"SAN NICOLAS" High School - Virtual English Classroom

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BEFORE READING / LISTENING

I. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Kids learn better social skills online than they do in the real world.	T / F
b.	Kids can rehearse and practice social skills when they’re online.	T / F
c.	Being online in a virtual world is not as good for kids as watching TV.	T / F
d.	The virtual world teaches kids how to punch and fight.	T / F
e.	The research was done using a BBC site especially for children.	T / F
f.	Kids took part in online discussions and chat just like in the real world.	T / F
g.	The BBC site is set to make a lot of money from commercials and ads.	T / F
h.	The BBC asked parents for their feelings on their kids being online.	T / F

I. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

( )	virtual	a.	conducted
( )	rehearse	b.	tricks
( )	ventured	c.	expressed
( )	indicated	d.	imitation
( )	consequences	e.	journeyed
( )	carried out	f.	stress
( )	avatars	g.	conclusions
( )	emphasis	h.	results
( )	gimmicks	i.	alias icon
( )	findings	j.	practice

II. QUESTIONS: Answer the questions.

1. Do you know the meaning of Social Skills?

____________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the best place to learn social skills?

____________________________________________________________________________

3. Do you really socialize al school?

____________________________________________________________________________

WHILE READING / LISTENING

I. GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

New research carried out by the BBC (1)______________ that children aged 6-12 can learn important social skills in virtual worlds. The BBC website says: “Virtual worlds can be (2)______________ places where children rehearse what they will do in real life.” The study’s lead researcher, Professor David Gauntlett, stated that children (3)______________ with others online and exploring web worlds was better for kids than (4)______________ pastimes like watching TV. He said the children adopted different (5)______________ when they ventured through the virtual world; Some were explorers, others were social (6)______________, while others were fighters or collectors. Professor Gauntlet indicated that the virtual world was a safe place for children to rehearse real-life situations (7)______________ the negative or (8)______________ consequences of the real world.

climbers
passive
valuable
without
roles
suggests
painful
interacting

The BBC’s research was carried out using its (9)______________ Children’s BBC online world called Adventure Rock. In it, children have to explore, (10)______________ things and ask questions as they go deeper into the game. It is a closed world where children’s avatars cannot (11)______________ or communicate. Kids can (12)______________ tips and hints for other users on a message board, which is controlled and (13)______________ by BBC staff. There are none of the chat rooms or discussion boards normally found in virtual worlds like Second Life. The (14)______________ is on safety for kids in an online environment without advertising and sales (15)______________. Researchers also asked parents about their feelings towards their children spending time in Adventure Rock. The findings were (16)_____________ _ at the Conference on Virtual Worlds for Children on 23 May 2008.

emphasis
create
edited
share
own
presented
gimmicks
meet

I. LISTENING: Listen carefully and guess the answers.

1. children aged 6-12 can learn ……in virtual worlds

a. significant social skills

b. important societal skills

c. important social skills

2. Virtual worlds ……children rehearse what they will do in real life

a. can be respected places where

b. can be valuable places where

c. can be treasured places where

3. exploring web worlds was better for kids ……like watching TV

a. than passive pastimes

b. than passives pastimes

c. than passiveness pastimes

4. the children adopted ……through the virtual world

a. different characters when they ventured

b. different roles when they ventured

c. different protagonists when they ventured

5. Some were explorers, ……, while others were fighters or collectors

a. others were social walkers

b. others were socialist climbers

c. others were social climbers

6. virtual world ……for children to rehearse real-life situations

a. was a safer place

b. was a safest place

c. was a safe place

7. The BBC’s research was carried out using ……online world

a. its owner Children’s BBC

b. its own Children’s BBC

c. its specific Children’s BBC

8. It is a closed world where children’s avatars cannot ……

a. meet or communicate

b. meeting or communicate

c. encounter or communicate

9. Kids can ……for other users on a message board

a. part tips and clues

b. segment tips and hints

c. share tips and hints

10. Researchers also asked ……about their feelings

a. grandparents

b. parents

c. fathers

AFTER READING / LISTENING

I. SPELLING: Look at the underlined words and rewrite them correctly.

Paragraph 1

1. New rsareceh carried out by the BBC suggests ________________

2. children aged 6-12 can learn nporimtat social skills ________________

3. children rareshee what they will do in real life ________________

4. He said the children atedpod different roles ________________

5. they vreetund through the virtual world ________________

6. the negative or painful ceenocquenss of the real world ________________

Paragraph 2

1. rhiclden have to explore, create things ________________

2. It is a closed orlwd where children’s avatars ________________

3. Kids can sarhe tips and hints ________________

4. the chat rooms or dsiusoiscn boards ________________

5. The epsihmas is on safety for kids ________________

6. The digfinns were presented at the Conference ________________

II. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible)

( )	children aged 6-12 can learn important	a.	rehearse real-life situations
( )	better for kids than passive pastimes	b.	different roles
( )	the children adopted	c.	of the real world
( )	a safe place for children to	d.	things and ask questions
( )	the negative or painful consequences	e.	gimmicks
( )	children have to explore, create	f.	like watching TV
( )	It is a closed	g.	on safety for kids
( )	Kids can share tips and	h.	social skills in virtual worlds
( )	The emphasis is	i.	hints for other users
( )	advertising and sales	j.	world

I. WRITING: Insert the vowels (a – e – i – o – u).

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