Is gaming a sport? 6 Minute English | Only Sports And Health



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At a recent event in Australia over 18,000 people paid to watch an eSports match. Not to play – just to watch. What makes computer games so popular? Neil and Catherine discuss gaming as a sport, talk about the Fortnite phenomenon and teach you six items of vocabulary.

You’ll find the key words and the transcript here:

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
Are you a foodie?

Why are football crowds getting quieter?

Is the internet good or bad?

The power of smell

Are you excited about the World Cup?

𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲:
𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
a period of two weeks

𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲
playing against other people to win

𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 (𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠)
to become really interested in something

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥
someone who gets paid to do something

𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲
area of business that is made up of different parts

𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞
the world of a particular activity

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30 thoughts on “Is gaming a sport? 6 Minute English | Only Sports And Health

  1. Hello BBC. First I want to thank you for the lessons in English. I have a suggestion for you. Please put the transcript on the video to be more easy and productive to follow the lesson.

    Regards,
    Bogdan M D

  2. I got into soccer computer games when I was young.
    Now I quited playing because I study and work a lot.
    But I still watch football matches every week.
    I know eSports is a big business, a huge multi-billion-dollar industry.
    People can make big money playing it.
    They want to go a professional level or even become a coach.
    They are playing competitively.
    The whole Industry are taking off…
    More and more creators, publishers, players and audiences in the eSports scene.

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