Kelsie Grieg, also known as Kels, is a girl who plays video games. She made history by becoming the first girl to qualify for the Call of Duty Challengers Elite tournament. Kelsie is from Scotland and started playing video games by accident. She got into gaming after an injury ended her football career. Kelsie thinks that gaming is not just sitting at your desk all day. She says that it helped her to meet new people and get confident. But being a girl in a male-dominated environment was not easy for her. Kelsie had to prove herself and be thick-skinned. She hopes that other girls will follow her in esports. Kelsie believes that video games are growing and it’s a good thing. She says that gaming can help you to travel, meet new people and make money.
Original news source: Esports: The female Call of Duty gamer making history (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Create a Character
Instructions: Explain to the students that Kelsie is a gamer and that in many video games, you get to create your own character. Have the students draw a picture of their own video game character and then write a short paragraph describing their character’s skills and attributes.
– Video Game Vocabulary
Instructions: Write the following words on the board: console, controller, avatar, multiplayer, level, gaming, tournament, injury, esports, confident. Have the students work in pairs to come up with definitions for each word. Then, come together as a class and discuss the definitions together.
Comprehension Questions:
1. Who is Kelsie Grieg?
2. What did Kelsie become the first girl to do?
3. Where is Kelsie from?
4. How did Kelsie start playing video games?
5. What did Kelsie think about gaming?
6. Was it easy for Kelsie to be a girl in gaming?
7. What does Kelsie hope for other girls in esports?
8. What are some benefits of playing video games according to Kelsie?
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Kelsie Grieg, also known as Kels, is a girl who plays video games. She made history by becoming the first girl to qualify for the Call of Duty Challengers Elite tournament. Kelsie is from (1)________ and started playing video games by accident. She got into gaming after an injury ended her football career. Kelsie thinks that gaming is not just sitting at your desk all day. She says that it helped her to meet new people and get (2)________. But being a girl in a male-dominated environment was not easy for her. Kelsie had to prove herself and be (3)________. She hopes that other girls will follow her in esports. Kelsie believes that video games are (4)________ and it’s a good thing. She says that gaming can help you to travel, meet new people and make (5)________.
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Discussion Questions:
Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.
1. Who is Kelsie Grieg?
2. What did Kelsie become the first girl to do?
3. How did Kelsie start playing video games?
4. What did Kelsie say about gaming?
5. Was it easy for Kelsie to be a girl in a male-dominated environment?
6. What did Kelsie have to do to be successful in esports?
7. Does Kelsie want other girls to play esports?
8. Why does Kelsie think video games are growing?
9. What are some benefits of playing video games, according to Kelsie?
10. Do you like playing video games?
11. Have you ever played Call of Duty?
12. What other video games do you like to play?
13. Have you made any new friends through video games?
14. Do you think video games can help you become more confident?
15. Would you like to travel and make money playing video games?
Individual Activities
Vocabulary Meanings:
Match each word to its meaning.
Words:
1. girl
2. gaming
3. tournament
4. confidence
5. male-dominated
6. prove
7. esports
8. money
Meanings:
A) A competition where players play video games against each other
B) Something you earn by playing video games professionally
C) A world where men usually have more power than women
D) A feeling you have when you believe in yourself
E) A female child
F) To show that you are capable of doing something
G) Playing video games as a sport
H) Playing games on a computer or console.
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Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Who is Kelsie Grieg?
