Assignment 1
Read the assignment and write down the answers in English. You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a Name 5 or more gaming words.
b Name your favourite game. Explain in 2 or 3 sentences why you like this game so much.
| Guess What
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Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning in the text.
| 1. addictive | a. advertisements |
| 2. to take the world by storm | b. became very popular |
| 3. to release | c. e-mail that is not wanted and usually containing advertising |
| 4. a handful | d. efforts, attempts or chances to give the correct answer |
| 5. ads | e. in the beginning |
| 6. exploded in popularity | f. to make available to others |
| 7. the premise | g. no longer existing |
| 8. tries | h. playing (computer) games |
| 9. simplicity | i. the quality of being simple or plain and not difficult or complicated |
| 10. spam | j. to quickly become very successful and popular all over the world |
| 11. gaming | k. really |
| 12. malware | l. a small number |
| 13. literally | m. so enjoyable that you want to do something again and again |
| 14. extinct | n. software designed to damage a computer’s normal functioning |
| 15. originally | o. the starting point, the basic idea |
Assignment 3
a What is Wordle?
1 A daily puzzle in The New York Times.
2 A game the Wardle family plays when they are all together.
3 A popular explosion game that is very addictive.
4 A simple online word guessing game.
b How do you play Wordle?
1 You have to guess a word of five letters. You have six chances to get it right.
2 You have to guess a word of six letters. You have five chances to get it right.
3 You play it with a partner. You both get six tries to guess a mystery word.
4 You play it with people worldwide. You have to guess a mystery word in six seconds.
c Why is Wordle so popular? Choose all the correct options.
1 It is simple.
2 It is a free app.
3 There are no ads.
4 It is like the games in the good old days.
5 It will never become extinct.
6 It stays interesting because you can play only one game a day.
7 It lets you get in touch with others, which is very romantic.
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