Unit 2: Playing Video Games

Activity 1

Instructions: look at the image and answer the questions.

 
1. When do you use these controllers?______________________________.
2. For what do we use these controllers? ____________________________.

Created by: Omar Zarzour 

Activity 2

Instructions: read the​ ​text and look at the ​underlined ​words.

These are the instructions to play video games:

1. Press ​the ​button.

2. Press the button “start” to ​play.
3. Press the button “A” to ​jump.
4. Press the button “B” to ​crouch.
5. Press the button “RT” to ​shoot​.
6. Press the button “Y” to ​switch guns​.
7. Press the button “X” to ​reload​.

Created by: Omar Zarzour 

Activity 3

Instructions: put the images in order according to the instructions of the text.
Write the correct number on the box. There is an example.
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Created by: Omar Zarzour 

Activity 4

Instructions: write the English equivalent word or phrase according to the text.
you can use dictionary. There is an example.

press the
button

presiona el jugar agacharse recargar saltar cambiar disparar

botón armas
 Created by: Omar Zarzour 
Activity 5

Instructions: Match the words in the box with the images below. There is an
example.

press the button / to jump / to shoot / press start to play / to crouch/ switch weapons / reload

​_____ to shoot________ ​________________________

__​___________________​ ​________________________

______________________​ ​_____________________​ ​ ____________________

Created by Omar Zarzour 

Activity 6

Instructions: write the instructions to play video games.

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

   
Created by: Omar Zarzour

Activity 7

Instructions: work in trios. Take turns and ​give scrambled instructions to play
video games and act as if you were a character in a video game.​

Created by: Omar Zarzour

Extra activity
Instructions: individually write instructions to play the following types of video
games.

1.

2.

3.

Created by: Omar Zarzour 

 
TEACHER’S VERSION

Unit 2: Playing Video Games

Presentation

Activity 1
➔ Ask for a volunteer to read instructions. Ask students to work in pairs.
➔ Check that the ss understand the concepts.
➔ At the end of the activity check the answers with the whole group.
Instructions: look at the image and answer the questions.

 
1. When do you use these controllers? ​When playing video games.
2. For what do we use these controllers? ​To move the characters of the
game, to jump, to shoot...
 
Created by: Omar Zarzour 
Activity 2
➔ Ask students to read the text individually. Then, check that the ss
understand the concepts by asking them: what is the text about? (about
controllers in a video game). Do you know how to do each action in a
video game?

Instructions: read the​ ​text and look at the ​underlined ​words.

These are the instructions to play video games:

1. Press ​the ​button.

2. Press the button “start” to ​play.
3. Press the button “A” to ​jump.
4. Press the button “B” to ​crouch.
5. Press the button “RT” to ​shoot​.
6. Press the button “Y” to ​switch guns​.
7. Press the button “X” to ​reload​.

 
 
Created by: Omar Zarzour  
 
Activity 3
➔ Ask for a volunteer to read instructions. Ask students to work
individually.
➔ Check that ss have understood the concepts
➔ Ask ss to compare their answers with a partner when they finish.

Instructions: put the images in order according to the instructions of the text.
Write the correct number on the box. There is an example.
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Created by: Omar Zarzour   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
Practice (controlled practice)
Activity 4
➔ Read instructions. Focus on the example. Ask them to work individually
and when they finish they compare their answers.
➔ Ask for a volunteer to give you the first answer, then for another to give
you the second answer and so on.

Instructions: write the English equivalent word or phrase according to the text.
you can use dictionary. There is an example.

press the to play to crouch to reload to jump to switch to shoot

button weapons

presiona el jugar agacharse recargar saltar cambiar disparar

botón armas

 
Created by: Omar Zarzour 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
Practice (semi controlled practice)
Activity 5

➔ Read the instructions and the example. Ask students to work

individually and then, to compare their answers.

Instructions: Match the words in the box with the images below. There is an
example.

press the button / to jump / to shoot / press start to play / to crouch/ switch weapons / reload

​_____ to shoot________ ​______to crouch_________

__​__press the button____​ ___​_____to jump________

___to switch weapons___​ ​__press start to play__​ ​________to reload______

 Created by Omar Zarzour

Production (written production)

Activity 6
➔ Ask for a volunteer to read instructions. Ask them to work individually.
Monitor and if they have mistakes, support and correct them.

Instructions: write the instructions to play video games.

SAMPLE:
Take the controller and press the button “start” to play. Press the button “A” to
jump. Press the button “B” to crouch. Press the button “RT” to shoot. Have a
lot of fun!

   
Created by: Omar Zarzour 
 
 Production (oral production)
Activity 7
➔ Read instructions. Ask students to work in trios. Ask them to take turns
to give instructions in scrambled order to play video games and react to
those instructions. (1 student gives instructions and the other 2 act what
student 1 said).
➔ Monitor students and support them.

Instructions: work in trios. Take turns and ​give scrambled instructions to play
video games and act as if you were a character in a video game.​

Created by: Omar Zarzour

Extra activity
Production (oral production)
Activity 7
➔ Read instructions. Ask students to work individually. Ask them to write
the instructions to play the following types of video games. (they can
use some instructions of the previous activities but they don’t have to
use all). They can look up for words they could need.
➔ Monitor students and support them.

Instructions: individually write instructions to play the following types of video

games.

1.

2.

3.

Created by: Omar Zarzour