“The Life of a Professional Gamer”
prediction
1. Who is the gamer?
2. What game does the gamer play?
3. How does a professional gamer
earn a living?
Structure
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
a lead-in &
an introduction to Gordon Hayward
an introduction to the gaming industry
things gamers and athletes have in
common
Gordon’s view on the similarity of being
a gamer and an athlete
FACTS about the gaming industry
T/ F. Give evidence to support your view.
①But
Being
a professional
is a new
type
of job.
it’s only
recently that gamer
people have
started
earning
money from it. This is because companies sponsor gamers
and tournaments.
as young
people
aspire
to play
in the
NBA,
many
②
Gaming
is
number
one
activity
for
the
young
②Just
Gaming
is the
very
popular
with
the
young
people.
also18
dream
of becoming
professional gamers.
aged
to 24.
Opinion
There are now big global tournaments like World Cyber
Games
and Major
Gaming Champions,
where
③ A winner
in aLeague
tournament
can be highly
paid.
hundreds of gamers come to compete in popular
games like Starcraft, Warcraft, Counterstrike
and the football game FIFA in front of an audience.
Things gamers and athletes have in common
1. What do gamers and athletes have in common?
2. What does it take to become a professional
gamer, according to Katie Goldberg?
3. Why are Adrian Kwong and Katie Goldberg
mentioned in Para 5?
According to Gordon Hayward, what is the
similarity between a gamer and an athlete?
Making commitment to professions
“Being a pro gamer
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Discussion
◆ Take turns to exchange your ideas.
◆ Choose a note taker and a reporter
1. Is the title good? Why? If not, can you
suggest a better one?
2. What’s the purpose of the passage?
Standards for a good title:
☆ to predict the content ☆ to include the keywords
☆ to catch readers’ interest
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As a student, what can you
do now to be a future top-level
professional?
Commitment makes the difference
between excellence and mediocrity.
Make a lifelong commitment to
personal excellence!
Homework
Voice your opinions!
A vocational(职业的) school is going
to add a new major(专业) “Competitive
video games and management”, in
response to the new regulation of
national Education Department about
the 13 newly added majors in colleges.
What’s your opinion about it?
Are you for or against it? Why?
Write down your ideas in a
passage with at least 3 reasons
for your argument.