A 4
A
5
5
VIDEO
15-year-old Jack Stamford is coming in the won
Someone is chasing him Suddenly something hits him
Paint Wars .
his leg! Don't worry, he isn't bedly hurt It's only one
Daint. That's because Jack Stamford is a center
Every weekend, Jack travels to a large bog field
wood to take part in a game of paintball. He's part of a team and they try to beat members of
other team players tave roles. One week he's a spy and the next hes a Tomo Palit
adventurer. Games can last from two hours to two days!
So how often does a paintball hit himn? "A lot," says Jack "it's sentul sometimes, but I do 5
mind because it's all part of the game! For me, paintballing is the best hobby of all."
Super Gaming
B
6
14-year-old Alex Jacobs is staring at the screen with amazing concentration. Many teens play
video games to relax in their free time, but for this talented teen gaming is much more serious
Alex competes with gamers all over the world in toumaments Fans also watch him play online
and he has hundreds of followers on YouTube! His favourite game is Call of Duty. Some
people say to me: Why do you waste your life on video games? Alex says. Luckily, his friends
and family support him and often travel to watch him play in tournaments. He's playing in an
important one next month
So does Alex do other things? "I enjoy hanging out with my friends at the local basketball
court," he says, "So I'm not completely square-eyed!"
Cher
3
7.82 Read the text again and mark the sentences T (true),
F(false) or DS (doesn't say).
spy
(Check these words
paint.woods - hit
hurt field take roles
. adventurer - last
painful. I don't mind
stare screen
concentration
talented tournament
online followers
support square eyed
garde
Text A
1 Jack plays games of paintball during the week
2 Jack's team often wins the games.
3 A game of paintball can take a long time
4 Paintball is an expensive hobby.
Text B
5 Alex plays against gamers from other countries
6 Alex is a popular gamer on a website,
7 Alex's family think his hobby is a bad idea
8 Alex does not like playing real arts
