Candy Crush Saga most downloaded app

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Candy Crush Saga was 2013's most downloaded app, being downloaded 500 million times. It also earned the most revenue. It is a favourite with gamers. One thinks she plays it at least 10 times a day, before, during and after work. She said it was addictive. Her colleague said she has stayed away from the game. She knows too many people who are addicted. She said: "I have to block invites to Candy Crush. It's a slippery slope."

Other top downloads of 2013 include Snapchat, a photo and video-sharing app. Snapchat went from being a niche app to being so popular that Facebook was reported to consider spending billions of dollars to buy it. A mobile analyst believes mobile apps could rival television this year. He said people pay a lot for TV, which is neither personalized nor mobile. He believes better content, a new device, or a better business model will challenge the popularity of TV.

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Sources

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-apps-top-idUSBRE9BU0K820131231
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/snapchat-vine-candy-crush-saga-among-top-smartphone-apps-of-2013/442681-11.html
http://www.13wmaz.com/story/tech/2013/12/30/candy-crush-addiction/4250099/

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	downloaded	a.	to Candy Crush
2.	It also earned	b.	was addictive
3.	She said it	c.	slope
4.	She knows too many people	d.	the most revenue
5.	I have to block invites	e.	who are addicted
6.	It's a slippery	f.	500 million times

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	a photo and video-	a.	rival television this year
2.	a niche	b.	the popularity of TV
3.	consider spending	c.	sharing app
4.	mobile apps could	d.	nor mobile
5.	neither personalized	e.	app
6.	a better business model will challenge	f.	billions of dollars

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Candy Crush Saga was 2013's (1) ___________________, being downloaded 500 million times. It (2) ___________________ revenue. It is a favourite with gamers. One thinks she plays it at least 10 times a day, before, during and after work. She (3) ___________________. Her colleague said she has (4) ___________________ game. She knows too many people who are addicted. She said: "I (5) ___________________ to Candy Crush. (6) ___________________."

Other top downloads of 2013 include Snapchat, a (7) ___________________ app. Snapchat went from (8) ___________________ to being so popular that Facebook was (9) ___________________ spending billions of dollars to buy it. A mobile analyst believes (10) ___________________ television this year. He said people pay a lot for TV, which (11) ___________________ nor mobile. He believes better content, a new device, or a better business model will (12) ___________________ of TV.

MOBILE PHONE APPS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about mobile phone apps in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about mobile phone apps for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

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