Greetings! Today on “ How to destroy the world ” we are looking at computer games Greetings! Today on “ How to destroy the world ” we are looking at computer games (¡Hola! Hoy en el programa «Cómo destruir el mundo», vamos a ver los juegos de ordenador). Para escapar de la dura realidad brutish reality la gente ha subido invented juego de ordenador en el que una gran cantidad de peleas y divertido, pero nadie muere all the fighting, all the fun, but none of the death Sin embargo, la gente no toma en cuenta que, si bien todos viven felices en línea everyone is living happily online el mundo real puede dejar de existir the real world can cease to exist
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- How do you spend your free time? Do you or your friends play computer games? How often?
- Match the words and their definitions:
1 Nasty (adj) a Cruel 2 Brutish (adj) b Thank God! 3 Escape from (v) c Killer 4 Thank goodness! d Unpleasant, dangerous, or painful 5 Ogre (n) e Causing great interest or excitement 6 Slayer (n) f To run away 7 Sword (n) g To come to an end 8 Exciting (adj) h To be 9 Abandoned (adj) i A giant, usually given to eating human flesh 10 Cease (v) j To become very weak or ill Once Exist (v) k Deserted 12 To fade away l A weapon with a long metal blade and a handle - Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F):
- Life’s always been nasty, brutish and long.
- Computer games were invented as a way to escape from everyday reality.
- Nowadays life is still stressful.
- Susie becomes a space princess in digital world.
- Online Frank is ogre, slayer of mammoth.
- Ogre has his own pub, magic sword, but he hates fighting.
- The digital world is far more exciting than the real world.
- The real world ceases to exist.
- Match A and B to make phrases, translate them into Russian and use in your own sentences:
A
to fade
to escape
the whole
digital
cease toB
exist
away
from
day
world
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