Unit 15_ lesson 2

Children like playing video games because they are good fun.b.. Playing video games for a long time will make children dizzy.. Should they spend much time on video gamesc. Is it good or

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Special force

Unit 15: Going out

Lesson 2: Part A

Video games

Vocabulary

dizzy (a)

hoa m¾t,

cho¸ng v¸ng

Social skill (n)

kü n¨ng x· héi

You need this skill to talk or behave well to other people

(an) inventor: nhµ ph¸t minh

A G Bell

outdoors (adv):

ngoµi trêi indoors (adv): trong nhà

To make

a new idea or product

( to) develop (v): ph¸t triÓn

Exercise 1

The following sentences are true (T) or false (F)

a Children like playing video games because they are good fun.

b It is very good for children to spend too much time on their own.

c Playing video games for

a long time will make children dizzy

d Children shouldn't play outdoors with their

Exercise 2

Choose the correct answer

a Many young people video

b Some inventors of video

games very rich

A become C becomes

B became D becoming

b Some inventors of video

games very rich

A become C becomes

B became D becoming

a

c The doctor thinks children

should take part in outdoors activities with friends

A more C some

B older D all

c The doctor thinks children

should take part in outdoors activities with friends

A more C some

B older D all

d

d The doctor says you should spend playing video games

A lots of time

B little time

C all your time

D most of your time

d The doctor says you should spend playing video games

A lots of time

B little time

C all your time

D most of your time

b

3

a Who plays video games?

b. Where do they play video games?

c. Should they spend much time on video games?

d. Why do players sometimes spend too much time on their own?

e. Is it good or bad for children to play video games too much?

Lucky

Numbers!

P.W S.E.C

7

6 2

8 5

3

9 10

Exercise 4

Put the following effects of

video games into advantages and

disadvantages columns

a Improving hand/eye co-ordination

b Spending too much time, money on video

games

c Improving attention

d Staying "off the streets" and avoiding getting into trouble or danger

e Having good fun.

f Contacting violent games and copying violence from these games

g Not playing outdoors, doing exercise or

making friends

h Being familiar with computer type equipment and so liking to learn more about computers.

.

Further reading

1 Read A3 for more advatages

of videos

2 Click on the following links

for a story about video games

English version:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/ar ticles/2009/06/24/2607577.htm?

Vietnamese version:

http://www.bayvut.com.au/tri-thứ c/trò-chơi-điện-tử-có-lợi-cho-ng ười-chơi

- Learn new words.

- Complete the excerises

- Do exercise A3

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Lucky Number!

a Who plays video games?

- Millions of young people

play video games

b Where do they play video

games?

- Some play at home, others

play them in the arcade.

c Should they spend much time

on video games?

- No, they shouldn t ’

d Why do players sometimes

spend too much time on their own?

- Because they like to play

video games so much.

e Is it good or bad for children

to play video games so much?

- It is bad.