B. Read the article. Are the statements true or false?
(Đọc bài viết. Những câu nói đúng hay sai?)
eSports Go Global
In the past, people played computer games in their living rooms and bedrooms against their family and friends. But nowadays, gamers play online against hundreds of different people around the world. There are also millions of fans who love watching these eSports as well as playing. They pay money to watch the very best gamers compete in large stadiums. It's just like watching a real sport!
Like other sports
“eSports” is short for electronic sports and, as with normal sports such as soccer and tennis, professional eSports players are very competitive. In some countries, like China and South Korea, there are competitions in stadiums with up to 80,000 fans. At these events, some of the eSports are individual, but most of them are team games. There are five players on each team and the winning team shares the prize money.
Big business
As eSports are growing in popularity, they are also becoming profitable. Globally, the eSports industry is worth about a billion dollars. Large companies sponsor the competitions, and some soccer teams also have their own eSports teams.
But is it a sport?
Of course, some people don't believe it's a real sport because eSports players sit in chairs and they are not physically active. But eSports fans disagree. The players need a lot of skill to win the competitions and, in the future, some people even think eSports will be part of the Olympic Games.
professional(adj) a person is professional if they earn money doing something
prize(n) what you receive when you win (e.g., money, a trophy)
eSports(n) the activity of playing computer games in a competition on the Internet
1. Online gamers can play against people they don’t know.
(Người chơi trực tuyến có thể đấu với những người mà họ không biết.)
2. Professional eSports is usually an individual sport.
(Thể thao điện tử chuyên nghiệp thường là một môn thể thao cá nhân.)
3. eSports make a lot of money.
(Thể thao điện tử kiếm được rất nhiều tiền.)
4. eSports players get a lot of exercise.
(Người chơi thể thao điện tử hoạt động thể thao rất nhiều.)
