This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 60 min
Items in this lesson
H4/V4 - Listening practice: Game Boy
Slide 1 - Slide
Do you know what a Game Boy is?
Slide 2 - Mind map
Have you ever played on a Game Boy?
Yes!
No
No, but I'd love to try it!
Slide 3 - Poll
Do you have any handheld consoles at home? Which one(s)?
Slide 4 - Mind map
For the gamers: who makes the best consoles?
Sony
Nintendo
Microsoft
Sega
PC gaming is the best!
Slide 5 - Poll
Retro Tech: Game Boy
You are going to watch a video documentary made by Marques Brownlee. He makes videos about ‘old’ technology and posts them on Youtube to great success.
Today, he is going to show you more about the Nintendo Gameboy and how it has influenced our modern technology and games.
Watch the introduction up until 7:16. Take notes as you watch. Then, answer the following questions.
Slide 6 - Slide
Slide 7 - Video
Answer these questions about the first part of the video (until 7:16) :
Has Marques ever used a Game Boy before?
Why is Marques making a video about the Game Boy?
What do the interviewees tell you about gaming in the 1980s?
What made Nintendo ‘the king of video games’?
What made the Game Boy so popular?
timer
3:30
Slide 8 - Slide
Hand in your answers to questions 1-5 below
Slide 9 - Open question
Watch the rest
Continue watching the video. It will pause at certain moments and give you a question to answer. Make sure you type in your answer before continuing to watch.
The answers will be available for you to check before moving on & they will be checked later by your teacher.
Slide 10 - Slide
Slide 11 - Video
08:21
What does Marques want to find out here?
Slide 12 - Open question
10:59
How did they test the durability of the Game Boy? What was the result?
Slide 13 - Open question
12:11
What is the story behind the game Tetris?
Slide 14 - Open question
13:16
What is Marques going to test in the Dope or Nope segment?
Slide 15 - Open question
14:10
What does this accessory do?
Slide 16 - Open question
15:23
What does this accessory do?
Slide 17 - Open question
16:39
What does Marques think of the printer?
Slide 18 - Open question
18:04
What made the Game Boy's design so good?
Slide 19 - Open question
21:06
What is Marques's conclusion after learning to make music with Game Boys?