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Pokémon Go (11:17 - 15:20)

After launching recently, the new augmented reality video game Pokémon Go has become a craze all around the world.

Focus Questions

Ø  What is an “augmented reality” video game? How is augmented reality technology already being used?

Ø  What do you know about Pokémon Go? Why is it so popular?

Ø  What are some of the benefits from playing Pokémon Go? Why do some people say it can be dangerous? What do you think?

Ø  Many experts say bringing the virtual world into the physical one could be the future of gaming – do you agree? Is this a good thing?

Listening A

The following figure is in the report – what do you think it refers to?

·  More than 30 million –

Listen to what Dr Dimitrios, a psychologist, says about Pokémon Go – what does he think?

A.  It’s a good thing

B.  It’s a bad thing

C.  He doesn’t have a positive or negative opinion

Listening B

Before watching the report again, try to answer the questions

1.  What is the comparison made between Pokémon Go and Twitter?

…………...... …......

2.  Besides augmented reality, what technology does Pokémon Go rely on? …………...... …......

3.  Augmented reality technology is already being used for what? …………...... …......

4.  What do experts say could be one benefit of Pokémon Go? …………...... …...... …………...... …......

5.  What do Pokémon Go fans say the game also helps them to do? …………...... …...... …………...... …......

6.  What is one concern about the game? …………...... …...... …………...... …......

7.  What have police asked players not to do? …………...... …...... …………...... …......

Vocabulary A

Match the words with the closest definition or synonym

attraction
completely
join, put together, merge
notphysicallyexisting, computer-generated
preoccupied, fixated
promote, discusssomething in a way that makes it seem better
prove to be the case
talk or meet with someone who you haven’t had contact with for a while
to be involved directly with something
type, kind, style
/ A / talking up the benefits (v)
B / obsessed (adj)
C / it turns out (v)
D / entirely new (adv)
E / combine (v)
F / virtual world (adj)
G / interact (v)
H / appeal (n)
I / catch up with friends (v)
J / new genre (n)

Vocabulary B

Use words from the table to complete the sentences – you may have to change the form of the word

talk up obsessed turn out entirely combine virtual interact
appeal catch up with genre

1.  American hip hopmusic can be divided into a lot of different sub-…………...... …...... including hard core hip hop, East Coast hip hop and gansta rap.

2.  Apple is very good at using clever marketing to maximize the …………...... …...... of its products.

3.  Becoming a professional athlete requires a …………...... …...... of natural talent and hard work.

4.  During the election campaign, the government spent a lot time …………...... …...... its economic record and why it was the most suited to lead the country into the future.

5.  Many parents are concerned about how much time their children are spending on their electronic devices and that the amount of face to face social …………...... …...... outside of school is becoming less and less.

6.  The 2 friends would normally …………...... …...... each other every month and spend the entire day playing their favourite video games.

7.  The boy was …………...... …...... with a new football video game and spent most of his waking hours playing it.

8.  The company hoped to sell around 1000 units of its new app within the first month of its launch. But it …………...... …...... to be far more popular than expected and was downloaded more than 10 thousand times.

9.  The …………...... …...... village had been destroyed in the cyclone. Not a single building was left undamaged.

10.  The term ‘…………...... …...... reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’.

Answers

·  How many times Pokémon Go has been downloaded (since it launched)
·  It’s a good thing / 1.  Pokémon Go has more active users than Twitter
2.  GPS
3.  museum tours, instructional videos, in the classroom
4.  could help fight childhood obesity and ensure kids get exercise
5.  socialise, visit interesting places
6.  players getting hurt (because they're not paying attention to where they're going)
7.  go onto other people's property or into dangerous areas
attraction / appeal
completely / entirely
join, put together, merge / combine
notphysicallyexisting, computer-generated / virtual
preoccupied, fixated / obsessed
promote, discusssomething in a way that makes it seem better / talk up
prove to be the case / turn out
talk or meet with someone who you haven’t had contact with for a while / catch up with
to be involved directly with something / interact
type, kind, style / genre

1.  American hip hopmusic can be divided into a lot of different sub-genres including hard core hip hop, East Coast hip hop and gansta rap.

2.  Apple is very good at using clever marketing to maximize the appeal of its products.

3.  Becoming a professional athlete requires a combination of natural talent and hard work.

4.  During the election campaign, the government spent a lot time talking up its economic record and why it was the most suited to lead the country into the future.

5.  Many parents are concerned about how much time their children are spending on their electronic devices and that the amount of face to face social interaction outside of school is becoming less and less.

6.  The 2 friends would normally catch up with each other every month and spend the entire day playing their favourite video games.

7.  The boy was obsessed with a new football video game and spent most of his waking hours playing it.

8.  The company hoped to sell around 1000 units of its new app within the first month of its launch. But it turned out to be far more popular than expected and was downloaded more than 10 thousand times.

9.  The entire village had been destroyed in the cyclone. Not a single building was left undamaged.

10.  The term ‘virtual reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’.