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The Reading / Listening - AI gaming jobs - Level 6

The emergence of artificial intelligence has brought consternation to people in all manner of industries. The investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported that AI could replace more than 300 million jobs worldwide in the next decade. Hollywood actors went on strike earlier this week demanding safeguards against AI replacing humans. One sector that could benefit from bots is gaming. Dr Richard Wilson, boss of the UK games association TIGA, said artificial intelligence would, "lead to more games being made and more jobs". He said: "AI would reduce the cost of making games and speed up the process. Reducing overall development costs means more game studios, and therefore more jobs."

Gaming has greatly advanced because of AI and was one of the first industries to utilize it. Daniel Wood, co-CEO of the games body UKIE, told the BBC how important AI has been for his trade. He said: "The video games industry is always at the cutting edge of technology, so we are already using AI in many areas, including production, art, interaction with in-game characters, and community management to create even more exciting and engaging experiences for our players." He added: "The future possibilities of AI promise a lot of exciting opportunities for our sector." However, sceptics believe that it is only a matter of time before newly-created jobs in gaming will be taken over by the bots.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

AI gaming jobs - Level 4 or AI gaming jobs - Level 5

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66058906
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/294084/20230721/tiga-boss-says-ai-would-lead-to-video-game-industry-boom-resulting-in-more-jobs.htm
https://english.newstracklive.com/news/ai--to-wrap-up-the-gaming-industry-as-it-may-the-jobs-sc71-nu390-ta318-1286331-1.html

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about artificial intelligence. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
artificial intelligence / industries / investment / Hollywood / actors / gaming / process
advanced / games / trade / cutting edge / art / game characters / sceptics / time
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. AI: Students A strongly believe will bring more good than harm; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. INDUSTRIES: How will artificial intelligence affect these industries? What are the good and bad things? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Good Things	Bad Things
Gaming
Movie-making
English-teaching
Accountancy
Writing
Customer service

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5. INTELLIGENCE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "intelligence". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. HUMANS: Rank these with your partner. Put the jobs which most need humans (not AI) at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

Gaming coders
Movie makers
Teachers
Newsreaders
Lawyers
Sales assistants
Police officers
Doctors

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

1.	emergence	a.	A feeling of anxiety or dismay.
2.	consternation	b.	Refuse to work as a form of organized protest for better wages or conditions.
3.	all manner of	c.	Taking everything into account.
4.	went on strike	d.	Many different kinds of.
5.	safeguard	e.	An autonomous program on the internet or another network that can interact with systems or users.
6.	bot	f.	The process of coming into existence or prominence.
7.	overall	g.	An action taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something bad from happening.

Paragraph 2

8.	utilize	h.	The latest or most advanced stage in the development of something.
9.	cutting edge	i.	Communication or direct involvement with someone or something.
10.	interaction	j.	Certain to happen at some time in the (near) future.
11.	engaging	k.	A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society.
12.	sector	l.	Charming and attractive.
13.	sceptic	m.	Make practical and effective use of.
14.	a matter of time	n.	A person who questions or doubts accepted opinions.

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

The article says the rise of AI has encouraged many conversations. T / F
Over 300 million jobs could be lost globally within 10 years. T / F
Hollywood actors are striking against the threat of AI. T / F
A gaming boss said AI would create more games, and so more jobs. T / F
Gaming was the first industry to make use of AI. T / F
A CEO said gaming has always been at the cutting edge of AI. T / F
A CEO said the future possibilities with AI were bleak. T / F
Doubters believe AI will replace many jobs in the gaming industry. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

emergence
consternation
safeguards
reduce
process
utilize
cutting edge
engaging
promise
sceptics

make use of
cut
enchanting
pledge
protection
rise
doubters
procedure
forefront
anxiety

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

people in all manner
Hollywood actors went
One sector that could
speed
reducing overall
Gaming has greatly
the video games industry is always
exciting and
the future possibilities
it is only a

development costs
advanced
matter of time
on strike
engaging experiences
up the process
of AI promise
of industries
benefit from bots
at the cutting edge

