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VIDEOGAMES

Do you usually play video
games? What kind of
games do you like?

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Read each sentence. Write X if it refers to the new Xbox or

PS if it refers to the new PlayStation.

1. Starting a game in this console will be faster.

2. You don’t need to buy a new controller if you play with this console.

3. This console is really big.

4. The company that makes this console offers a subscription where you can play many games.

5. In this console, you can switch from different games without exiting each one.

6. Its SSD doesn’t offer a complete terabyte of storage.

7. Its throughput is not that high as the one the competition offers.

8. Not all games from the previous console will be compatible with the new one.

Answer the following questions based on the video

How can you increase the sales of a product?

An example of psychological obsolescence could be

1. A bargain ($$$) to buy the latest iPhone
2. Ads showing how good it is to have the latest iPhone, in order to make people buy it
3. Youngsters using the latest iPhone and showing it to their parents.
4. having a somewhat old iPhone

In planned obsolescence, what was the technique the TV manufacturer used?

What other wicked thing did the TV manufacturer make?

1. He made it so that the condenser spare part could not be acquired
2. He sold the condenser and the motherboard as separate parts
3. He forced technicians to throw away TVs
4. He soldiered the condenser to the motherboard

VIDEOGAMES

Do you pay for any online
entertainment service? Which
one?

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Match the words or phrases in the left box with the categories from the right box.

Internet connection

Subscription

Luna +

Devices

Retro Channel

$9.99

Fire Tablet

Arcade Games

Founder pricing

10 GB

Channel

Chromebook

How much are you willing to pay for a video game service if it gives you access to thousands of games?

Compound adjectives

• A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words.
  
• In general, we put a hyphen between two or more words (before a noun) when we want them to act as a single idea (adjective) that describes something.

• I live in an English-speaking country.
• I have just finished reading a 300-page book.
  
• He is a well-known writer.

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WHY SO FEW WOMEN DESIGN VIDEO GAMES?

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Our world is full of male-dominated
occupations. Do you think the video
game industry is another example of
this fact?

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1. What is the purpose of the text?

1. To inform about the game industry in the UK.
2. To analyze the best technology schools in England.
3. To describe the steps to become a video game designer.
4. To explain why the video game world is a male-dominated industry.

2. What’s the author’s attitude towards the video game industry?

1. He/she thinks it is necessary that more women take part in video game companies.
2. He/she believes men are not doing a good job designing video games.
3. He/she laments people don’t buy games designed by women.
4. He/she criticizes the way tech schools are teaching students.

3. According to paragraph 1, what is an assumption people make about women?

1. They are bad gamers.
2. They aren’t interested in video games.
3. They are not likely to be admitted into a tech school.
4. They could receive a high salary if they found a good job.

4. According to paragraph 2, how did Kate Killick use to feel when she was studying video games design?

1. She didn’t like the program the University of South Wales offered.
2. She felt bad because she was the only woman in her course.
3. She felt she didn’t belong to that environment.
4. She didn’t understand why they could only admit women over 25.

5. Why is the author using statistics in paragraph 3?

1. To show how the number of students admitted into digital programmes has decreased in the last four years.
2. To explain there’s a more equitable balance between male and female students in game programs now.
3. To describe why young people quit their studies in the United Kingdom.
4. To give examples of the best creative programs in the UK.

6. What word can be inserted in the gap (____) in paragraph 4?

1. deals
2. teaches
3. focuses
4. specializes

7. The word them in paragraph 6 refers to

1. women
2. games
3. stereotypes
4. themselves

8. According to paragraph 7, why is diversity important?

1. It will encourage more people to play video games.
2. Different perspectives can create more industries.
3. If there’s diversity, men will stop designing violent games.
4. Workers can have a better performance and be more creative.

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To what activities does Title IX apply?

1. Professional, Olympic, college, and scholastic sports
2. College and scholastic sports
3. All activities of schools and colleges and that receive federal funding
4. Classroom activities of schools and colleges and that receive federal funding

Which of the following is not an option for schools to measure equality in the number of athletic opportunities for each sex?

1. The number of teams for each sex is equal
2. The percentage of opportunities for each sex matches the percentage of girls and boys in the student body
3. The school is striving to make up for past discrimination by regularly adding new athletic opportunities for girls
4. The school ensures that the interests of girls are fully satisfied by existing opportunities

Title IX requires equivalent support for boys and girls areas in which of the following areas?

1. Facilities
2. Equipment and supplies
3. Access to medical treatment
4. All of the above

Which of the following situations might indicate that a school is violating Title IX?

1. Any athlete who is injured can make an appointment with the trainer
2. The football team is the only team to receive new uniforms every year
3. The girls and boys basketball teams take turns playing home games on Friday nights
4. The athletic director issues a press release promoting any team that makes it to post-season play

Which government agency is responsible for responding to Title IX complaints?

1. The Environmental Protection Agency
2. The General Accounting Office
3. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
4. The Office of White House Counsel

What is necessary to bring gender equity to the work place?