Page 63. Build Your Vocabulary. Part A. LISTEN

Unit seven

page 63

build your vocabulary

part a: listen

1:

one goal of game designers is to create games that are engaging; when players are interested in the game they want to keep playing.

2:

I fail the test yesterday and now I’m feeling depressed.

I need to do something to lift my spirits.

3:

researchers are interested in learning the potential effects of gaming on social skills; they want to find out if playing games might have an effect on our personal relationships.

4:

3D monster maze was one of the first three dimensional computer games.

the designer of the game wanted players to feel like they are inside of a maze, trying to find their way out.

5:

call of duty is a violent wargame.

the goal of the game is to shoot and kill enemy soldiers.

6:

the legend of Zelda is a popular fantasy game, the player travels through an imaginary world while playing the game.

7:

I love to play league of legends; sometimes I get so involved in playing, I completely forgot about the time.

8:

sometimes my gameplaying interferes with my schoolwork.

I play games when I should be studying or doing my homework.

9:

media experts research the effects of gameplaying on people’s cognitive abilities.

they study the impact of gaming on our ability to think and learn.

10:

one concern about games is that they teach bad behavior; for example, in Grand Theft Auto players are criminals who fight others to get ahead in the game.

11:

will playing games with fighting and shooting lead to aggressive behavior in real life?

will the players want to hurt others in their daily life?

12:

if you spend a lot of time playing games and don’t want to stop playing, you may have an addiction.