(a) A teacher
(b) A famous singer
(c) A professional football player
(d) A girl who plays video games
2. What did Kelsie become the first girl to do?
(a) Qualify for the Olympics
(b) Qualify for a video game tournament
(c) Win a Grammy award
(d) Win a Nobel prize
3. How did Kelsie start playing video games?
(a) She saw her friends playing and joined in
(b) She wanted to become a professional gamer
(c) She got injured playing football and started playing video games
(d) Her parents gave her a video game console as a gift
4. Why does Kelsie think gaming is good?
(a) It helps you to be lazy
(b) It helps you to become unhealthy
(c) It helps you to meet new people and become confident
(d) It makes you antisocial
5. Was it easy for Kelsie to be a girl playing video games?
(a) Yes, it was easy
(b) No, it was difficult
(c) It was neither easy nor difficult
(d) She did not have any problems
6. What did Kelsie have to do to succeed in a male-dominated environment?
(a) Prove herself and be thick-skinned
(b) Give up and stop playing video games
(c) Cry and feel sorry for herself
(d) Be mean to other players
7. What does Kelsie hope for other girls?
(a) That they will never play video games
(b) That they will become professional football players
(c) That they will follow her in esports
(d) That they will become doctors
8. What are some benefits of gaming according to Kelsie?
(a) It can help you to become lazy and unhealthy
(b) It can help you to become antisocial and lonely
(c) It can help you to travel, meet new people and make money
(d) It can make you poor and unhappy
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True or False Questions:
1. Kelsie Grieg is a girl who plays video games.
2. Kelsie is the first girl to qualify for the Call of Duty Challengers Elite tournament.
3. Kelsie started playing video games on purpose.
4. Kelsie got into gaming after an injury ended her tennis career.
5. Gaming helped Kelsie to meet new people and get confident.
6. Kelsie found it easy being a girl in a male-dominated environment.
7. Kelsie hopes that other girls will follow her in esports.
8. Kelsie thinks that gaming can help you to travel, meet new people, and make money.
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Write a Summary:
Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.
Writing Questions:
Answer the following questions. Write as much as you can for each answer.
1. Who is Kelsie Grieg?
2. What did Kelsie become the first girl to do?
3. Why did Kelsie start playing video games?
4. Was it easy for Kelsie to be a girl who plays video games?
5. What are some good things about playing video games according to Kelsie?
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Comprehension Question Answers:
1. Who is Kelsie Grieg?
Answer: Kelsie Grieg is a girl who plays video games.
2. What did Kelsie become the first girl to do?
Answer: Kelsie became the first girl to qualify for the Call of Duty Challengers Elite tournament.
3. Where is Kelsie from?
Answer: Kelsie is from Scotland.
4. How did Kelsie start playing video games?
Answer: Kelsie started playing video games by accident. She got into gaming after an injury ended her football career.
5. What did Kelsie think about gaming?
Answer: Kelsie thinks that gaming is not just sitting at your desk all day. She says that it helped her to meet new people and get confident.
6. Was it easy for Kelsie to be a girl in gaming?
Answer: No, it wasn’t easy for Kelsie to be a girl in gaming. She had to prove herself and be thick-skinned.
7. What does Kelsie hope for other girls in esports?
Answer: Kelsie hopes that other girls will follow her in esports.
8. What are some benefits of playing video games according to Kelsie?
Answer: According to Kelsie, playing video games can help you to travel, meet new people, and make money.
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Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:
1. Scotland
2. confident
3. thick-skinned
4. growing
5. money
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Vocabulary Meanings Answers:
1. girl
Answer: E) A female child
2. gaming
Answer: H) Playing games on a computer or console.
3. tournament
Answer: A) A competition where players play video games against each other
4. confidence
Answer: D) A feeling you have when you believe in yourself
5. male-dominated
Answer: C) A world where men usually have more power than women
6. prove
Answer: F) To show that you are capable of doing something
7. esports
Answer: G) Playing video games as a sport
8. money
Answer: B) Something you earn by playing video games professionally
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Multiple Choice Answers:
1. Who is Kelsie Grieg?
Answer: (d) A girl who plays video games
2. What did Kelsie become the first girl to do?
Answer: (b) Qualify for a video game tournament
3. How did Kelsie start playing video games?
Answer: (c) She got injured playing football and started playing video games
4. Why does Kelsie think gaming is good?
Answer: (c) It helps you to meet new people and become confident
5. Was it easy for Kelsie to be a girl playing video games?
Answer: (b) No, it was difficult
6. What did Kelsie have to do to succeed in a male-dominated environment?
Answer: (a) Prove herself and be thick-skinned
7. What does Kelsie hope for other girls?
Answer: (c) That they will follow her in esports
8. What are some benefits of gaming according to Kelsie?
Answer: (c) It can help you to travel, meet new people and make money
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True or False Answers:
1. Kelsie Grieg is a girl who plays video games.
Answer: True
2. Kelsie is the first girl to qualify for the Call of Duty Challengers Elite tournament.
Answer: True
3. Kelsie started playing video games on purpose.
Answer: False
4. Kelsie got into gaming after an injury ended her tennis career.
Answer: False
5. Gaming helped Kelsie to meet new people and get confident.
Answer: True
6. Kelsie found it easy being a girl in a male-dominated environment.
Answer: False
7. Kelsie hopes that other girls will follow her in esports.
Answer: True
8. Kelsie thinks that gaming can help you to travel, meet new people, and make money.
Answer: True
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