Question

C. Read and complete the Exam Task below. Don't forget to use the Useful Expressions on page 67 of your
Student's Book.
Exam Task
COMPUTER GAMES:
ENTERTAINMENT OR A DANGER?
More and more people are becoming addicted to computer games. Researchers are worried
about the effect this is having on their health as their eyesight may become poorer, they
don't get enough physical exercise and they are more likely to suffer from depression than
those who don't play these games. Also, personal relationships may be suffering. The editor
of the City Times wants to know how people feel about this issue.
What do you think about computer games? Can they have any positive effects? How can we help
those who have become addicted?
Write your essay in 140-190 words.
Writing Reference p. 185 in Student's Book
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Answer 1

Recently, both adults and children are increasingly addicted to computer games. This led to the emergence of the term - computer or virtual addiction. Most of all, people with an unstable mentality, those suffering from depression, as well as pedagogically neglected children, are most susceptible to computer addiction. The critical age for children is considered to be 9-10 years old, as well as a transitional age.
All computer games can be conditionally divided into role-playing and non-role-playing. The division is conditional because some games are made as role-playing ones, however, in terms of their semantic content, they are more focused on the result, rather than on the process.
That is, there is a main character in the game who must win, but all the interest lies precisely in the number of points scored. On the one hand, this type of toys captivates the child, and on the other hand, it develops his reaction and makes him think.
In role-playing games, the player himself acts as a specific computer hero. Almost all varieties of these games are "terribly far from the people", but it is on them that our children most often sink. These games, in turn, can be divided into those in which the child looks at everything that happens through the eyes of his hero and those where he sees him from the side. Computer games can satisfy many human needs, and should not be treated as an idle pastime. What some snobs would not say, among computer games there is something for an intellectual to choose from. By playing, your child has already begun his journey into the world of the latest technology. This road will not be easy and simple, and let's wish him good luck and great success.

Video games can be good for mental health, a recent study from the University of Oxford shows. As scientists have found, people who play video games for a long time tend to feel happier than those who do not.

For the treatment of gambling addiction, psychotherapy, medications, and hypnosis are used. It is very important to apply comprehensive measures. With gambling addiction, autogenic training, psychosynthesis, family and behavioral psychotherapy are also used.