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created by Audrey Fauque - Ac Aix Marseille

Discovery Day

Safe Gaming

At the Olympics

Teens and Video Games

Video Game Genres

Practice

Activity 1

Description

• nature of the document
• characters and other elements

Activity 2

top

Technical vocabulary

right

left

middle

Complete your description!

bottom

Activity 4

invariables

avant

taille

âge

forme

couleur

origine

opinion

matière

Activity 5

Practice : choose a character and describe him / her.

Activity 1

Look at the logos

• where are they from?
• what can you say?

Activity 2

Read and draw the matching logos.

Activity 3

Choose a logo and write a sentence to explain its meaning.

You must be over three years old to play this game.

Activity 4

possibilité

MUST

conseil

NOT

Activity 5

Activity 1

Daisy

Describe what you see.

Shadow

Vector

Bowser

Activity 2

Read the descriptions and complete their athletic profile.

Description:

Mario's big(gest) rival

strong(er)

big muscles

formidable challenger

Sporting events:

throwing a hammer throwing a javelin

Description:

as royal as Peach

exceptionnally fast

impressive technique

Sporting events:

speed-based events

swimming

doing gymnastics

Description:

slightly less fast than Sonic

really fast hedgehog

accuracy

Sporting events:

racing

fencing

shooting pistols

Description:

Rough-and-tumble

yearning for gold medal

unique swimming stroke

Power skills

Sporting events:

excel in the pool

do less well on ground

throwing things

Activity 4

comparer

-er

than

more

than

better

less

than

worse

as

as

Activity 5

Observe the sporting event and the contestants. Say who will win and justify.

"The winner is Sonic because he is faster than Mario."

Contestants

Sporting Event

archery

fencing

shooting

javelin throwing

volleyball

basketball

hockey

gymnastics

weightlifting

tennis

racing

swimming

Activity 1

Look at the title. Imagine the words you're going to hear.

"TEENS AND VIDEO GAMES"

Activity 2

Listen to the document. Check the words you wrote. Write down new ones.

Activity 3

Complete

20 - 22h a week

25 - 30h a week

20h a week

25h a week

20h a week

X-box

Fortnite and Fifa

Fornite

Fifa

Fifa

less on week-ends

creativity in Minecraft

graphics in Fortnite

Activity 4

Compare :

• who plays MORE?
• how OFTEN do they play?

never

sometimes

seldom

Saul plays more than Jay.

often

always

usually

Activity 5

seldom

never

sometimes

invariable

always

often

avant

usually

Activity 6

Create a poll about gaming habits. Ask your classmates and compare 5 answers.

Activity 1

Take the quiz on your tablet to know what kind of video game you should play.

Activity 2

Read the description of your genre. Complete the mini guide!

Activity 3 & 4

Ask your classmates about their genre and SHARE your information.

Cut and fold your mini guide then stick it in your notebook.

Activity 5

Write a review about a video game of your choice. Explain :

• the genre
• the skills
• the gameplay

FINAL TASK

Create a radio talk-show about video games.

Interview your classmates about their favorite video games

Present your favorite video game and gaming habits

PRACTICE

Adjectives

Modals

Comparatives

Frequency