Pre-reading questions:
- Are you familiar with esports?
- Do you like computer games?
Vocabulary:
- announce /uh-NOUNS/
- activity /ak-TIV-i-tee/
- support /suh-POHRT/
- popular /POP-yuh-ler/
- match /mach/
[verb] tell people about something officially
The principal announced yesterday that there will be no class today.
[noun] an organized event
She was so excited to start the school activity.
[verb] to give encouragement or approval of someone or something to succeed
My parents support me in pursuing my dreams.
[adjective] liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people
Korean music is popular nowadays.
[noun] a sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against each other
I will watch the football match on television.
A two-day esports event will happen in April 2019 in Tokyo, Japan as announced by Governor Yuriko Koike on January 6, 2019. The said activity is to support the video games and anime industries of Japan. The government also plans to put 50 million yen budget for it. The place and the date of the event are not sure yet. Esports is already famous in North America, Europe, and China. It became more popular in Japan when Japan Esports Union started in 2018. Moreover, the video game “Pro Evolution Soccer 2019” will be opened for a match on another esports event in October 2019.
True or False:
- The esports event will be done for three days.
- The government plans to put 50 million yen budget for the esports event.
- The esports event will be on April 27, 2019.
- Esports is not popular in North America, Europe, and China.
- “Pro Evolution Soccer 2019” is a video game.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| announce | activity | support | popular | match |
- Kate got sick so she was not able to join the ______.
- Volleyball is a ______ sport.
- He did not win the tennis ______.
- My teacher ______ the best student in our class today.
- She ______ all his decisions in life.