THE IMPORTANCE OF VIDEO GAMES

 THE IMPORTANCE OF VIDEO GAMES

Video games, as many people know, are a type of game that can be seen on a screen, but nowadays they continue to suffer from a great deal of prejudices due to the fact that they have been winning fame and, thanks to them, many famous people have appeared, new figures like elrubius, Willyrex or DjMaRiio among others.

In truth, video games today allow many people to escape from the reality of their day to day to be able to disconnect from it, video games also give the possibility of meeting new and wonderful people that otherwise would be impossible for us to meet, in addition, although many people think not, help us learn many things, such as other languages ​​or cultures, mythological or even historical elements.

Of all the aforementioned, I’m Pablo and in my case, being a usual player of this medium since before even having the use of reason, I want to emphasize that they helped me to disconnect from bad days or to chat with those online friends that I mentioned that I can be done and I consider these types of friends closer than other people in my day to day, despite being hundreds of km away from me.

 Also, video games give us so many good things, it should be noted that like everything in life has its bad things, such as getting angry with something or someone, moments of tension when playing for the first time with unknown people, etc. And even if you spend too much time playing with them, you can confuse reality with fiction.

In short, video games open the doors to the world, meeting people, teaching us new things daily and giving us thousands and thousands of hours of fun, as a regular video game player I invite everyone to try the experience of playing video games, despite the cons they have and thus experience new sensations.

Take a bucket of popcorn and... Learn English!

Nowadays, we have at our disposal an infinite number of series on various topics: action, love, adventure, history... And with all of them, we can learn new vocabulary to use in our lives.

Watching these series in our native language can serve us as entertainment, but if we change them to English, we can enjoy different benefits. For example, it helps us to better understand the language and practice listenings. In addition, by having subtitles, we can more easily recognize the sounds and pronunciations of words. Without evading the amount of new vocabulary that we learn and the way to express it.

To get started with these practices, some tips should be followed. You have to start little by little, putting the original audio and subtitles in Spanish. When you think you are already mastering it, change the subtitles to English. The most important thing is to lose the fear of not understanding the dialogues! 😎

Some of the series with which you can start, and which at the same time are very entertaining, are the following:

• Game of thrones. Surely many of you have already seen it, but in your language. For those who don't know, it's about the fight between different dynasties for the Iron Throne. Therefore, it's perfect to learn war vocabulary and also vocabulary from the fantasy world, in addition serving to practice listening comprehension, thanks to the accents of the characters.

• Skins. It's an adolescent series that relates the problems of a group of friends: drugs, sex, alcoholism, anorexia... With this series, you will be able to learn colloquial and everyday vocabulary. The language of young people of the moment. In addition, you will empathize with each of the characters, and you will even drop a tear. This is a point in favor of working on feelings.

• Black mirror. It's a science fiction series where the top of how technology affects society is mainly covered. Each chapter is independent of each other, so they could be conceived as small films. It's perfect for acquiring new concepts related to technology or the problems that sometimes entails. With this series, you will draw many conclusions...

• Peaky Blinders. It's the most famous series about gangsters. It's set in Birmingham in 1919. In this case, this series already has a higher level of English, so it would be aimed at those who have a little more command of the language. The accents of some actors are quite closed, but based on practice, they can be understood without problem.

• Vikings. Another of the most famous series of the moment, set in Scandinavia in the 700s. This series is full of action, and with it you will learn about Norse history and mythology. Also, the actors speak very slowly and clearly, so many times you won't even need the help of the subtitles.

• Sense8. I can't explain much the plot of this series, because I would make many spoilers, but it has been a series that had a great acceptance and at the same time, a great rejection. The actors come from many different countries, there's even a well-known Spanish one. So, thanks to this, you can hear many types of accents.

And that's all! I hope that list of series has helped you, and that you can improve your English with them.

Leave me a comment if you have already seen one, or if you want to recommend another one that isn't there! 😁😍