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ENW 245 Introduction This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on some of the most famous and beloved video games that have ever been played. Space Invaders, the first massively popular ‘shooter’ games and Sonic the Hedgehog have both been added to Video Game Hall of Fame. Why have these two video games been chosen? What special reasons were given?

English News Weekly will explain all…

13EPISODE 245

2016

Sonic&SpaceInvaders

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Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Classic Video Games Page 1 / 2 Quiz | This Week

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary |Antonyms Page 3

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story |^^^ Words Page 4 What Do You Think..? Page 4

Part 4 | After Listening / Reading

Q & A Page 5 A & Q Page 5

Part 5 | Extra Stuff

Extra English I Page 6 7 to Chinwag Page 6 Writing Activity Page 7

And Finally….

Did You Know? Page 7 TV Links Page 8

The Answers Pages 8-10

| A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.

| A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習。

1 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2016

©2011 - 2016 | Ep. 245| Sonic & Space Invaders Technology

[201605-02] | Sonic and Space Invaders! | May 13th 2016

| PART1|WarmUps|

Warm Up | 1 Odd 1 Out

! Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three? ! Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.

a) Pac-Man b) Sonic c) Zelda d) Tetris

My Reason… __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Warm Up | 2 Brainstorm

! How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? ! Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?

| Gaming |

Warm Up | 3 Iconic Video Games

This week’s ENW podcast topic is about some classic video games. Look at the ten classic video games below. Do you recognise them? Which year were each of the video games released? Look at page 2 for help!

1: 2: 3: 4: 5:

6: 7: 8: 9: 10:



Video Gaming | What Year…?

Readthelistofyearsandcluesaboutsomeofthemosticonicvideogames

everreleased.Thenmatchthemwiththegamefrompage1!

Year Game Hint! Year Game Hint!

1971 About 19th Century Pioneers 1985 Brotherly love

1972 The first sport’s arcade game 1986 Set in fantasy land of Hyrule

1978 Controls a laser cannon 1991 Free your animal friends!

1980 Avoid the ghosts! 2000 Life in SimCity

1984 Те́трис from the USSR! 2004 It is a MMORPG!

Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Read the questions about this week’s news story. Remember if you don’t know – use the Internet to help or GUESS!

1: What was the title of the world’s very first video game, released in 1950? a: Pac-Man b: The Oregon Trail c: Bertie-the-Brain

2: What year was Space Invaders, the first popular ‘shooter’ game first released? a: 1968 b: 1978 c: 1988

3: Sonic the Hedgehog was created and released by which Japanese company? a: Sega b: Sony c: Nintendo

4: The Video Game Hall of Fame is located in which American city? a: Rochester b: Syracuse c: Buffalo

5: What year did the Video Game Hall of Fame first open for the public? a: 1995 b: 2005 c: 2015

6: What is the biggest selling video game in history?

a: Wii Sports b: Tetris c: Grand Theft Auto V

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E1: What is the biggest selling games console around the world? a: Atari b: Konami c: Nintendo

E2: Which games console has sold the most unites in history? a: Nintendo DS b: PlayStation 2 c: Xbox 360

E3: Which photo is the badge of Leicester City FC?

a: b: c:

END OF PART 1



| PART2|BeforeListening|Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentences

The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story. Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order.

designer was Japanese the Tomohiro and Space by originally was game Taito Co. by Invaders sold Japan created Nishikado in video

2 The 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees Space Invaders was___________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Pre-Listening / Reading | 2 | A2 True or False

Read the headline of News Story ~ The 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees

Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1 The world’s population in 1978 was 4.3 billion. [T] [F] 2 Six video games were inducted in 2015. [T] [F] 3 The Oregon Trail was first released in 1961. [T] [F] 4 Taito Company is based in the United Kingdom. [T] [F] 5 Argentina defeated The Netherlands 3-1 in 1978 World Cup Final. [T] [F]

Pre-Listening / Reading | Antonyms

An antonym is a word with an opposite meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their antonyms on the right. All the antonyms in black are from the News Stories.

1 Defeat 6 Permanent A Enemy F Dissuade 2 Iconic 7 Innovative B Optional G Obscure 3 Earn 8 Compelling C Successful H Traditional 4 Inspire 9 Popular D Excluded I Untypical 5 Friendly 10 Included E Fail J Temporary

END OF PART 2



| PART3|Listening|

Listening / Reading | | Listening The Biggest Fairytale in Sport

10 Mistakes | Help

Listen / Read the news story below circle the 10 words that are mistakes!

