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Question
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Make a list of your favourite games. Have a class discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of computer games.
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Solution
My favourite games are:
Delta force
Fifa
NBA
Cricket
Advantages:
- Play when you want
- You can start again if you lose
- Play with a friend
- More visual and usually audio than a book or board game
- Animation
- Wide variety
- Some games are educational
- Entertainment
Disadvantages:
- Failing vision
- Violent tendencies
- Less thought processing
- Low imagination
- Can cause seizures
- Cost money every time you play (or every time you change batteries)
- Less exercise
- Can be addictive and take up too much of your time.
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Put the following sentences in a sequential order to complete the story.
(a) Sebastian Shultz was badly injured in a motorway accident and went into a coma.
(b) Sebastian's memory was saved in the computer when he banged his head on it
during the accident.
(c) When Michael played the game, he entered Sebastian's memory.
(d) Michael bought the latest psycho-drive games from the computer fair.
(e) Sebastian Shultz was the second Sheriff in the 'Dragonquest'.
(f) Michael pulled Sebastian into the helicopter and the screen flashed a score of
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(g) Sebastian requested Michael to try 'Jailbreak'.
(h) Sebastian failed to save the boy who fell through the air.
(i) Sebastian thought the helicopter was the right idea and they should go into the
'Warzone'.
(j) The games were stolen from Shultz's house.
(k) Sebastian thanks Michael for saving his life and asks him to keep the games.
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Decide on the
- Setting
- Plot
- Characters
- Objectives
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On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- Projected image on the four walls of a room enables researchers to
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