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Unit 10 - Reading Comprehension
Unit 10 - Reading Comprehension
TOTAL WORLDWIDE
Some teachers think that video games are going to change the
GAMERS
way we teach and that one day we won’t need teachers any
more. I don’t agree with that. I think we’ll always need teachers 1,181,000,000
in some way. I play adventure games on the computer with my
children and it’s a lot of fun. I sometimes use video games in
class, too. Digital games help students learn to solve problems
quickly and they keep them motivated and interested. I know
most people think that playing computer games is a solitary EUROPE-MIDDLE
and lonely hobby, but that just isn’t true. Something like 72% EAST-AFRICA
of gamers in the UK play socially online with other people. 446 million gamers ASIA-PACIFIC
($19.5 billion) 427 million gamers ($25.1 billion)
Laila, teacher and video gamer, UK