Topic - Games:

Q. What games are popular in your country? [Why?]

Q. Do you play any games? [Why/Why not?]
Q. How do people learn to play games in your country?
Q. Do you think it’s important for people to play games? [Why/Why not?]
 

Q.  What games are popular in your country? [Why?]

Answer:  People in my country are crazy about football. You will find most of the youths playing football in
the evening. Among the indoor games, people love to play chess and cards most of the time. Finally,
computer games are highly popular among the young generation.
Q.  Do you play any games? [Why/Why not?]
Answer:  Yes, I like to play badminton most of the time. Football was, and still is my favourite sports, but I
can't manage time to practice football in the evening. I am a great fan of chess and I often visit a few of
my friends who are also passionate about playing chess. Sometimes, a single chess match between me
and my friend takes multiple days to finish!
Q.  How do people learn to play games in your country?
Answer:  I think most of the people in my country learn to play different games in their childhood and their
family, classmates and friends have a great role in teaching these games to them. Young children often
mimic elders and play games that are popular in their area.
Those who are serious about sports or want to become professional sportsmen often get admitted to
different training institutes to develop their skills.

Q.  Do you think it’s important for people to play games? [Why/Why not?]
Answer:  Yes, I do believe that sports and games are vital for a balanced life. Games are highly
entertaining and beneficial for our health. Many games are helpful for children's physical and cognitive
developments. It also teaches them important skills like how to be a team member and develops their
decision-making capabilities.
 Discussion Topic - Games.

Part 1:
Q. 1. What games are popular in your country? [Why?]
Answer: In my country, football and cricket are the most popular games mainly
because people have easy access to these sports. They are also popular
because a lot of companies patronize and sponsor these games for commercial
reasons. Hockey is also a popular game in my country to some extent because
we have some good infrastructure to facilitate this game.
Q. 2. Do you play any games? [Why/why not?]
Answer: Unfortunately, I don’t really play any sports these days because I remain
busy with my job and other priorities. Besides, not too many people in my country
like to play a particular sport (billiards) which I like to play from time to time.
Q. 3. How do people learn to play games in your country?
Answer: Well, people in my country usually learn to play different kinds of sports
from their early childhood in their schools and neighbourhood. Of course, there
are many sports and fitness training centres in my country for people who are
really serious about building a career in sports.
Q. 4. Do you think it’s important for people to play games? [Why/why not?]
Answer: Yes, I do think that it is essential for people to play different games and
sports mainly because it allows people to remain physically fit and mentally
active. Besides, playing different kinds of sports allow people to socialize with
friends and other people which is certainly good for a healthy social bond.

5. Playing Computer Games: 

•  Do you think that playing computer games has an advantage
for children? Why?
Thanks for your question. I think you are well informed that this is the age of
technological advancement. Kids of these days are highly versed with the
technological tools mostly they are familiar with computers. There are a wide
number of computer games have been developed for them. I think the games are
advantageous to them for several reasons. The first and important fact is that the
games teach them to work independently. When they play the video games on
computers, they are to decide numerous things before moving forward with their
respective games. They are to set strategies and plan for attacks on the action games.
When they are playing strategic games, they are to plan slowly to reach the goals. So,
it appears that the computer games have some educative values as well which are not
available in the textbooks. Besides, the computer games allow them to learn about
various things and issues that were unknown to them before starting the game. To
me, it appears that if the kids are disallowed to play computer games, they will miss
great things in their life. They try to imitate the gaming characters in their real life
and who knows that someday they won’t be the iconic figure like the character in the
game? Thereby, children should be allowed to play computer games.
 
•  Do you think it helps them to be less violent? Why?
Well, I heard a saying that the end justifies the means. There are both positive and
detrimental impacts are found for everything and computer games are not an
exception. The nature of games decides whether the kids would be violent or not.
When a child plays action games more and more where he is exposed to various sorts
of violence like shooting at people or at war field, killing people indiscriminately,
damaging properties, driving vehicles roughly, I think they would turn violent in
their real-life situations. They are frequently exposing the violence on the screen and
subconsciously they are influenced by the actions. So, they try to imitate the
activities in their day to day life which is unwanted. But if they are with strategic
games where they have to invest their brain, I think they would be less violent. I
think the issue of being less violent in their activities largely depends on their contact
with the games. Since they are kids and immature in nature, they are easily
influenced by the gaming issues. Their subconscious minds grab the things and thus
they should be allowed to be in touch with the strategic and puzzle games so that
they could exercise their intelligence. The game of other genres should be given at
least when they will have the ability to decide about the right and the bad, and to me,
it appears that the teenage is the most appropriate time to get the action games.
•  Why are such games so popular? What is better in your view:
virtual or physical communication? Why?
Great question. I think you will agree on the point that nowadays the kids lack the
open spaces like playgrounds or open fields or spaces where they could have
participated in outdoor sports and game. As a result, they turned sort of homesick
due to computer games. As there are varieties of games with special and attractive
features, the tender minds are easily trapped with the attractions. They actually lack
the knowledge that they are getting introvert for their addiction to computer games.
The games are attractive and could make them spellbound, though. Besides, they are
getting in touch with their friends and family members in virtual networks which I
think is a concern for us. They are frequently building virtual relations and
communicating through the social networking sites which contain potential damages
for them. They lack the knowledge that physical communication is much better than
being intimate in the virtual world. To be more frank with you, when you are in
danger or uncomfortable with the unwanted issues, you could seek help to people
you know in your real life. You can share your thoughts and emotions with your
friends and family members and they could provide you or guide you with the right
solutions. But if you share the problems with your virtual friends, they wouldn’t be of
so help to you. I have experienced a wide range of such issues and came to the
decision that we do not need to rely on our virtual relations. If we rely on them, we
are to be frustrated.