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According to the newspaper, what had happened to Sebastian Shultz?
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Solution
Sebastian Shultz awoke from a coma that doctors feared might last forever.
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Why did the news about Sebastian Shultz shock Michael?
It all started a month ago. Dad and I had spent the entire Saturday afternoon at the Computer Fair.
i. Who does ‘I’ in the extract refer to?
ii. What started a month ago?
iii. What does the speaker have a keen interest in?
How did Sebastian Shultz communicate with Michael? What did he say in his last message?
How did Michael in the last game save Sebastian ?
Why did Michael and his father go to the computer fair?
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Do you play computer games? How many hours do you spend playing games on the computer as compared to outdoor games?
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Look in your dictionaries / computer to find synonyms of the word 'virtual’
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Look at the K.W.L. chart given below. Based on the infomation you have gathered till now, complete the K and W columns. You may work with your partner. After reading the story complete the third column.
| K-What I Know | W--What I want to know | L-What I learn | |
| Virtual Reality | |||
| Virtual Environment | |||
| 3-D/ three-dimensional | |||
| Simulation games | |||
| Computer simulations | |||
| Interactive psycho- drive games | |||
| Teleporting |
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did the news of the 'miracle recovery' shock Michael?
Answer the following question briefly.
Describe the first place where Michael was virtually transported.
Answer the following question briefly.
What help did Sebastian Shultz ask Michael for? How did he convey this message?
Answer the following question briefly.
How was Sebastian Shultz's memory stored on Michael's disk? How did Michael discover that?
Exercises
In what way did the second game seem very real?
Exercises
The last game has tanks, jeeps, helicopters and guns. Which headings would you put this and the other games under?
Reference to context
Read these lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.
1. 'That was my idea' said Sebastian excitedly.' If only it would go a bit faster.
a. Where was Sebastian when he spoke these words?
b. What was his idea and what was he referring to ?
c. Was the idea a good one and did it eventually succeed? How?
Listen carefully to a text on ‘Tour of Body’ and answer the question that are given below.
On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- The Cave Automatic Virtual Environment' is
Listen carefully to a text on ‘Tour of Body’ and answer the question that are given below.
On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- The 'CAVE' is a boon to surgeons because
