Top soccer video game has women's teams

The Reading / Listening - Level 1

The FIFA 16 company is excited about the women's teams. It is one of the most important changes in the game's 22-year history. The company called having women's teams, "a massive event". It added: "We are equally excited about bringing millions of fans a new way to play." U.S. player Alex Morgan was excited about being in FIFA 16. She said: "It is such an honour…I always wondered what it would be like….It is very cool to know that it is now a reality."

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Sources

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2490836,00.asp
http://www.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2015-09-08/fifa-16-demo-september-8-release-uswnt-chelsea-manchester-city-real-madrid-barcelona
http://www.vcpost.com/articles/89914/20150908/fifa-16-demo-12-womens-teams-new-game-modes-gameplay-changes.htm

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	A best-	a.	time
2.	more	b.	version of the game
3.	incredibly	c.	with men's teams
4.	for the first	d.	online
5.	They can only play against	e.	popular
6.	A trial	f.	selling video game
7.	put	g.	options
8.	faster than games	h.	each other

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	one of the most important	a.	event
2.	the game's 22-	b.	way to play
3.	a massive	c.	reality
4.	equally	d.	what it would be like
5.	bringing millions of fans a new	e.	year history
6.	I always wondered	f.	cool
7.	It is very	g.	changes
8.	it is now a	h.	excited

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A best-selling video game has more (1) ___________________ more women players. In the (2) ___________________ FIFA 16 game, gamers can choose women's teams (3) ___________________. It has 12 top international women's teams. They can only play against each other, not against men. A trial version of the game (4) ___________________ on September 8th. Game players (5) ___________________ the games with women's teams (6) ___________________ games with men's teams.

The FIFA 16 company (7) ___________________ the women's teams. It is one of the most (8) ___________________ the game's 22-year history. The company called having women's teams, "(9) ___________________". It added: "We are equally excited about bringing millions of fans (10) ___________________." U.S. player Alex Morgan was excited about being in FIFA 16. She said: "(11) ___________________…I always wondered what it would be like….It is very cool to know that it (12) ___________________."

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Abest-sellingvideogamehasmoreoptionstogetmorewomenplaye
rs.IntheincrediblypopularFIFA16game,gamerscanchoosewomen'st
eamsforthefirsttime.Ithas12topinternationalwomen'steams.Theyc
anonlyplayagainsteachother,notagainstmen.Atrialversionofthegam
ewasputonlineonSeptember8th.Gameplayerswhotesteditsaidthega
meswithwomen'steamswerefasterthangameswithmen'steams.The
FIFA16companyisexcitedaboutthewomen'steams.Itisoneofthemost
importantchangesinthegame's22-yearhistory.Thecompanycalle
dhavingwomen'steams,"amassiveevent".Itadded:"Weareequallyex
citedaboutbringingmillionsoffansanewwaytoplay."U.S.playerAlexM
organwasexcitedaboutbeinginFIFA16.Shesaid:"Itissuchanhonour…
Ialwayswonderedwhatitwouldbelike….Itisverycooltoknowthatitisno
wareality."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about video games for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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