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Question
In ‘Virtually True’ why did the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catch Michael’s attention?
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Solution
In ‘Virtually True’, the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catches Muchael’s attention because the story in that article was about a boy, whose condition was critical but stable, had recovered from coma. Michael recollected that the boy who was mentioned in the newspaper was in fact Sebastian Shultz whom he had met weeks ago while playing.
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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?
Answer the following question briefly.
Michael's meeting with Sebastian Shultz had been a chance meeting. Where had
it taken place and how?
Exercises
According to the newspaper, what had happened to Sebastian Shultz?
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'Dad's nutty about computers.' What evidence is there to support this statement?
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What was Michael's theory about how Sebastian had entered the games?
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
40,000,000.
(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.
Do you think it is a true story? Could it happen to you one day? Here are some opinions about computer games in general.
In groups of four, design a new computer game.
Decide on the
- Setting
- Plot
- Characters
- Objectives
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:
- For the CAVE to develop, a virtual environment it is essential
Answer the following question:
How do we know that Michael's father was fascinated by computers?