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

sector
decade
overall
emergence
association
strike
process
manner

The (1) _____________________ of artificial intelligence has brought consternation to people in all (2) _____________________ of industries. The investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported that AI could replace more than 300 million jobs worldwide in the next (3) _____________________. Hollywood actors went on (4) _____________________ earlier this week demanding safeguards against AI replacing humans. One (5) _____________________ that could benefit from bots is gaming. Dr Richard Wilson, boss of the UK games (6) _____________________ TIGA, said artificial intelligence would, "lead to more games being made and more jobs". He said: "AI would reduce the cost of making games and speed up the (7) _____________________. Reducing (8) _____________________ development costs means more game studios, and therefore more jobs."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

edge
engaging
utilize
bots
advanced
sector
interaction
trade

Gaming has greatly (9) _____________________ because of AI and was one of the first industries to (10) _____________________ it. Daniel Wood, co-CEO of the games body UKIE, told the BBC how important AI has been for his (11) _____________________. He said: "The video games industry is always at the cutting (12) _____________________ of technology, so we are already using AI in many areas, including production, art, (13) _____________________ with in-game characters, and community management to create even more exciting and (14) _____________________ experiences for our players." He added: "The future possibilities of AI promise a lot of exciting opportunities for our (15) _____________________." However, sceptics believe that it is only a matter of time before newly-created jobs in gaming will be taken over by the (16) _____________________.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) The emergence of artificial intelligence has brought ______
     a. consternation for people
     b. consternation to people
     c. consternation from people
     d. consternation took people
2) replace more than 300 million jobs worldwide in ______
     a. a next decade
     b. their next decade
     c. then next decade
     d. the next decade
3) Hollywood actors went on strike earlier this ______
     a. week demanding safe guards
     b. week demand din safeguards
     c. week demand in safeguards
     d. week demanding safeguards
4) AI would reduce the cost of making games and speed ______
     a. up the process
     b. up the prowess
     c. up the produce
   d. up the proceeds
5) Reducing overall development costs means more game studios, and ______
     a. thereupon more jobs
     b. thereinafter more jobs
     c. thereabouts more jobs
     d. therefore more jobs

6) Gaming has greatly advanced because of AI and was one of the first ______ it
     a. industries to you till eyes
     b. industries to fertilize
     c. industries to utilize
     d. industries to urbanize
7) He said the video games industry is always at the cutting ______
     a. hedge of technology
     b. edge of technology
     c. ledge of technology
     d. wedge of technology
8) including production, art, interaction with in-game characters, ______
     a. and commune nitty management
     b. end community management
     c. and community manage meant
     d. and community management
9) The future possibilities of AI promise a lot of exciting opportunities ______
     a. for our sect
     b. for our sector
     c. for our sequester
     d. for our sequitur
10) However, sceptics believe that it is only a ______
     a. master of time
     b. mater of time
     c. matter of time
     d. natter of time

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

(1) ____________________ artificial intelligence has brought consternation to people in (2) ____________________ industries. The investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported that AI could replace more than 300 million jobs worldwide in (3) ____________________. Hollywood actors went on strike earlier this week demanding safeguards against AI replacing humans. One sector that could (4) ____________________ is gaming. Dr Richard Wilson, boss of the UK games association TIGA, said artificial intelligence would, "lead to more games being made and more jobs". He said: "AI would (5) ____________________ of making games and speed up the process. Reducing overall development (6) ____________________ game studios, and therefore more jobs."

Gaming (7) ____________________ because of AI and was one of the first (8) ____________________ it. Daniel Wood, co-CEO of the games body UKIE, told the BBC how important AI has been (9) ____________________. He said: "The video games industry is always at the (10) ____________________ technology, so we are already using AI in many areas, including production, art, interaction with in-game characters, and community management to create even more (11) ____________________ experiences for our players." He added: "The future possibilities of AI promise a lot of exciting opportunities for our sector." However, (12) ____________________ it is only a matter of time before newly-created jobs in gaming will be taken over by the bots.

Comprehension questions

What has the emergence of artificial intelligence brought to people?
By when could 300 million jobs be lost?
What are actors in Hollywood striking for?
What is TIGA?
What would AI speed up the process of?
What is Daniel Wood the co-CEO of?
What did Mr Wood say the games industry was at the cutting edge of?
What experiences does Mr Wood want for players of video games?
What does the future possibilities of AI promise?
Who believes it's only a matter of time before bots replace gaming jobs?

Multiple choice quiz

1) What has the emergence of artificial intelligence brought to people?
a) wealth
b) consternation
c) difficult games
d) manners
2) By when could 300 million jobs be lost?
a) it's only a matter of time
b) next year
c) within the next decade
d) soon
3) What are actors in Hollywood striking for?
a) they're bored
b) better salaries
c) better conditions
d) safeguards
4) What is TIGA?
a) a tiger club
b) a games association
c) a coding group
d) an anti-AI group
5) What would AI speed up the process of?
a) making games
b) life
c) making money
d) winning games

