1. Video Games Part I Warm-up Part I Warm-up Section A Dialogues Section A Dialogues Directions: Listen to the following dialogues and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with your partner. Directions: Listen to the following dialogues and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with your partner.

2. Part II Pair work Directions ： Discuss the following questions with your partner. Try to answer them with the help of the hints.

3. Q 1:Do you like playing video games? Why? Hints: Hints: Exciting, infinite enjoyment, beautiful pictures, a sensation of being in an actual scene, a sense of achievement which I seldom have in reality, defeat, compared with … Exciting, infinite enjoyment, beautiful pictures, a sensation of being in an actual scene, a sense of achievement which I seldom have in reality, defeat, compared with …

4. Q2: Why do you think some parents are against their children’s playing video games? Hints: Hints: Gamble, bad habit, spend too much time and energy, have bad effects on their studies, resist the temptation … Gamble, bad habit, spend too much time and energy, have bad effects on their studies, resist the temptation …

5. Q3: Why have video games become so popular since their first appearance? Hints: Available, get enjoyment, develop a sense of achievement and satisfaction, release their pressure, forget the troubles in real life…

6. Q4: What are the negative effects of video games on students? Hints: Do harm to their eyesight, get addicted to, difficult to overcome it, hard to concentrate on their studies…

7. Q5: What can be done to solve the problems about students’ cutting classes to play video games? Hints: Hints: Lay down, regulations, people under 18, be prohibited from entering any Internet bar, set time limits on, game software, Lay down, regulations, people under 18, be prohibited from entering any Internet bar, set time limits on, game software,

8. Q6: Do you think video games will become a form of recognized mass entertainment? Hints: Prejudice, do make our life bright and shiny, take time to accept new things, certainly gain their rightful place as a form of…

9. Part II Making Presentations Directions: Now let ’ s move to something more specific. You ’ ll be shown three pictures. You will have one minute to prepare and one and a half minutes to talk about the picture. Directions: Now let ’ s move to something more specific. You ’ ll be shown three pictures. You will have one minute to prepare and one and a half minutes to talk about the picture.

10. Picture 1: steal, catch one’s attention, sneaky,

11. Picture 2:The romance of the three kingdoms, masterpiece, be adapted for…

12. Picture 3: play alone on the computer, coexist, connect, interact, central server, three-dimensional, virtual…

13. Part III Further discussion Discussion topic: Are video games wholesome games? Discussion topic: Are video games wholesome games? Directions: Now you are asked to discuss the topic further. You will have about five minutes for the discussion. Directions: Now you are asked to discuss the topic further. You will have about five minutes for the discussion.

14. Step one: some useful words and phrases are as follows: Wholesome, response, in response to, educational, get rid of, evil, know right from wrong, justice, sense of justice, appreciate, music, virtual arts, in a unique way, influence, skip lunch, cut classed, be under a lot of strain…

15. Step two Try to think of merits and demerits of video games. You may refer to the points below. Discuss with your partners and give an oral report.

16. Merits Demerits Merits Demerits Playing games is a very good exercise for the brain, eyes and body… Some games are educational… Video games are also a new and important modern art… Some games are full of violent and sexy scenes… Children cut classes and skip lunch to play games… Playing games can be addictive…

17. Step three Record your presentation on a tape recorder. Correct your errors. Keep practicing until you feel that you can talk about this topic freely. Record your presentation on a tape recorder. Correct your errors. Keep practicing until you feel that you can talk about this topic freely.

18. Homework Get prepared for the following topics: Get prepared for the following topics: Fast Food Fast Food Living in a mobile world, Living in a mobile world, Football, Football, Video Games Video Games Hobbies Hobbies