- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. How far do you agree or disagree with the statements?
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •7 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •8 Translate the following sentences into either English or Russian using the words and word combinations from Tasks 4 and 7.
- •9 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. Explain the words in bold.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •7 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words. (00:00 – 00:46)
- •4 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Who made these remarks on superstitions?
- •5 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •7 Write a summary of the Episode “Superstitions. Part 1&2” in the form of review (no more than 60 words)
- •Part 1
- •2 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Explain literary reference in the following phrases. Comment on the reference.
- •6 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •7 Render the following extracts into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •5 Render the following text into English using the language of the Episode, using the words from Task 3 and 4.
- •6 Write a summary of the Episode “Diana. Part 1&2” in the from of review (about 60 words)
Assignments for the video course 4th Year
VIDEO GAMES
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What is the general feeling about video games nowadays?
Why are video games compared to other art forms? Do people think it possible that they could overtake other art forms?
Why do video games have a mass appeal?
Can we call some games an intellectual challenge?
Are you into video games?
1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. How far do you agree or disagree with the statements?
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fitting compelling edge evolved accelerated
Video games are the world’s fastest growing entertainment industry. They are at the cutting __________ of digital creativity. The worlds they create are becoming ever more complex and __________. Love them or hate them, video games are here to stay. Art has always _______________ in parallel with technology. New horizons were opened up by the invention of the printing press, the camera and the electric guitar. Video games are our newest cultural form and they are developing faster than anything before; a ____________ mirror for our ________________ 21st century society.
Video games are the world’s fastest growing entertainment industry. They are at the cutting edge of digital creativity. The worlds they create are becoming ever more complex and compelling. Love them or hate them, video games are here to stay.
Art has always evolved in parallel with technology. New horizons were opened up by the invention of the printing press, the camera and the electric guitar. Video games are our newest cultural form and they are developing faster than anything before; a fitting mirror for our accelerated 21st century society.
2 Look through the NOTES and watch the Episode “Video Games”. (Мультимедийный каталог 1556→Unit 9)
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light has the fifth-largest capacity of any English football stadium.
Karen Millen is a Icelandic owned women’s designer clothing brand, specialising in tailoring, coats and eveningwear.
Ted Baker is a British clothing retail company, known for applying twists to their products
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is football video game series.
The Getaway is an action-adventure video game developed by Team SOHO, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the PlayStation 2.
3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
Teachers’ Notes:
The teacher can choose either extract to complete it in class in written form. Practise three-four listening before scripting the extract.
Extract 1
09:58 - The making of video games has become a highly complex art attracting a wealth of talent from artists and animators to script writers and composers. It’s a lengthy process and can take a team of up to 70 people 2 years to complete. There’s a lot of creativity encoded in that little single disc.
“We’re currently working on a game called “Sniper Elite”. It’s set in a war-torn Berlin at the end of the… the closing days of the Second World War and perhaps the beginning days of the cold war. We thought it would be fascinating to rebuild parts of Berlin, parts that don’t exist anymore and venture round them.” 11:03
Extract 2
15:18 - It’s long been hoped that these problems will be solved by artificial intelligence, a computer so clever that it could rewrite the story as it happened. True artificial intelligence is still science fiction.
“I can’t help thinking that this isn’t going to work…”
And anyway, a story is something we like to be told, whereas a game is something we participate in.
I think that the idea of interactive stories is a red herring. What artificial intelligence will provide is an ever more convincing illusion of a world populated by other conscious beings. 15:53
Red herring - отвлекающий манёвр (сильно пахнущая копчёная селёдка использовалась, чтобы сбивать охотничьих собак со следа; anything that diverts attention from a topic or line of inquiry)
4 Find English equivalents for the following word-combinations.
включать в себя новейшие достижения чрезвычайно привлекательный развиваться одновременно правдивое отражение обладать огромной привлекательностью вызывать изумление большое количество талантливых людей долгий процесс творчество подлинные (географические)карты точные схемы расположения улиц говорить и вести себя узнаваемо Это очень сложно. отвлекающий маневр |
be at the cutting edge compelling evolve in parallel a fitting mirror have a mass appeal, be seductive evoke wonder a wealth of talent a lengthy process creativity authentic maps accurate street layouts … in a recognizable way That is a tall order. a red herring |
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words and phrases from Task 4. (Не все предложения из эпизода!)
“I think “The Simms” was one of the first games which did ……… a really kind of ………… to girls. (have … a mass appeal)
A beautifully designed video game …………… just as the fine arts do. (evokes wonder)
His painting strikes with ………………. of detail. (a wealth of; Его живопись поражает богатством деталей.)
Your offer is unacceptable. That's a pretty …………………. (tall order; Вы много от нас хотите).
They were ……………………… in their prediction. (accurate - Они оказались правы в своих прогнозах.! Тема: ложные друзья переводчика)
6 Listen to the extract from the episode (08:33) and fill in the gaps with missing information. Write no more than THREE words.
“Echo” is set in a vast __________ _________ where dusk nodes dance in _______ ________ and distant battlefields loom in an _____________ ________. The whole environment is a puzzle – ________________ spaces from Keith Robinson-esque contraptions combine beauty with ______________ ____________. “Viewtiful Joe” is a game of ________ ________ inspired by Japanese __________________ and American ______________. ______________ of blossoming cherry trees, drawn in 19th century Japanese style, seem to have ______ ________ and played back on a rickety old projector.
“Echo” is set in a vast mediaeval castle where dusk nodes dance in gloomy towers and distant battlefields loom in an atmospheric haze. The whole environment is a puzzle – awe-inspiring spaces from Keith Robinson-esque contraptions combine beauty with intellectual challenge. “Viewtiful Joe” is a game of exceptional style inspired by Japanese watercolors and American cartoons. Backgrounds of blossoming cherry trees, drawn in 19th century Japanese style, seem to have been filmed and played back on a rickety old projector.