6) What is Daniel Wood the co-CEO of?
a) a games body
b) an AI company
c) a coding company
d) a group of gamers
7) What did Mr Wood say the games industry was at the cutting edge of?
a) digital literacy
b) sharp knives
c) borders
d) technology
8) What experiences does Mr Wood want for players of video games?
a) ones that last a long time
b) cool and stimulating ones
c) exciting and enchanting possibilities
d) money-making ones
9) What does the future possibilities of AI promise?
a) the takeover of Earth by bots
b) very little
c) more coding jobs
d) exciting opportunities
10) Who believes it's only a matter of time before bots replace gaming jobs?
a) an AI company boss
b) sceptics
c) coders
d) gamers

Role play

Role A – Gaming Coders
You think gaming coders are the people that AI should never replace. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why it is OK for AI to replace their people. Also, tell the others which is the best of these for AI to replace (and why): teachers, sales assistants or lawyers.

Role B – Teachers
You think teachers are the people that AI should never replace. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why it is OK for AI to replace their people. Also, tell the others which is the best of these for AI to replace (and why): gaming coders, sales assistants or lawyers.

Role C – Sales Assistants
You think sales assistants are the people that AI should never replace. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why it is OK for AI to replace their people. Also, tell the others which is the best of these for AI to replace (and why): teachers, gaming coders or lawyers.

Role D – Lawyers
You think lawyers are the people that AI should never replace. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why it is OK for AI to replace their people. Also, tell the others which is the best of these for AI to replace (and why): teachers, sales assistants or gaming coders.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'artificial'

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

and 'intelligence'.
________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

•Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

emergence

bank

actors

benefit

boss

costs

first

body

edge

create

future

matter

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic 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.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion - AI gaming jobs

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What images are in your mind when you hear the term 'AI'?
What do you think of artificial intelligence?
How has artificial intelligence changed your life?
What do you think of gaming?
How worried are you that AI might take over your job?
How might AI threaten jobs in Hollywood?
Should AI be allowed to replace jobs humans do?
What can AI do for gaming?
What are your favourite games?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'gaming'?
What do you think about what you read?
How worried are you about artificial intelligence?
How much more advanced can games get?
How will AI change our lives in the next 10 years?
What do you think of cutting-edge technology?
How can we stop AI from taking over our job?
What AI programs do you like?
What questions would you like to ask AI experts?

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

(a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

(d) ________________

(e) ________________

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

(f) ________________

(g) ________________

(h) ________________

(i) ________________

(j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

The (1) ____ of artificial intelligence has brought consternation to people in all (2) ____ of industries. The investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported that AI could replace more than 300 million jobs worldwide in the next decade. Hollywood actors went (3) ____ strike earlier this week demanding safeguards against AI replacing humans. One (4) ____ that could benefit from bots is gaming. Dr Richard Wilson, boss of the UK games association TIGA, said artificial intelligence would, "lead to more games being made and more jobs". He said: "AI would reduce the cost of making games and (5) ____ up the process. Reducing (6) ____ development costs means more game studios, and therefore more jobs."

Gaming has greatly advanced because of AI and was one of the first industries to (7) ____ it. Daniel Wood, co-CEO of the games body UKIE, told the BBC how important AI has been for his (8) ____. He said: "The video games industry is always at the cutting edge of technology, so we are already using AI in many areas, including production, art, (9) ____ with in-game characters, and community management to create even more exciting and (10) ____ experiences for our players." He added: "The future possibilities of AI promise a lot of exciting opportunities for our sector." However, (11) ____ believe that it is only a matter of time before newly-created jobs in gaming will be (12) ____ over by the bots.

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) emerge (b) emergent (c) emerged (d) emergence
(a) banner (b) banter (c) matter (d) manner
(a) off (b) on (c) in (d) at
(a) vector (b) hector (c) sector (d) nectar
(a) speeds (b) sped (c) speed (d) speedy
(a) overall (b) coverall (c) covet (d) enthrall
(a) utility (b) utilize (c) utile (d) futile
(a) trade (b) tirade (c) tread (d) thread
(a) contraction (b) interaction (c) production (d) distraction
(a) marrying (b) divorcing (c) engaging (d) courting
(a) scenarios (b) sceptres (c) sceptics (d) scents
(a) been (b) done (c) given (d) taken