245 The 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees 1

In 1978 the world’s people was 4.3 billion. Argentina defeated Holland 3-1 in the World Cup Final. Apple first introduced the Walkman. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac was the album of the year. And Space Invaders was first released. The world’s most popular ‘shooter’ video game is nearly 40 years old, and to condemn its iconic status and enduring legacy it has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

2

Space Invaders was created by Japanese video game designer Tomohiro Nishikado and was originally sold in England by the Taito Company. The aim of the game was to defeat lines of aliens with laser cannons to earn as many points as possible. In the last 38 years it has inspired numerous other video games, been re-released on numerous gaming platforms and the pixelated friendly alien has become a global pop culture icon.

3

Joining Space Invaders in the 2016 inductee list were five other famous video games; Sonic the Badger, Legend of Zelda, Grand Theft Auto III, The Sims and one of the very first video games – The Oregon Trail first released in 1971. Titles are selected by the US-based Hall of Fame and become permanent exhibits inside The Strong Museum of Play based in Rochester, California.

4 The reason why Space Invaders was inducted, despite not being the first ‘shooter’ video game was explained by Jeremy Saucier, assistant director at The Strong Museum. “Space Invaders was a runaway success, had innovative features, compelling graphics, and helped start the global craze for board games” Mr Saucier told the BBC.

5 The World Video Game Hall of Fame first opened in 2015 when it inducted six titles; Doom, Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Tetris and World of Warcraft. Some of the other popular video games not selected for this year’s list included Final Fantasy, Tomb Runner and the original Pokémon games.

6 So, which of those video games would you most like to play yesterday? As for ENW…we are more a FIFA or Assassins’ Creed type of gamer.

[334 Words]

Wrong Word | 10 Mistakes

1: To 6: To 2: To 7: To 3: To 8: To 4: To 9: To 5: To 10: To

END OF PART 3



| PART4|AfterListening|

Post-Listening / Reading | 1 | A3 Q & A

How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can’t remember any answers, guess!

Q1 Who designed Space Invaders?

Q2 What was the album of the year?

Q3 What is the name of the museum in Rochester?

Q4 Which video game was first released in 1971?

Q5 What job title does Jeremy Saucier have?

Q6 Which sports’ video game does ENW like to play?

E1 What is the aim of Space Invaders?

E2 How many video games are mentioned in the news story?

Post-Reading | 2 A & Q

How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one!

A1 1978 ______________________________________________?

A2 Fleetwood Mac ______________________________________________?

A3 BBC ______________________________________________?

A4 Argentina ______________________________________________?

A5 Taito Company ______________________________________________?

END OF PART 4



| PART5|ExtraStuff|

English Extra I Colloquial English Phrases about Video Games

There are some interesting and useful English words and phrases that are use the phrase ‘video games’ in English.

Examples:

“Video Game Widow” = A female who is ignored when their partner plays for a long time.

“Video Game Voice”= A person who talks but isn’t really listening when playing.

Can you match the ‘phrase’’ with the correct meaning? English Hint: To game (vb) = to play video games!

Video Game Phrase Meanings & Examples 1 VideoGameFanboy A Killing a game’s character deliberately.

2 VideoGameShoved B A person who doesn’t listen when gaming.

3 VideoGameSickness C After gaming for long time your eyes hurt.

4 VideoGameWidow D Tiredness after playing sports’ games.

5 VideoGameSuicide E A person who makes you game with them!

6 AVideoGametakeout F When you ignore everything just to game.

7 VideoGameTime G When you are watching someone else game.

8 VideoGameVoice H Someone ignored when you are gaming.

9 VideoGameVision I Hand-held consoles like DS or PSP.

10 VideoGameWorkout J A person who does nothing but game.

11 Videogating K Characters in games who wear sexy clothes.

12 VideoHo L A person who really, really, loves gaming!

13 VideoGaymer M When you feel sick after gaming for hours.

7 to Chinwag This Week’s ENW Podcast

ENW Podcast Topic | The 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1 What did you think of this week’s podcast topic when you first read it? 2 Do you like to play video games on a console or smartphone? Why? 3 What is the first video game you ever played? Why? 4 What do you think of people who dress up/Cosplay as video game characters? 5 If you Cosplay a video game character, which one would you choose? Why? 6 How much would you be willing to spend on a video/smartphone game?

