Video GamesVideo Games

Part I Warm-upPart I Warm-up

Section A Dialogues Section A Dialogues Directions: Listen to the following Directions: Listen to the following

dialogues and repeat after the dialogues and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with recording. Then role-play them with your partner.your partner.

Part II Pair workPart II Pair work

DirectionsDirections ：： Discuss the following Discuss the following questions with your partner. Try to questions with your partner. Try to answer them with the help of the answer them with the help of the hints.hints.

Q 1:Do you like playing video games? Why?Q 1:Do you like playing video games? Why?

Hints:Hints: Exciting, infinite enjoyment, beautiful Exciting, infinite enjoyment, beautiful

pictures, a sensation of being in an pictures, a sensation of being in an actual scene, a sense of achievement actual scene, a sense of achievement which I seldom have in reality, which I seldom have in reality, defeat, compared withdefeat, compared with……

Q2: Why do you think some parents are Q2: Why do you think some parents are against their children’s playing video against their children’s playing video

games?games? Hints:Hints: Gamble, bad habit, spend too much Gamble, bad habit, spend too much

time and energy, have bad effects on time and energy, have bad effects on their studies, resist the temptationtheir studies, resist the temptation……

Q3: Why have video games become so Q3: Why have video games become so popular since their first appearance?popular since their first appearance?

Hints:Hints: Available, get enjoyment, develop a Available, get enjoyment, develop a

sense of achievement and sense of achievement and satisfaction, release their pressure, satisfaction, release their pressure, forget the troubles in real lifeforget the troubles in real life……

Q4: What are the negative effects of video Q4: What are the negative effects of video games on students?games on students?

Hints:Hints: Do harm to their eyesight, get Do harm to their eyesight, get

addicted to, difficult to overcome it, addicted to, difficult to overcome it, hard to concentrate on their hard to concentrate on their studiesstudies……

Q5: What can be done to solve the problems Q5: What can be done to solve the problems about students’ cutting classes to play video about students’ cutting classes to play video

games?games? Hints:Hints: Lay down, regulations, people under Lay down, regulations, people under

18, be prohibited from entering any 18, be prohibited from entering any Internet bar, set time limits on, game Internet bar, set time limits on, game software,software,

Q6: Do you think video games will become a Q6: Do you think video games will become a form of recognized mass entertainment?form of recognized mass entertainment?

Hints:Hints: Prejudice, do make our life bright and Prejudice, do make our life bright and

shiny, take time to accept new shiny, take time to accept new things, certainly gain their rightful things, certainly gain their rightful place as a form ofplace as a form of……

Part II Making PresentationsPart II Making Presentations

Directions: Now letDirections: Now let’’s move to s move to something more specific. Yousomething more specific. You’’ll be ll be shown three pictures. You will have shown three pictures. You will have one minute to prepare and one and a one minute to prepare and one and a half minutes to talk about the half minutes to talk about the picture. picture.

Picture 1: steal, catch one’s Picture 1: steal, catch one’s attention, sneaky,attention, sneaky,

Picture 2:The romance of the three Picture 2:The romance of the three kingdoms, masterpiece, be adapted for…kingdoms, masterpiece, be adapted for…

Picture 3: play alone on the computer, Picture 3: play alone on the computer, coexist, connect, interact, central server, coexist, connect, interact, central server,

three-dimensional, virtual…three-dimensional, virtual…

Part III Further discussionPart III Further discussion

Discussion topic: Are video games Discussion topic: Are video games wholesome games?wholesome games?

Directions: Now you are asked to Directions: Now you are asked to discuss the topic further. You will discuss the topic further. You will have about five minutes for the have about five minutes for the discussion.discussion.

Step one: some useful words and Step one: some useful words and phrases are as follows:phrases are as follows:

Wholesome, response, in response Wholesome, response, in response to, educational, get rid of, evil, know to, educational, get rid of, evil, know right from wrong, justice, sense of right from wrong, justice, sense of justice, appreciate, music, virtual justice, appreciate, music, virtual arts, in a unique way, influence, skip arts, in a unique way, influence, skip lunch, cut classed, be under a lot of lunch, cut classed, be under a lot of strainstrain……

Step two Try to think of merits and demerits Step two Try to think of merits and demerits of video games. You may refer to the points of video games. You may refer to the points below. Discuss with your partners and give below. Discuss with your partners and give

an oral report.an oral report.

Merits DemeritsMerits Demerits

Playing games is a Playing games is a very good exercise very good exercise for the brain, eyes for the brain, eyes and bodyand body……

Some games are Some games are educationaleducational……

Video games are Video games are also a new and also a new and important modern important modern artart……

Some games are Some games are full of violent and full of violent and sexy scenessexy scenes……

Children cut Children cut classes and skip classes and skip lunch to play lunch to play gamesgames……

Playing games can Playing games can be addictivebe addictive……

Step threeStep three

Record your presentation on a tape Record your presentation on a tape recorder. Correct your errors. Keep recorder. Correct your errors. Keep practicing until you feel that you can practicing until you feel that you can talk about this topic freely.talk about this topic freely.

HomeworkHomework

Get prepared for the following topics:Get prepared for the following topics: Fast FoodFast Food Living in a mobile world,Living in a mobile world, Football,Football, Video GamesVideo Games

HobbiesHobbies