Objectif linguistiques : I would ____ because ____.
Objectifs culturels : Les ‘remakes’. La valeur du marché jeux vidéo.
Resources :
Video: Final Fantasy Original
Video: Final Fantasy Remake
Contents
Activité 1
How many euros of video games are purchased every year?
- €165,000,000? (one hundred and sixty-five million euros)
- €1,650,000,000 (one billion, six-hundred and fifty million euros)
- €16,500,000,000 (sixteen billion, five-hundred million euros)
- €165,000,000,000 (one hundred and sixty-five billion euros)
It’s number 4!
€165,000,000,000
Read the number, and choose its digit version.
Activité 2
Write down this useful vocabulary.
Comparatives
good → better
meilleur
fast → faster
plus rapide
smooth → smoother
plus harmonieux
interesting → more interesting
plus intéressant
dynamic → more dynamic
plus dynamique
Video game vocabulary
graphics → graphiques
sound → son
controls → contrôles
loading speed → vitesse de chargement
remake → renouvellement
characters → personnages
background → le fond
Activité 3
Look at this video of Final Fantasy VII from 1997.
Now look at the remake of Final Fantasy VII from 2020.
In your groups, compare the two games with simple comparative sentences.
‘The remake is ___ than the original.’
‘I think the 1997 version is ___ than the 2020 version.’
‘The music is ___ in the remake.’
Activité 4
Look at this image. What games do you recognise?
Match the halves of the sentences that compare video games.
Activité 5
Get in groups of two. One person must know about video games!
What game would YOU remake?
- You have the choice to remake ANY video game you want. What would you choose?
- Begin your text with ‘I would remake ____ because ____.’
- Present your ideas in front of the class.
Extra Work
What is your favourite (video) game and why?
- Think about your favourite (video) game, and why you like it.
- Write a short 100 word essay with your ideas.
- Write sentences using ‘My favourite game is ____ because ___.’