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In-Game Examples 3: THE PRESENT
As a gamer, you will use the present tense a lot becomes you will obviously be focused mainly on what is happening now. Here are a dozen in-game examples from a wide variety of video games. Watch Video
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Words for Gamers: STREAK
Gamers use the word “streak” a lot. It can be good (“a winning streak”) or bad (“a losing streak”). The video will give you its meaning and, at the end, it includes a very clear example from the popular game “Fall Guys”.
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Fast-speech Listening Practice now has 60 units
We now have 60 short listening units posted in which you get 3-4 chances to understand short clips from video games with and without subtitles. The language is fast and you’ll hear many different accents, but with practice, you will understand them.
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In-game examples: Vocabulary building
Learning new words from video games can be very effective because you can see the words in action. Here are more than a dozen examples from a wide variety of games.
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Words for Gamers: Shambolic
What does “shambolic” mean? Here’s a perfect example from the video game Fall Guys . You will get the meaning even without a dictionary definition and you will likely remember the word as well. That is the advantage of learning from real-world content
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Fall Guys For English Learners: Building Your Vocabulary
The nice thing about learning vocabulary from a video game like Fall Guys is that you can see how the words are used in real situations. Watch as famous gamers PewDiePie and DrDisRespect talk about “momentum shifts” and changes in “demeanor”.
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Words for Gamers: Loadout
Here’s a word you really need to know and understand for video games like Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Fortnite and PUBG. Find out where the word originally came from and how it can be used outside of gaming.
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Fall Guys for English learners
The very popular new video game Fall Guys is great for listening practice. Here is one example that you are sure to enjoy.
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Words for Gamers: CARRY
Find out how video gamers use one of the most basic words in English.
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In-game examples of real spoken English
We’ve just started a long series featuring real-world examples of spoken English from video games. Future topics will include common expressions, vocabulary, tenses, modifiers, modals, questions and answers, conditionals, etc., etc. All the language is natural and unscripted and you will hear many different accents.