1. Video Game Facts

2. People in Britain buy more video games than any other country in Europe Only people in 2 other countries buy more video games

3. 63.23 million people live in Britain 33.6 million people are gamers This means more than half the people who live in Britain are gamers

5. You could decide that you will only play video games for a certain length of time each day.

6. Gaming can affect your mood

7. Breck Bednar’s Story

8. Breck Bednar was an online gamer. He was 14 years old. He lived in England and liked playing Call of Duty and GTA.

9. Watch the news video and think about the following questions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30786034

10. Questions How did Breck know Lewis? Why did Breck go to meet Lewis? Explain your answer if you can.

11. Questions What happened to Breck? Why should you never go to meet someone you have only ever met online?

12. Questions Do you know your online friends in real life? Do you play games with anyone online who is a lot older or younger than you?

13. Questions Do you hear people swearing when you play games online with other people?

14. Headlines There are lots of news stories about violent videogames. Some people say that violent games make people violent and angry.

15. Question What do you think?

16. Headlines Look at the newspaper stories about videogames. Do you agree with them?

17. Headlines Do you disagree with them? Can you say why?