#0295 – Playing Video Games, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

#0295 – Playing Video Games

#0295 – Playing Video Games, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 295 – Playing Video Games
GLOSSARY
fighting –
violent; with two or more people physically struggling against each
other
* In this fighting game, you can make the characters kick and hit each other in
several directions.
role-playing –
imagining that one is another person; acting as if one were
another person; using another person’s identity
* When I was in high school, some of my friends played Dungeons & Dragons, a
role-playing game where players act like characters in the story.
simulation –
a game where players re-create the real world; a game where
players act as if they were in a real, parallel life
* This is a popular simulation game where players have homes, jobs, pets, cars,
and everything else that they have in the real world.
strategy –
a careful, detailed plan for doing something; a plan for moving armies
and for fighting in a war
* Our company needs a new strategy for marketing its health products.
mission –
an important and adventurous job that one must do
* The secret unit’s mission is to find the nuclear laboratory and destroy it.
graphics –
animation; the designs and drawings that are used in a computer
program, movie, or book
* These graphics are very helpful in understanding how the human heart works.
console –
a small machine that is used to play video games
* The new video game console put out by this company is much smaller than
their last one.
multiplatform –
able to work on more than one system; able to work with more
than one type of equipment
* Microsoft Word is multiplatform because it can be used on PCs and Macs.
joystick –
a small piece of equipment that has many buttons and a stick for one
to hold to move things on a computer screen, especially in a video game
* In this game, you need to push up on the joystick to make the character jump.
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navigation system –
something that is used to move around in a video game
* This navigation system is confusing because you have to push the left arrow to
move right, and the right arrow to move left!
to be into (something) –
to like something very much; to be interested in
something
* Were you into sports when you were in high school?
retro –
related to the styles or fashion of recent decades; related to the styles or
fashion of the recent past
* Mindy has a retro style, often wearing dresses from the 1960s and 1970s.
old school –
old-fashioned; not modern; traditional
* Romulo has a lot of old school ideas about how women should stay at home
and men should go to work.
violent –
using a lot of physical strength and force that is meant to hurt or kill
another person
* The government report warned that young children shouldn’t watch action
movies because they are too violent.
gamer –
a person who plays video games all the time and knows a lot about
them
* My parents don’t understand that I spend so many hours playing video games
because I’m training to be a world-class gamer.
3-D –
three-dimensional; seeming to have three measurements: length, width,
and height; not appearing to be flat
* To see this movie in 3-D, you’ll need to wear these red and green plastic
glasses.
gore –
blood, usually from an injury caused by violence
* The movie
Braveheart
is full of blood and gore because it is about war.
to pass –
to say “no” to something; to decide not to do something that one is
being asked to do; to not accept something that one is being offered
* Yolanda asked me to go to the movies with her yesterday, but I passed, saying
that I needed to study.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. What does Achim think about old school games?
a) He thinks they have a lot of blood and gore.
b) He thinks they are like last year’s retro games.
c) He thinks they are boring and uninteresting.
2. Why does Marcia pass on the game?
a) Because it is a violent fighting game.
b) Because it is too old school and retro.
c) Because it isn’t multiplatform.
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WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
mission
The word “mission,” in this podcast, means an important and adventurous job
that one must do: “The team is on a mission to raise sales by 40% in six months.”
A “mission” is also the work that a group of Christians do when they go to
another country to teach people about their religion: “Gabriela is on a two-year
mission trip in Ghana.” Most businesses and organizations have a “mission
statement,” which describes their purpose, or the reason that they exist. For
example, Google’s mission statement is “to organize the world's information and
make it universally accessible and useful.” Finally, when someone finishes a
difficult project, or something that has taken a lot of time and effort, he or she
might say “Mission accomplished!” to show that he or she is proud of having
finished the work.
console
In this podcast, the word “console” means a small machine that is used to play
video games: “When I was younger, we had an Atari console to play simple video
games.” A “console” is also the flat surface of a machine that has many buttons:
“The people who fly planes have to know what each and every button does on
the plane’s console.” As a verb, “to console (someone)” means to comfort
someone, or to be nice to someone who feels very sad or worried: “No one knew
how to console Marina when her husband died.” Or, “Sometimes the best way to
console other people is simply to listen to them talk about why they are so sad.”
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CULTURE NOTE
There are many different types of consoles and “platforms” (hardware) for playing
video games. The simplest is a “personal computer game,” which is a game that
can be played on one’s computer, without any special equipment. Most
computers come with personal computer games like Solitaire and Minesweeper.
A “console game” is played by using a special piece of equipment. If the console
is connected to one’s television set at home, it is called a “video game console.”
These games are usually played by using a joystick to make the characters
move.
If the console doesn’t need to be connected to anything else, and the whole
piece of equipment can be held in one’s hand, it is called a “hand-held game
console.” Hand-held game consoles are good to have when one is traveling and
wants something to do to make the time pass more quickly.
Many video games are “arcade games” that are played in “arcades,” or large
rooms or buildings that are filled with many big machines that are used to play
video games. Many people like to go to arcades, where they can put coins into
the machines to play. The arcade games remember who had the highest “score”
(number of points) so players can compete with each other over time.
Finally, “online games” and “mobile games” use different technology to play video
games. An “online game” is played over the Internet, so that people in different
places can play against each other. A “mobile game” is played by using a cell
phone or a small hand-held computer, so that people can play anytime,
anywhere.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – c; 2 – a
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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 295: Playing Video
Games.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 295. I'm your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com and take a look at our ESL Podcast Store, which
has some additional premium courses that you may be interested in.
This episode is called “Playing Video Games.” Let's get started.
[start of story]
Achim: Check out this new game I just got!
Marcia: Let me see. Oh, it’s a fighting game. I’m not into those. I like role-
playing or simulation games a lot better.
Achim: This isn’t just a fighting game. You have to use strategy for each
mission. Check out these amazing graphics!
Marcia: I can’t play that at my house. I have a different console.
Achim: Yes, you can. It’s multiplatform. Look at the box. It says that you can
use a joystick as your navigation system or a keyboard and mouse.
Marcia: You know, right now I’m really into retro games.
Achim: You mean last year’s games?
Marcia: No, I mean really old school games, like the ones my parents used to
play.
Achim: You mean like Pac-Man and Pong?!
Marcia: Yeah, exactly. They’re classic and a lot less violent.
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