Read the reconstructed article again and decide whether the following statements are True, False or Not Mentioned. Support your answers with quotes from the text.

Video games have been popular with kids for a long time. ________________
Lots of kids spend too much time playing video games. ___________
The effects of video games on health and personality have never been studied. ________
One of the most serious problems caused by playing too much is obesity. _________
Playing video games can influence how kids do at school. _________
The only topic kids talk about is video games. ________
Researchers have not found out how video games affect the brain. __________
You should not play a video game if it is not suitable for your age. ___________
Parents should not be involved in playing video games. ____________________
Instead of playing video games you had better take dance lessons. ___________

task 4: Writing

Make a survey in your group about students’ attitude towards video games and write an article about your findings. You can use some of the questions in Task 1 or you can think of questions of your own.

Here are some ideas:

· Do they play video games? How often?

· How much time do they spend playing every day?

· Are they addicted to video games?

· How do they feel when they can’t play?

· What is their favourite type of game? Why?

· How old were they when they first played?

· How do their parents respond to their gaming habits?

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Answer Key:

Task 2:

1 Unplug; 2 were, 3 shown; 4 improve; 5 cause; 6 get; 7 become; 8 affect; 9 does; 10 aim; 11 choose; 12 figure out; 13 gets; 14 challenge; 15 swing

Task 3:

1 – NM, 2 – True, 3 – False, 4 – True; 5 – True, 6 – NM, 7 – True; 8 – True; 9 – False; 10 – NM

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