Big Daddy is a professional computer gamer who has been recruited by the esports team Cloud 9 to compete in The International, a prestigious Dota 2 tournament with an $18 million prize pool. As one of the top players in the world, Big Daddy is used to being looked up to, but is still learning to gel with his new teammates just two weeks before the tournament. While Cloud 9 has shown they can play well together, fundamental issues and a lack of morale cause their strategy to fall apart during a practice match.

1. He's
no
ordinary
sportsman
☐ þ
Big
Daddy
is
one
of
a
new
breed,
a
professional
computer
gamer
☐
Just
as
sports
athletes,
these
guys
all
strive
to
be
the
best
☐
There's
an
18
million-­‐dollar
prize
pool
at
stake
☐
It's
very
cut-­‐throat,
if
you
stop
being
the
best
just
for
a
little
while,
that
could
mean
the
end
of
your
career
☐
It's
a
frenetic
battle
game
that
some
describe
as
chess
on
steroids
☐
Chosen
from
a
roster
of
over
a
hundred
☐
Big
Daddy's
been
brought
in
to
give
Cloud
9
a
decisive
edge
at
The
International,
a
tournament...
☐
In
my
world,
people
look
up
to
me
and
that's
a
very
nice
start...
☐
But
with
just
2
weeks
to
go,
he's
still
learning
to
jell
with
his
teammates
and
it's
not
proving
easy
☐
Despite
being
academically
gifted,
Big
Daddy
dropped
out
when
he
was
just
17
☐
His
family
is
now
so
supportive
of
of
his
gaming
career,
they've
given
him...
the
living
room!
☐
I
feel
that
this
year
we
actually
have
a
shot
at
winning
this
18
million-­‐dollar
prize...
☐
Cloud
9's
final
practice
should
be
a
time
for
fine-­‐
tuning
team
tactics...
☐
...But
they're
still
grappling
with
more
fundamental
issues
☐
It's
also
a
question
of
morale,
we
gotta
be
feeling
good
about
tomorrow...
☐
They've
showed
already
that
they
can
play
pitch
perfect...
☐
The
team's
strategy
begins
to
fall
apart
☐
Teams
that
really
trust
each
other
and
really
work
together
as
a
unit...
they
prevail
☐
Instructions:
1)
During
the
video:
tick
the
sentences
as
you
hear
them.
2)
Once
we've
viewed
the
video:
in
pairs,
work
out
the
meaning
of
the
words
in
bold
from
the
context.
3)
Speaking:
answer
the
following
questions:
a.
What
would
you
say
are
the
differences
and
similarities
between
E-­‐sports
and
regular
sports?
Analyse
all
aspects:
Athletes,
tournament
organisation,
prize-­‐money,
audience...
b.
What
qualities
do
you
think
it
takes
to
be
a
good
professional
computer
gamer?
c.
Apart
from
the
lack
of
cohesion
mentioned
in
the
video
why
do
you
think
the
team
failed
to
win?
Based
on
the
following
video
by
The
Economist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9cYcMK4IMI&list=PL0KWoY2XZKw6WZgYDNSKhhUu24cx75911