Games (2)

Lead-In

What makes a great game?

Vocabulary

  • game genres – mängude žanrid
  • sports game – spordimäng
  • music game – muusikaline mäng
  • puzzle game – mosaiikmäng; nuputamismäng
  • platform game – platvormimäng
  • shooter game – tulistamismäng
  • fighting game – kaklusmäng
  • role-playing game (RPG) – rollimäng
  • massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) – väga paljude mängijatega online-rollimäng
  • action – märul
  • adventure – seiklus
  • simulation – simulatsioon
  • strategy – strateegia
  • racing – võidusõit, võidusõidu-
  • describe the game – kirjelda mängu
  • competitive – võistluslik
  • cooperative – ühistegevuslik, koostöine
  • educational – hariduslik
  • entertaining – meelelahutuslik
  • exciting – põnev
  • extensive – ulatuslik, põhjalik
  • addicting – sõltuvusttekitav
  • realistic – realistlik
  • strategic – strateegiline
  • tactical – taktikaline
  • violent – vägivaldne
  • unpredictable – ettearvamatu
  • multiplayer – mitme mängijaga, mitmik-
  • single-player – ühe mängijaga

Let’s Practise!

  1. This game involves battles. 
  2. In this game, you go on different quests. 
  3. You drive vehicles at high speed in this game. 
  4. This is a game like Super Mario, where your character runs, jumps and climbs. 
  5. This game involves songs, notes and rhythm. 
  6. You use weapons a lot in this game. 
  7. In this game, you play basketball, tennis, etc. virtually. 
  8. This game is played on the Internet by a large number of people at the same time. 

1.

  • exciting
  • epic
  • boring
  • cool

2.

  • silly
  • fascinating
  • predictable
  • glitchy

3.

  • strategy
  • headset
  • mouse
  • keyboard

4.

  • puzzle
  • fighting
  • shooter
  • difficulty
  1. tctial
  2. volnt
  3. etensie
  4. exitig
  5. statei
  6. unprditabl
  7. adicin
  8. edcaionl
  9. ntrtaiing
  10. cmpeitiv

Exercise 5

Listen and choose the correct answer.

Most of the time, Sam plays games

  • on his smartphone.
  • on his brother’s tablet.
  • on his computer.

Sam doesn’t like that

  • his games are pretty old.
  • his computer doesn’t run fast.
  • he can’t save games.

Sam prefers

  • games with an interesting plot.
  • single-player games.
  • games that can be played quickly.

Sam enjoys playing

  • action and adventure games.
  • strategy games.
  • both.

Sam thinks that shooter games

  • are not violent at all.
  • do not have an engaging plot.
  • are fun because you play with other people.

Pairwork 1

How similar or different are your gaming preferences compared to Sam’s? Discuss it with your partner.

Time to Talk

  1. ?

A racing game.

  1. ?

Sports games, definitely.

  1. ?

To win, of course.

  1. ?

A tablet or laptop.

  1. ?

You must save it.

  1. ?

An exciting plot.

Pairwork 3

Ask your partner the following questions. Then your partner answers. Switch roles.

A

  1. Do you play video games? Why/Why not?
  2. What kinds of games have you played?
  3. What kinds of games do you like? Why?
  4. When do you play games?
  5. Do you usually play alone or with someone? Why?
  6. How much time do you spend playing games?
  7. Have your parents set any rules for playing games? What kinds of rules?
  8. Do your parents know what kinds of games you play?

B

  1. Are you allowed to play whatever games you want? What kinds of games are you (not) allowed to play?
  2. What do you think about age restrictions for games?
  3. Do your parents know how much time you spend playing games?
  4. What else do you use the computer for?
  5. What about your mobile phone; what do you use it for?
  6. Do you have any friends who play a lot of games? What kinds of games do they play?

Pairwork 4

A. How would you categorise the following games? Why? Tell your partner in English. Switch roles.

Football 2020     Amazing Chase
​Sing with Stars      Medieval[explanation: medieval [ˌmedˈiːv(ə)l] – keskaegne, keskaja] Kings
​The Last Sword[explanation: sword [sɔːd] – mõõk]      Jump
​Silver Wings     Ott Tänak Rally 2.0
​Hyper Dario Girls      Sweet Smasher[explanation: smasher [ˈsmæʃə(r)] – purusti, purustaja]

B. Choose a game from A. Using your imagination, tell your partner in English how to play it. Switch roles.

How Am I Doing?

I can name different game genres in English.

I can talk about my gaming routine in English.