Football Manager is a game that many people like to play since it came out in 2004. Tom's videos on YouTube got popular and he started making money from ads. This made him decide to quit his job and play the game as his main job. He plays the game and makes videos for about 50 to 60 hours every week. Tom's family and friends think what he's doing is good, and he wants to make his YouTube channel even bigger.
Tom's YouTube channel has 118,000 people who follow it and his videos are watched a million times every month. He really likes being able to make his own choices and make money from something he enjoys. Tom's story shows that playing games can be a real job and that eSports are getting more popular. He wants to keep making his YouTube channel better and keep making money from playing Football Manager for as long as he can.
Original news source: I left my job to play Football Manager full time' (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Divide students into small groups and ask each group to create a catchy newspaper headline for the article. Encourage them to use new vocabulary they learned from the text and to make it as engaging as possible. Afterward, have each group present their headline to the class and vote for the best one.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Set a timer for 2 minutes and challenge the students to summarize the article as quickly and accurately as they can. They can work individually or in pairs. After the time is up, each student or pair shares their summary with the class, and the teacher can provide feedback on the content and language used.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Conduct a class poll by asking students their opinion on whether playing a computer game can be considered a real job. Students can move to different corners of the room to represent 'Yes', 'No', or 'Not sure'. Then, select students from each corner to explain their reasoning to the rest of the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper (e.g., "eSports," "YouTube channel," "followers"). Students take turns drawing a word without speaking or writing any letters or numbers, while the rest of the class tries to guess the word. Each correct guess earns a point for the student's team.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask students to imagine what Tom's life and YouTube channel might look like in 5 years. Students write down their predictions and then share them with a partner. Partners discuss the likelihood of these predictions coming true and why, using language structures for future tense and expressing probability (e.g., "will," "might," "could").
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The man's name is Tom Kelsey.
The computer game is called Football Manager.
Tom works from his mom and dad's house.
Tom makes money from ads on his YouTube channel.
Tom spends about 50 to 60 hours every week playing the game and making videos.
There are 118,000 people who follow Tom's YouTube channel.
Tom likes being able to make his own choices and making money from something he enjoys.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A man Tom , who is 26 years old, stopped working at his job to play a game called Football Manager all the time. He made a YouTube channel about this game when he was still in school and now lots of people watch his videos. Tom makes more money now than he did at his old job and he works from his mom and dad's house. He likes being able to do what he wants for and wants to keep playing the for a long time. Football Manager is a game that many people like to play since it came out in 2004. Tom's on YouTube got popular and he started making money from ads. This made him decide to quit his job and play the game as his job. He plays the game and makes videos for about 50 to 60 hours every week. Tom's family and friends think what he's doing is good, and he wants to make his YouTube channel even bigger. Tom's YouTube channel has 118,000 who it and his videos are watched a million times every month. He really likes being able to his own choices and make money from something he enjoys. Tom's story shows that playing games can be a real job and that eSports are getting more . He wants to keep making his YouTube channel better and keep making money from playing Football for as long as he can.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is your favorite computer game to play?
2. How would you feel if you could make money by playing games?
3. Do you like watching videos on YouTube? Why or why not?
4. Do you think playing games can be a real job? Why?
5. Have you ever thought about making your own YouTube channel? What would it be about?
6. How many hours a week do you spend playing games or watching games online?
7. What does it mean to make your own choices at work?
8. Would you like to work from home like Tom does? Why or why not?
9. If you could, would you want to stop going to school or work to do something fun? What would it be?
10. What do your family and friends think about playing games as a job?
11. Do you know what eSports are? Can you explain it?
12. Do you think it's important to do a job that you enjoy? Why?
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