Spelling

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Put the text back together

(...) bots is gaming. Dr Richard Wilson, boss of the UK games association TIGA, said artificial intelligence would, "lead
(...) more exciting and engaging experiences for our players." He added: "The future possibilities of AI promise
(...) a lot of exciting opportunities for our sector." However, sceptics believe that it is only a matter
(...) more than 300 million jobs worldwide in the next decade. Hollywood actors went on strike
(...) up the process. Reducing overall development costs means more game studios, and therefore more jobs."
(...) co-CEO of the games body UKIE, told the BBC how important AI has been for his trade. He said: "The video games
(...) including production, art, interaction with in-game characters, and community management to create even
(...) to more games being made and more jobs". He said: "AI would reduce the cost of making games and speed
(...) industry is always at the cutting edge of technology, so we are already using AI in many areas,
(...) Gaming has greatly advanced because of AI and was one of the first industries to utilize it. Daniel Wood,
( 1 ) The emergence of artificial intelligence has brought consternation to people in all manner
(...) of industries. The investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported that AI could replace
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Put the words in the right order

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Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

The emergence of artificial intelligence has bought / brought consternation to people in all banner / manner of industries. The investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported that AI could replicate / replace more than 300 million jobs worldwide in the / a next decade. Hollywood actors went in / on strike earlier this week demanding safeguards against / for AI replacing humans. One vector / sector that could benefit from bots is gaming. Dr Richard Wilson, boss of the UK games association TIGA, said artificial intelligence would, "lead to more games being / are made and more jobs". He said: "AI would reduce the cost of making games and speed / sped up the process. Reducing overall development costs means more game studios, and therefore / moreover more jobs."

Gaming has great / greatly advanced because of AI and was one of the first industries for / to utilize it. Daniel Wood, co-CEO of the games head / body UKIE, told the BBC how important AI has been for his trade / tirade. He said: "The video games industry is always at the cutting border / edge of technology, so we are already using AI in much / many areas, including production, art, interactive / interaction with in-game characters, and community management to create even more exciting and engaging experiences for our players." He added: "The future possibilities of AI promise / promises a lot of exciting opportunities for our sector." However, sceptics believe that it is only a matter / master of time before newly-created jobs in gaming will be taken under / over by the bots.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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Punctuate the text and add capitals

the emergence of artificial intelligence has brought consternation to people in all manner of industries the investment bank goldman sachs has reported that ai could replace more than 300 million jobs worldwide in the next decade hollywood actors went on strike earlier this week demanding safeguards against ai replacing humans one sector that could benefit from bots is gaming dr richard wilson boss of the uk games association tiga said artificial intelligence would lead to more games being made and more jobs he said ai would reduce the cost of making games and speed up the process reducing overall development costs means more game studios and therefore more jobs

gaming has greatly advanced because of ai and was one of the first industries to utilize it daniel wood coceo of the games body ukie told the bbc how important ai has been for his trade he said the video games industry is always at the cutting edge of technology so we are already using ai in many areas including production art interaction with ingame characters and community management to create even more exciting and engaging experiences for our players he added the future possibilities of ai promise a lot of exciting opportunities for our sector however sceptics believe that it is only a matter of time before newlycreated jobs in gaming will be taken over by the bots

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Theemergenceofartificialintelligencehasbroughtconsternationtopeo
pleinallmannerofindustries.TheinvestmentbankGoldmanSachshasr
eportedthatAIcouldreplacemorethan300millionjobsworldwideinthe
nextdecade.Hollywoodactorswentonstrikeearlierthisweekdemandin
gsafeguardsagainstAIreplacinghumans.Onesectorthatcouldbenefitf
rombotsisgaming.DrRichardWilson,bossoftheUKgamesassociation
TIGA,saidartificialintelligencewould,"leadtomoregamesbeingmade
andmorejobs".Hesaid:"AIwouldreducethecostofmakinggamesands
peeduptheprocess.Reducingoveralldevelopmentcostsmeansmoreg
amestudios,andthereforemorejobs."Gaminghasgreatlyadvancedbe
causeofAIandwasoneofthefirstindustriestoutilizeit.DanielWood,co-
CEOofthegamesbodyUKIE,toldtheBBChowimportantAIhasbeenforh
istrade.Hesaid:"Thevideogamesindustryisalwaysatthecuttingedgeo
ftechnology,sowearealreadyusingAIinmanyareas,includingproducti
on,art,interactionwithin-gamecharacters,andcommunitymanagem
enttocreateevenmoreexcitingandengagingexperiencesforourplayer
s."Headded:"ThefuturepossibilitiesofAIpromisealotofexcitingoppor
tunitiesforoursector."However,scepticsbelievethatitisonlyamattero
ftimebeforenewly-createdjobsingamingwillbetakenoverbythebots.

Free writing

Write about AI gaming jobs for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Academic writing

Artificial intelligence is a bigger threat than global warming. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Homework

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. GAMING: Make a poster about gaming. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Write a magazine article about using artificial intelligence more. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on artificial intelligence. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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