English Lesson Log 130
Hotel opens in Taiwan just for gamers
A new hotel in Taiwan has opened to cater to the needs of gamers. Those who want to indulge in their favourite games while on business or vacation can now do so at the iHotel, near Taiwan’s capital Taipei. Rooms at the hotel are fully equipped with two state-of-the-art gaming computers with 32-inch screens, plush DXRacer gaming chairs, and ambient lighting to create the perfect mood for getting behind the joystick. The gaming computers are side-by-side to ensure gaming with your partner has a more competitive edge. The room are also furnished with a 46-inch TV for guests to chill out after a hard session gaming. And if that’s not enough, the hotel’s lobby features a large gaming arena for larger groups.
Putting gaming consoles in hotel rooms may lead to positive benefits besides relaxing and getting away from it all. One study analysed data from over 12,000 high school students in Australia. Researchers found that students who played online games almost every day scored 15 points above average in maths and reading tests and 17 points above average in science. A Columbia University study indicated that gaming by 6-to-11-year-olds greatly increased their chance of “high intellectual functioning and overall school competence". However, critics of gaming warn of the harmful effects of gaming because of depictions of violence, sexual themes, alcohol, tobacco, drugs and profanity.
cater to the needs …ニーズに応える
indulge …味わう、たしなむ、夢中になる
equip …
state-of-the-art …最先端の
plush …贅沢な、高級な
ambient …取り巻く、囲む
for getting behind the joystick …ゲームをするための
side-by-side …並んでいる
ensure …確実にする
competitive edge …競い合う
chill out …リラックスする
feature …目玉にしている
benefit
beside …並びに、～の他に
getting away from it all …全てから離れる、逃れる
indicate
intellectual functioning
overall school competence …全体的な学校への能力、適性
warn …警告
harmful …害のある
depiction …描写
profanity …罵る言葉
2.SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.cater
provide for
2.ensure
make certain
3.ambient
atmospheric
4.chill out
relax
5.lobby
entrance
6.benefits
advantages
7.data
information
8.indicated
pointed to
9.competence
ability
10.profanity
bad language
6.GAMES: Rank these with your partner. Put the best games at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
sports games
playground games
party games
arcade games
video games
board games
role play games
card games
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