Is gaming a sport?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Cd9-eJ-No    what is fake news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkkTN0pQ_Ug  responsible use of technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXsomnDkntI how the internet works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmbFJq2jADY what is a computer 

Computer Vocabulary, an interactive worksheet by mireiafores
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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GAMING?

ARE YOU A GAMER YOURSELF?

WHAT GAMES DO YOU LIKE PLAYING ONLINE?

 

At a recent event in Australia over 18,000 people paid to watch an eSports match. Not to play – just to watch. What makes computer games so popular? Neil and Catherine discuss gaming as a sport, talk about the Fortnite phenomenon and teach you six items of vocabulary.

This week's question:

In1950 Bertie the Brain was the name of one of the very first computer games. It played a simple game of noughts and crosses, also called tic-tac-toe. But how tall was this computer? Was it…

a)    one metre tall;           

b)    about four metres tall or

c)    about ten metres tall­?

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary 

fortnight
a period of two weeks

competitively
playing against other people to win

to get into (something)
to become really interested in something

professional
someone who gets paid to do something

industry
area of business that is made up of different parts

scene
the world of a particular activity

MAKE A PADLET POSTER for your students to write which games they play and put a photo and write some info about it.