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VIDEOGAMES

Slide 1 - Slide

Do you usually play video
games? What kind of
games do you like?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Slide 3 - Link

Read each sentence. Write X if it refers to the new Xbox or
PS if it refers to the new PlayStation.

Slide 4 - Slide

1. Starting a game in this console will be faster.

Slide 5 - Open question

2. You don’t need to buy a new controller if you play with this console.

Slide 6 - Open question

3. This console is really big.

Slide 7 - Open question

4. The company that makes this console offers a subscription where you can play many games.

Slide 8 - Open question

5. In this console, you can switch from different games without exiting each one.

Slide 9 - Open question

6. Its SSD doesn’t offer a complete terabyte of storage.

Slide 10 - Open question

7. Its throughput is not that high as the one the competition offers.

Slide 11 - Open question

8. Not all games from the previous console will be compatible with the new one.

Slide 12 - Open question

Slide 13 - Slide

Slide 14 - Video

Answer the following questions based on the video

Slide 15 - Slide

Slide 16 - Slide

How can you increase the sales of a product?

Slide 17 - Open question

An example of psychological obsolescence could be
A
A bargain ($$$) to buy the latest iPhone
B
Ads showing how good it is to have the latest iPhone, in order to make people buy it
C
Youngsters using the latest iPhone and showing it to their parents.
D
having a somewhat old iPhone

Slide 18 - Quiz

In planned obsolescence, what was the technique the TV manufacturer used?

Slide 19 - Open question

What other wicked thing did the TV manufacturer make?
A
He made it so that the condenser spare part could not be acquired
B
He sold the condenser and the motherboard as separate parts
C
He forced technicians to throw away TVs
D
He soldiered the condenser to the motherboard

Slide 20 - Quiz


Slide 21 - Open question

VIDEOGAMES

Slide 22 - Slide

Do you pay for any online
entertainment service? Which
one?

Slide 23 - Mind map

Slide 24 - Video

Slide 25 - Link

Match the words or phrases in the left box with the categories from the right box.

Slide 26 - Slide

Internet connection
Subscription
Luna +
Devices
Retro Channel
$9.99
Fire Tablet
Arcade Games
Founder pricing
10 GB
Channel
Chromebook

Slide 27 - Drag question

How much are you willing to pay for a video game service if it gives you access to thousands of games?

Slide 28 - Open question

Slide 29 - Slide

Compound adjectives

  • A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words.
  • In general, we put a hyphen between two or more words (before a noun) when we want them to act as a single idea (adjective) that describes something.

  • I live in an English-speaking country.
  • I have just finished reading a 300-page book.
  • He is a well-known writer.

Slide 30 - Slide

Slide 31 - Link

WHY SO FEW WOMEN DESIGN VIDEO GAMES?

Slide 32 - Slide

Slide 33 - Link

Our world is full of male-dominated
occupations. Do you think the video
game industry is another example of
this fact?

Slide 34 - Open question

Slide 35 - Link

1. What is the purpose of the text?
A
To inform about the game industry in the UK.
B
To analyze the best technology schools in England.
C
To describe the steps to become a video game designer.
D
To explain why the video game world is a male-dominated industry.

Slide 36 - Quiz

2. What’s the author’s attitude towards the video game industry?
A
He/she thinks it is necessary that more women take part in video game companies.
B
He/she believes men are not doing a good job designing video games.
C
He/she laments people don’t buy games designed by women.
D
He/she criticizes the way tech schools are teaching students.

Slide 37 - Quiz

3. According to paragraph 1, what is an assumption people make about women?
A
They are bad gamers.
B
They aren’t interested in video games.
C
They are not likely to be admitted into a tech school.
D
They could receive a high salary if they found a good job.

Slide 38 - Quiz

4. According to paragraph 2, how did Kate Killick use to feel when she was studying video games design?
A
She didn’t like the program the University of South Wales offered.
B
She felt bad because she was the only woman in her course.
C
She felt she didn’t belong to that environment.
D
She didn’t understand why they could only admit women over 25.

Slide 39 - Quiz

5. Why is the author using statistics in paragraph 3?
A
To show how the number of students admitted into digital programmes has decreased in the last four years.
B
To explain there’s a more equitable balance between male and female students in game programs now.
C
To describe why young people quit their studies in the United Kingdom.
D
To give examples of the best creative programs in the UK.

Slide 40 - Quiz

6. What word can be inserted in the gap (____) in paragraph 4?
A
deals
B
teaches
C
focuses
D
specializes

Slide 41 - Quiz

7. The word them in paragraph 6 refers to
A
women
B
games
C
stereotypes
D
themselves

Slide 42 - Quiz

8. According to paragraph 7, why is diversity important?
A
It will encourage more people to play video games.
B
Different perspectives can create more industries.
C
If there’s diversity, men will stop designing violent games.
D
Workers can have a better performance and be more creative.

Slide 43 - Quiz

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Slide 44 - Video

To what activities does Title IX apply?
A
Professional, Olympic, college, and scholastic sports
B
College and scholastic sports
C
All activities of schools and colleges and that receive federal funding
D
Classroom activities of schools and colleges and that receive federal funding

Slide 45 - Quiz

Which of the following is not an option for schools to measure equality in the number of athletic opportunities for each sex?
A
The number of teams for each sex is equal
B
The percentage of opportunities for each sex matches the percentage of girls and boys in the student body
C
The school is striving to make up for past discrimination by regularly adding new athletic opportunities for girls
D
The school ensures that the interests of girls are fully satisfied by existing opportunities

Slide 46 - Quiz

Title IX requires equivalent support for boys and girls areas in which of the following areas?
A
Facilities
B
Equipment and supplies
C
Access to medical treatment
D
All of the above

Slide 47 - Quiz

Which of the following situations might indicate that a school is violating Title IX?
A
Any athlete who is injured can make an appointment with the trainer
B
The football team is the only team to receive new uniforms every year
C
The girls and boys basketball teams take turns playing home games on Friday nights
D
The athletic director issues a press release promoting any team that makes it to post-season play

Slide 48 - Quiz

Which government agency is responsible for responding to Title IX complaints?
A
The Environmental Protection Agency
B
The General Accounting Office
C
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
D
The Office of White House Counsel

Slide 49 - Quiz

What is necessary to bring gender equity to the work place?

Slide 50 - Open question