9.2 Listening
So … what kind of games do people here play? I’m
going to call out some of the more common types of games and see how many hands I see … OK .. so, first- person shooters – an example might be Call of Duty. I can see a few hands. Next … simulation games – Minecraft is an example of this – anybody? … OK … sports gaming – any kind of virtual sports … on any platform … The last one I’m going to ask about is augmented reality games; Pokémon GO is the classic game here – yes … good. I know there are lots of others, but we will come back to different genres of games in the seminar …
D Explain that some fixed phrases used in lectures can help with predicting the type of information which follows.
Set students to read the phrases and the types of information, checking for any words they don’t understand.
Tell them that they will listen to some examples which will help them to match each phrase to the type of information which follows. Explain that a couple of the information types will be needed more than once. You could ask them to suggest matches before they listen, then listen to check their answers.
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Play the sentences one at a time, allowing time for students to identify the type of information which follows. Verbally check the answer after each sentence, asking for the actual information as well as the information type.
Answers Phrase
1. Research has shown that …
Information type
a statement the speaker agrees with
Actual information
Research has shown that easy access to different games is one of the most important factors in the amount of time spent on casual gaming …
2. It could be argued that …
3. … in terms of …
4. So, it should be clear that …
an idea the speaker may not agree with
an aspect of a topic the speaker wants to focus on
It could be argued that all of this showed that the games industry could grow really quickly …
… in terms of types of games, there are two key ways we can classify them …
a conclusion So, it should be clear that games development was very much a core part of the development of the computer industry from the beginning.
6.
7. 8.
5. Increasingly, we find that …
6. It’s true to say that …
a developing trend
Increasingly, we find that, given a choice, people will choose platforms with higher specifications …
a statement the speaker agrees with
7. As we shall see, …
8. From the point of view of …
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Research has shown that easy access to different games is one of the most important factors in the amount of time spent on casual gaming …
It could be argued that all this showed that the games industry could grow really quickly by providing games which had more detail and by providing games which could be played in different settings, such as at home.
3. … in terms of types of games, there are two key ways we can classify them … according to the type of platform used and also the genre of the game.
4. 5.
So, it should be clear that games development was very much a core part of the development of the computer industry from the beginning.
Increasingly, we find that, given a choice, people will choose platforms with higher specifications and that people are prepared to invest in those higher specifications if they can play a range of games on them.
It’s true to say that this was an absolute disaster for many of the companies in the industry, particularly for Atari.
As we shall see, Atari was a major force in the development of the modern games industry.
From the point of view of the users, these games were an ideal way to pass time when travelling to work.
Closure
Choose some key words, phrases or ideas from the lecture excerpts that you want students to predict. From the transcripts, identify short sections where the words or phrases are used and exactly where you need to stop the recording before they are mentioned.
Tell students that they can review their notes before the activity, but they will have to do the activity without their notes.
information about a point the speaker will make later
an aspect of a topic the speaker wants to focus on
It’s true to say that this was an absolute disaster for many of the companies in the industry, particularly for Atari.
As we shall see, Atari was a major force in the development of the modern games industry.
From the point of view of the users, these games were an ideal way to pass time when travelling to work.
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