EX FREE QUESTION!



Writing This Week

What type of school yard games did you like to play when you were a child? Do you have any games on your smartphone / tablet / computer? Which ones do you like to pay? Why? Give as many reasons as you can.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

END OF PART 5

And Finally | X & Z | A4 Did You Know…?

The End



Visual | TV Links

CNBC Africa | (South Africa) 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cxw1HAD89c [01:36]Pac-Man and Space Invaders History

You Tube | USA (英語 &日本語) 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2ve5_YD60 [36:22] The History of Sonic the Hedgehog

You Tube | (USA) 3:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h67Zk7zIho [02:10] The Video Hall of Fame

Podcast | Key

| A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast.

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Warm Up 1 | Odd-1-Out

D – Tetris A / B / C – are all computer characters from Japan! Tetris is Russian.

Warm Up 3 | Bank Notes & Currency

1 –1984 2 – 1972 3 – 2000 4 – 2004 5 – 1980 6 – 1986 8 – 1985 8 – 1991 9 – 1978 10 – 1971

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – C 2 – B 3 – A 4 – A 5 – C 6 – B E1 – C E2 – B E3 – B

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Jumbled Sentences

Space Invaders was created by Japanese video game designer Tomohiro Nishikado and was originally sold in Japan by the Taito Company.

A2 True or False

1 – T 2 – F 3 – F 4 – F 5 – T

Antonyms 1 – C 2 – I 3 – E 4 – F 5 – A 6 – J 7 – H 8 – B 9 – G 10 – D



Answers | Part 3 Listening

245 The 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees 1

In 1978 the world’s population was 4.3 billion. Argentina defeated Holland 3-1 in the World Cup Final. Sony first introduced the Walkman. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac was the album of the year. And Space Invaders was first released. The world’s most popular ‘shooter’ video game is nearly 40 years old, and to celebrate its iconic status and enduring legacy it has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

2

Space Invaders was created by Japanese video game designer Tomohiro Nishikado and was originally sold in Japan by the Taito Company. The aim of the game was to defeat lines of aliens with laser cannons to earn as many points as possible. In the last 38 years it has inspired numerous other video games, been re-released on numerous gaming platforms and the pixelated enemy alien has become a global pop culture icon.

3

Joining Space Invaders in the 2016 Inductee list were five other famous video games; Sonic the Hedgehog, Legend of Zelda, Grand Theft Auto III, The Sims and one of the very first video games – The Oregon Trail first released in 1971. Titles are selected by the US-based Hall of Fame and become permanent exhibits inside The Strong Museum of Play based in Rochester, New York.

4 The reason why Space Invaders was inducted, despite not being the first ‘shooter’ video game was explained by Jeremy Saucier, assistant director at The Strong Museum. “Space Invaders was a runaway success, had innovative features, compelling graphics, and helped start the global craze for arcade games” Mr Saucier told the BBC.

5 The World Video Hall of Fame first opened in 2015 when it inducted six titles; Doom, Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Tetris and World of Warcraft. Some of the other popular video games not selected for this year’s list included Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider and the original Pokémon games.

6 So, which of those video games would you most like to play tonight? As for ENW…we are more a FIFA or Assassins’ Creed type of gamer.

[334 Words]

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

A3 Q & A

1 – Tomohiro Nishikado 5 – Assistant Director 2 – Rumours 6 – FIFA 3 – The Strong Museum of Play E1 – Shoot aliens / Gain Points 4 – The Oregon Trail E2 – 17

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – What year was Space Invaders first released? A2 – Which group released the album – Rumours? A3 – Which news company is in the news story? A4 – Who won the world cup in 1978? A5 – Which video game company released Space Invaders?



English Extra

1 – L 4 – H 7 – F 10 – D 13 - J 2 – E 5 – A 8 – B 11 – G 3 – M 6 – I 9 – C 12 – K And Finally X & Z

A4 – X: New York / Z: American

Extra Bit

This Week’s ENW Images



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MAIN PHOTO: http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/28189/20150428/new-world-video-game-hall-

of-fame-to-reveal-finalists

LINKS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York#Major_cities http://www.worldvideogamehalloffame.org http://www.museumofplay.org http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/11-biggest-video-game-companies-in-the-world-354814/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=video%20games http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36226121 http://www.infoplease.com/year/1978.html

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