Is gaming a sport

6 Minute English

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2018-06-21

6 分钟
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  • 6 New English from BBCLearningEnglish.com Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.

  • I'm Neil.

  • Hello, I'm Catherine.

  • And if I say to you, Catherine, Fortnite, what do you think of?

  • Well, that's easy, Neil.

  • A Fortnite is a period of two weeks.

  • Well, Fortnite spelled F-O-R-T-N-I-G-H-T is indeed a period of two weeks.

  • But Fortnite spelled F-O-R-T-N-I-T-E is an online computer game that has become incredibly popular in a very short period of time.

  • As well as popular, it's also very competitive.

  • And you're soon going to be able to make big money playing it.

  • And you can even hire people to be your Fortnite coach.

  • Well, before we hear a little more about this topic,

  • it's time for our quiz.

  • These days, we play computer games on our phones.

  • We can hold them in our hands.

  • In 1950, Bertie the Brain was the name of one of the very first computer games.

  • It played a simple game of naughts and crosses,

  • also called tic-tac-toe.