerns. Although he plays a lot all day during the holidays he is doing well at school. F He told the Daily Mail that his parents are not worried about the long hours he plays, as he still has enough time to study. Besides, he isn t allowed to play after 9 pm. His parents are very supportive of what he is doing, Kyle told the BBC. A If his team wins competitions, he will get a share of the prize money. Kyle, who plays under the name Mongraal, started gaming at the age of nine. He enjoyed playing Call of Duty, a violent game that is classed as only suitable for over-18s in the UK. He told the Daily Mail that his parents are not worried about the long hours he plays, as he still has enough time to study. Besides, he isn t allowed to play after 9 pm. His parents are very supportive of what he is doing, Kyle told the BBC. D Many parents worry that the game is too violent for younger players, and also that they spend far too much time on it. Parents report that their children become addicted to Fortnite. They no longer want to sit down to eat with the rest of the family because they can t break away from the game, and they get angry when they are told to stop playing. B Kyle told the BBC: When I started playing competitions at nine or ten, I started to realise that I was probably better than the average player. When they asked him to join, his teammates didn t realise how young Kyle is. His voice sounds older, and he is also much more skilful than others his age.

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