Task 1. a) Read the article and translate.
Like other sports
"Sport" is short for electronic sports and, as with normal sports such as soccer and terris, professional eSports players are very competitive. Like mal athletes, the best porta players can train for up to 14 hours a day. In some counties, ke China and South Koma, there are competitions in stadiums with up to 1000 fans. At these events, some of the eports are individual, but most of them are team games. There are the players on each team and the winning team shares the prize money.
eSports Go Global
in the past, pecole played computer games in their Iving rooms and bedrooms against their tamiy and trends. But nowadays, gamers play online against hundreds of aferent people around the world. There are also millions of fans who love watching these wSports as well paying They pay money to watch the best gamers compete in large stadiums. Its just watching a real sport
Big bushess
As elports are growing in popularity, they are also becoming profitable. Globaly, the sports industry is worth about a billion dollars Large companies sponsor the competitions, and some soccer teams also have their own Sports teams
thutist sport?
Of course, some people don't believe it's a real sport because Sports players sit in chairs and they are not physically active. But olports fans disagree. The players need a lot of skill to win the competitions and, in the future, some people even think eSports will be part of the Olympic Games.
b) Are eSports popular in your country? Do you think they are a real sport? Tell the class.
Task 2. Read the article. Are the statements true or false? 1. Online gamers can play against people they don't know.
2. Professional eSports is usually an individual sport. 3. eSports make a lot of money.
4. eSports players get a lot of exercise.
Task 3 Match these words from the text to a 1. compete a. a large place where people watch definition.
sports
2. fan
b. type of business
3. industry
c. person who likes a sport
4. sponsor d. play a sport or game against another
5. stadium.
person or team
e. give money to sports teams to advertise your product
Task
4 Read the sentences. Decide if they describe:
a. eSports b. normal sports c.both
1. Played in a large stadium. 2. The winners receive a prize.
3. Players are physically active. 4. Players sit in chairs.
5. Players need a lot of skill.
Like other sports
"Sport" is short for electronic sports and, as with normal sports such as soccer and terris, professional eSports players are very competitive. Like mal athletes, the best porta players can train for up to 14 hours a day. In some counties, ke China and South Koma, there are competitions in stadiums with up to 1000 fans. At these events, some of the eports are individual, but most of them are team games. There are the players on each team and the winning team shares the prize money.
eSports Go Global
in the past, pecole played computer games in their Iving rooms and bedrooms against their tamiy and trends. But nowadays, gamers play online against hundreds of aferent people around the world. There are also millions of fans who love watching these wSports as well paying They pay money to watch the best gamers compete in large stadiums. Its just watching a real sport
Big bushess
As elports are growing in popularity, they are also becoming profitable. Globaly, the sports industry is worth about a billion dollars Large companies sponsor the competitions, and some soccer teams also have their own Sports teams
thutist sport?
Of course, some people don't believe it's a real sport because Sports players sit in chairs and they are not physically active. But olports fans disagree. The players need a lot of skill to win the competitions and, in the future, some people even think eSports will be part of the Olympic Games.
b) Are eSports popular in your country? Do you think they are a real sport? Tell the class.
Task 2. Read the article. Are the statements true or false? 1. Online gamers can play against people they don't know.
2. Professional eSports is usually an individual sport. 3. eSports make a lot of money.
4. eSports players get a lot of exercise.
Task 3 Match these words from the text to a 1. compete a. a large place where people watch definition.
sports
2. fan
b. type of business
3. industry
c. person who likes a sport
4. sponsor d. play a sport or game against another
5. stadium.
person or team
e. give money to sports teams to advertise your product
Task
4 Read the sentences. Decide if they describe:
a. eSports b. normal sports c.both
1. Played in a large stadium. 2. The winners receive a prize.
3. Players are physically active. 4. Players sit in chairs.
5. Players need a lot of skill.
Answers & Comments
Подібно до інших видів спорту
"Спорт" - це скорочення від електронного спорту, і, як і в звичайних видах спорту, таких як футбол та теніс, професійні гравці в електронний спорт дуже конкурентні. Подібно до спортсменів, найкращі гравці у спортивних іграх можуть тренуватися до 14 годин на день. У деяких країнах, таких як Китай та Південна Корея, проводяться змагання на стадіонах з до 1000 глядачами. На цих подіях деякі з електронних ігор є індивідуальними, але більшість з них - це командні ігри. У кожній команді є гравці, і переможна команда ділить грошовий приз.
eSports Go Global
В минулому люди грали в комп'ютерні ігри в своїх вітальнях та спальнях проти своїх родичів та друзів. Але в наш час геймери грають онлайн проти сотень різних людей з усього світу. Є також мільйони фанатів, які люблять дивитись ці ігри. Вони платять гроші, щоб дивитись змагання між кращими гравцями на великих стадіонах. Це так само цікаво, як дивитись реальний спорт.
Великий бізнес
З ростом популярності електронного спорту він також стає прибутковим. Глобально спортивна індустрія вартує приблизно мільярд доларів. Великі компанії спонсорують змагання, а деякі футбольні команди мають свої власні команди у спортивних іграх.
Це справжній спорт?
Звичайно, деякі люди не вважають електронний спорт справжнім, оскільки гравці сидять у стільцях, і вони не займаю
Надіюсь ти українець)