Monday 8 December 2014

Life #2 - The Gamer

My name is Kris, I live in Poznań and I’m 13 years old. Gaming and You Tubing is something that I’m interested in and I go to a bilingual language school.

The name of the city of Poznań comes from the Polish word "poznać", which means to meet and is connected to the legend of Lech, Czech & Rus, which goes something like this: A long time ago there were three brothers and they were separated to find new lands in which to live. After a few months they met together and during this time Lech saw an eagle, which was considered to be a good sign from the gods. He said that he’ll climb up a tree to look around and when he did he saw an eagle’s nest and an island. Actually Poznań football club is known as 'Lech Poznań' in connection with this legend.

The famous legend of Lech, Czech & Rus

So now it’s time to talk about the Poznań Game Arena (PGA). The PGA is a special e-sports event for me because it’s held in Poznań, so I don’t have to travel very far. It’s an annual event and every year many people come to Poznan to meet gamers and Youtubers (YTbers). The PGA takes place at the Targi (international trade fair) which has large rooms showcasing many video games, but most people hang around in a big corridor that is shaped like a cross, waiting to take selfies with YTbers.

waiting for the rock star you tubers

These days YTbers are even more famous than rock stars and have completely changed the way we watch television. We have many meet-ups because gaming is the most popular pastime in the 21st century. In my opinion e-sports should be a part of the Olympic games. The common use of the word selfie shows how teens nowadays are using a different language compared to older generations. In gaming people use words like, “noob” which means a person who is unskilled or new to something, and expressions like "to go viral", which means something that spreads very quickly on the internet. My generation is revolutionising the English language.

Welcome to the 21st century, the world of selfies

Vocab Builder
1. E-sports - electronic sports
2. Selfies - photos of yourself taken with your phone
3. Meet-ups - organised events where people with the same interests meet
4. Pastime -  hobby
5. Revolutionise - to create extreme or radical change



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