Unit 10 - Gaming sports

Good afternoon!

We did two interviews today, but there was a catch. We read one and listened to the other!. Here you have the the text, the questions and also the solution to the listening exercise!

Sue is a professional video-game player . We interviewed her during a pause in a marathon last Sunday:

-Interviewer: Sue, what is your favourite video-game?.

-Sue: It is a game called “Planet discovery”. It is about finding trasure. I think it’s beautiful!.

-Interviewer: Do you like competitive video-games?.

-Sue: I don't like competitive video-games but I like competitive sports.

-Interviewer: So you can play sports as well?.

-Sue: Yes. I can play soccer, basketball, water polo and specially handball.

-Interviewer: What else do you like to do?.

-Sue: I like being with my family and my friends but I don’t like being indoors. When I have free time I like to be outdoors. I think it's healthy.

-Interviewer: What can you say about your profession?.

-Sue: It’s exciting, but it's not all fun and games. We do a lot of exercise to keep good posture. We train a lot. We have meetings every week.

Answer the questions with "Yes" or "No":

• Sue is a professional journalist. [Answer]
  No. (She is a professional video game player).
• Sue's favourit game is “Planet race”. [Answer]
  No. (It is "Planet discovery").
• Sue thinks good posture is not important. [Answer]
  No. (She thinks posture is very important!).
• Sue likes to stay indoors. [Answer]
  No. (She likes being outdoors).
• Sue says her profession is only about the fun. [Answer]
  No. (They have meetings, exercise, training...).
• Sue is very competitive. [Answer]
  No. (She likes cooperative games).

Answer the questions:

• Which sports does Sue play? [Answer]
  Sue can play soccer, basketball, water polo and handball.
• What does Sue says about her profession? [Answer]
  Sue says her profession is not all fun and games.
• What does Sue like to do on her free time? Why? [Answer]
  Sue likes to be outdoors in her free time because it is healthy.

-Interviewer: Congratulations Sue, that was a very good game!
-Sue: Thanks. We didn’t win [Conjunction]

but

we tried.
-Interviewer: What did you like the most about the game?
-Sue: I liked that the team played very [Adverbial]

well

.
-Interviewer: Aren't you [Adjective]

sad

you didn’t win?
-Sue: Of course not!. I think [Verb - Gerund]

participating

is the best part of it.
-Interviewer: Well said Sue!. Thanks a lot again.

That was a bit shorter than usual, but we have lots of work to do next session!