Learn and Have Fun! Pokemon Go English Activity

Pokemon Go was released recently in many parts of the world and people are going crazy to try and catch them all! It can be good fun but it's not without its dangers. You'll find out these issues in the activity that Teacher Zaida has prepared for you. If you are an English student and you like to keep up to date with technological releases you can't miss this wonderful activity!

Pokemon Go fue lanzado recientemente en varias partes del mundo y la gente ¡se vuelve loca para tratar de atraparlos a todos! Esto puede ser muy divertido pero este juego no está exento de peligros. ¡Descubrirá estas cuestiones en la actividad que la Profesora Zaida ha preparado para usted! Si usted es un estudiante de Inglés y le gusta mantenerse al día con los nuevos lanzamientos tecnológicos ¡no se puede perder este maravilloso posteo!

Pokemon Go foi lançado recentemente em várias partes do mundo e as pessoas ficam loucas para tentar pegá-los todos! Isso pode ser muito divertido, mas este jogo não está isento de perigos. Descubra mais na atividade que a Professora Zaida preparou para você! Se você é estudante de Inglês e gosta de manter-se atualizado com lançamentos tecnológicos, você não pode perder esta atividade maravilhosa!

1- What can you tell us about the picture?

2- Do you know the app?

3- What is it about?

4- Now let’s watch a video and do the activities.

a- Are these sentences True or False?

a1- You play Pokémon Go in your house.

a2- You need a smartphone and the app to play Pokémon Go.

a3- The game has broken records for the number of downloads in the US.

a4- Pokémon Go mixes the real world with a virtual world.

a5- The first guy who is interviewed thinks it's a very sociable game.

a6- Pokémon Go can only be played by children.

a7- The expert in the video was almost hit by a bus.

a8- Pokémon Go doesn't have the right child safety features included.

a9- The representative from the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is worried about adults using the game to direct children to particular places.

a10- The London police warn Pokémon Go players to take extra care near rivers and roads.

b- Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a-j next to the numbers 1-10

1- to lure ________

2- to unleash ________

3- the general gist ________

4- a virtual world ________

5- to brace yourself ________

6- a craze ________

7- to spawn ________

8- to wander around ________

9- a secret weapon ________

10- to break records ________

a- to walk slowly without a clear direction

b- to prepare yourself (usually for something unpleasant)

c- to release

d- to pass a previous achievement or number

e- something that gives you an advantage over your competitors

f- an environment produced by a computer

g- an activity or object that is very popular for a short time

h- to cause something to develop or start

i- to attract

j- the main idea

5- Do you know another app for smartphones that you like/use? What are apps generally for?

6- If you could, which app would you create for your smartphone?

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Answers:

4A: F, T, T, T, T, F, T, T, T, T.

4B: 1i - 2c - 3j - 4f - 5b - 6g - 7h - 8a - 9e - 10d