Textuality » 3ALS Communication
LISTENING OF UNIT:
1. make informed choice
2. think and act
3. improve children’s
4. educational games
5. educational and entertaining
6. headaches or epilepsy
7. symptoms of depression
8. addiction syndrome
9. they feel unwell
10. consult a doctor
SUMMARY:
The listening number 7 is about video and computer games. It’s a radio programme in which different people discuss the topic of computer games; and so there are a radio interviewer, a spokesman of ELSPA and a lady on the telephone.
The programme starts with a presentation of ELSPA an organization that helps parents to make informed about children’s video games. Particularly, this organization try to convince parents that there are benefits to use computers.
The spokesman claims into the discussion and says that video games help children to think and to improve their attention; the interviewer thinks that computers introduce children to technology and the spokesman agrees.
The discussion goes on, the interviewer asks to the spokesman many questions, for example if educational games exist: the spokesman agrees.
A caller asks to the spokesman if video games cause problems like epilepsy and so the spokesman explains that there are cases of computers addicts who have caused depression. The woman explains an her experience and so he adverts the her that her son must plays video games in a well-lit room.
VOCABULARY:
spokesman: portavoce
span: periodo
widely: ampiamente
well-lit room: stanza molto illuminata
headaches: mal di testa
epilepsy: epilessia
harm: danno
to harm: danneggiare
to issue: emettere
to not exceed limits: non superare i limiti
to be committed to: impegnarsi a