Задание

Read the article about the positive effects of video games and match the paragraphs with the headings.

A. While many people think that playing video games is lazy, the study shows that play can actually strengthen a range of intellectual  skills such as navigation, planning, memory and perception.This is particularly true for shooter video games. A 2019 study found that playing shooter video games improved a player’s ability to think. It’s important to develop such skills when you study something like engineering or programming.

B. Playing video games may also help children develop problem-solving skills. Playing strategic video games, such as role-playing games, improves problem solving and school grades. Children’s creativity was also made better by playing any kind of video game, including shooter games, but not when the children used other forms of technology, such as a computer or cell phone.

C. Simple games that are easy to play, such as “Angry Birds,” can improve players’ moods and promote relaxation. “If playing video games simply makes people happier, this seems to be a fundamental emotional benefit to think about,” said Granic.

D. Another stereotype the research challenges is the socially isolated gamer. More than 70 percent of gamers play with a friend and millions of people worldwide participate in massive virtual worlds through video games such as “Farmville” and “World of Warcraft”. Multiplayer games become virtual social communities, where decisions need to be made quickly about whom to trust or reject and how to lead a group. People who play video games have more chances to be helpful to others.

Adapted from Ara.org

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Games make you a better friend.

Games make you smarter.

Games help you relax.

Games make you a better student.