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Level 1
Match the Synonym!
| 1. Virtual Reality | A. Present |
| 2. Modern | B. Commercial |
| 3. Quality | C. Not okay. |
| 4. Advertisement | D. Computer experience. |
| 5. Unacceptable | E. Standard |
Answers:
- Virtual Reality = D. Computer experience.
- Modern = A. Present
- Quality = E. Standard
- Advertisement = B. Commercial
- Unacceptable = C. Not okay.
True or False?
1. VR has becoming less popular every year. False
2. Facebook has never been interested in VR. False
3. Facebook will now have ads in VR games. True
4. People are very angry about the ads in VR games. True
5. A VR game company said they will continue to have ads in games. False
Unscramble the sentence!
1. Virtual Reality is becoming more popular.
2. This is much cheaper than other VR headsets.
3. VR headsets are mostly used for games.
4. This angered many customers.
5. Many users think this is unacceptable.
Listening and Vocabulary
| Connect | Quickly | Headsets |
| Incredibly | Popular | Fans |
- Popular
- Headsets
- Fans
- Connect
- Incredibly
- Quickly
Level 2
Match the Synonym!
| 1. Virtual Reality | A. Try |
| 2. Attempt | B. Discovery |
| 3. Credited | C. Easily reached. |
| 4. Breakthrough | D. Recognise |
| 5. Accessible | E. Computer made experience. |
Answers:
- Virtual Reality = E. Computer made experience.
- Attempt = A. Try
- Credited = D. Recognise
- Breakthrough = B. Discovery
- Accessible = C. Easily reached.
True or False?
1. Virtual Reality is getting less popular every year. False
2. Oculus is a smartphone game company. False
3. In 2014, Oculus was purchased by a social media company. True
4. The Oculus Quest 2 is much cheaper than other VR headsets. True
5. Facebook has announced that they will put ads in their VR games. True
Unscramble the sentence!
1. Virtual Reality has been attempted many times.
2. These new headsets were much better than anything in the past.
3. It is high quality and cheap compared to the competition.
4. Facebook announced that it will be putting advertisements.
5. The CEO said they won’t include ads in their games.
Listening and Vocabulary
| Enthusiasts | Successful | Connect |
| Headsets | Filled | Incredibly |
- Successful
- Headsets
- Enthusiasts
- Connect
- Incredibly
- Filled
Level 3
Match the Synonym!
| 1. Disinterest | A. Discovery |
| 2. Breakthrough | B. Unsupported |
| 3. Infancy | C. Crowds |
| 4. Immersive | D. Occupied |
| 5. Unfounded | E. Uninvolved |
| 6. Cemented | F. Surrounded |
| 7. Masses | G. Not curious. |
| 8. Hands-off | H. Established |
| 9. Overrun | I. Beginnings |
Answers:
- Disinterest = G. Not curious.
- Breakthrough = A. Discovery
- Infancy = I. Beginnings
- Immersive = F. Surrounded
- Unfounded = B. Unsupported
- Cemented = H. Established
- Masses = C. Crowds
- Hands-off = E. Uninvolved
- Overrun = D. Occupied
True or False?
1. VR technology was only invented in the past decade.False
2. There has always been massive public interest in VR. False
3. Oculus was purchased by an International social media company. True
4. The majority of fans were overjoyed about the purchase of Oculus by Facebook. False
5. The Oculus Quest 2 is being sold at a price far cheaper than its competitors. True
6. There are rumours that Facebook does not make a profit on Oculus Quest 2 devices. True
7. Oculus users have become enraged by Facebook’s announcement to stop making VR headsets. False
8. ‘Review bombing’ is when hackers delete all the reviews of a product. False
9.The developer of the game Blaston decided to not include ads on the game. True
10. The founder of Oculus warned fans of the company to beware of Facebook’s changes. False
Unscramble the sentence!
1. Virtual reality has been around in one form or another since the 1970s.
2. Virtual reality made a breakthrough thanks to technological advances.
3. Oculus has remained the number one VR headset company in the industry.
4. It is believed that Facebook is losing money on every headset sold.
5. ‘Review bombing’ is when angry customers leave negative reviews on a product.
Listening and Vocabulary
| Popping | Unacceptable | Collecting |
| Reversed | Enraged | Aimed |
| Industry | Assured | Instant |
- Popping
- Industry
- Aimed
- Unacceptable
- Enraged
- Reversed
- Collecting
- Assured
- Instant