2 B 2º ESO DBH 2 2n ESO Burlington Books A Dangerous Game Dominic Butler T E A C H E R ’ S M AT E R I A L CONTENTS To the Teacher 2 Before Reading 3 After Reading 4 Final Test 5 Answers to Final Test 6 Answers to Activities in the Reader 6 Answers to Cross-Curricular Focus 7 Before using the following teacher’s material, we recommend that you visit the Teacher’s Zone at www.burlingtonbooks.es and consult the Burlington Activity Readers general information leaflet. The Final Test in this teacher’s material is also available in editable Word format from the website. The Student’s Zone on the site offers additional activities. © B Burlington Books A Dangerous Game TO THE TEACHER LIST OF MAIN CHARACTERS Edward Morton: a 14-year-old schoolboy Harry Barclay: Edward’s friend Jess Charlton: Edward’s classmate Mr Hayes: the IT teacher Matt Jarvis: Edward’s friend PLOT SUMM ARY When Edward Morton doesn’t return home one evening, the police come to speak to his teacher and classmates to see if anybody has got any information about him. Everybody is shocked at his disappearance, including the IT teacher, Mr Hayes. Harry and Matt explain to Jess, their classmate, that all Edward wants to do is to play online games and they haven’t spent time with him recently. Jess wants to help the boys find Edward. When they remember the reaction videos that Edward likes to make, they check his videos and find one that shows him in a dark room, with a scared expression on his face. It seems that Edward is playing a game with someone called Angel, but he warns people not to trust her because she is dangerous. The kids want to tell the police about this game, but suddenly all the videos are deleted, and they are left with no proof of what they have just seen. They are about to give up when Jess receives an invitation to play the game, together with Matt and Harry. With no other way of finding Edward, they agree. The game takes the three children on a quest around the centre of London. They have to solve clues to find various locations, like the London Eye, Cleopatra’s needle, the Globe Theatre and the skate park on the South Bank. While the kids are solving the clues, they are sure that Angel is watching them and they become suspicious that Mr Hayes may be involved because he worked for a hi-tech company that connected security cameras. They decide to return to the school to search Mr Hayes’ computer and see if they can find any clues. While there, Mr Hayes appears, and explains that Angel was a piece of software – AI that he created to solve problems and play games. His company wanted to used it to track criminals and terrorists, but he realised they could also use it to follow innocent people and so he decided to close Angel down. Mr Hayes is shocked that Angel is actively tracking them. He tries to deactivate the system, which causes a dangerous fire in the school. The kids escape and solve the final clue that leads them to Battersea Power Station, where there is a lot of construction work. They find the room where Edward is trapped and manage to free him, but not before Angel realises what they are doing. Angel tries to crush the children by taking control of a crane in the middle of the construction site, but Mr Hayes succeeds in stopping Angel and the kids are saved. BACKGROUND • Reaction videos are where people film themselves reacting to films, TV series or computer games and post these videos online. • The London Eye is a 135-metre observation wheel that is situated on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament. • R a was the sun god in ancient Egyptian mythology. He was one of the most important gods. • Cleopatra’s needle is a tall Egyptian obelisk on the bank of the River Thames. It is nearly 3,500 years old. It was brought to London from Alexandria in 1878. • T he Bard was a storyteller, a singer or an entertainer in Medieval England. William Shakespeare is often called ‘the Immortal Bard’ or simply ‘the Bard’. • The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 by Shakespeare’s theatre company. All of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed there. 2 © B Burlington Books A Dangerous Game BEFORE READING These activities are designed to help the students’ reading comprehension. They help to activate the students’ background knowledge and ability to predict. At this level, these activities will usually be conducted in the students’ mother tongue. Students with a strong vocabulary can do some of these activities in English. SUGGESTIONS FOR LEAD-IN ACTIVITIES Ask the questions and elicit the answers from the whole class. Some possible answers are provided in italics. If you prefer, students can work in pairs or small groups. 1. The story is about an online computer game. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of playing this type of game? (Advantages: You can connect with new people. You can find new interests. Disadvantages: You can connect with dangerous people. You are allowing strangers to connect to your computer.) 2. People all over the world use computers today. How was life different before we had computers? (Businesspeople had to do their work by hand. People communicated by letters, so things took much longer.) 3. There are security cameras in the story. Do you think security cameras are always a good thing? (Yes, because people feel safe. / No, because cameras are watching all the time.) 4. What games did people play before there was electronic equipment like computers or smartphones? (board games like chess and Monopoly; group games like Simon Says and hide and seek.) 5. How do you think computer games might change in the future? (They could use virtual reality. They might use holograms. They could be faster and more realistic.) BEFORE READING ACTIVITIES The Before Reading tasks in the Burlington Activity Reader general information leaflet, pages 9-12, can be applied to A Dangerous Game. 1.Read the title of the book and look at the picture on the cover. How do you think the girl is feeling? (The girl looks frightened and shocked.) 2.Look at the picture on page 8. What do you think is happening? (A boy is running down a dark corridor, looking scared.) 3. Read the first 14 lines on page 21. What do you think the kids who received these messages should do? (They should contact the police or tell an adult. / They should play the game.) 4.Look at the pictures on pages 24, 26 and 27. Which city do you think the story takes place in? When does the story take place, the past, present or future? (It is London. It looks like the present.) 5.Read the first five lines on page 34. How do Jess and Harry think someone is following them? (Maybe a person is tracking Jess’ phone.) LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS The following is a list of irregular verbs (Past Simple) which appear in the reader. The page number refers to the page where the Past Simple tense of the verb first appears. Go over the list with your students. be – was / were (pages 8-9) begin – began (page 8) come – came (page 16) fall – fell (page 27) feel – felt (page 11) find – found (page 39) get up – got up (page 27) go out – went out (page 24) have – had (page 8) hear – heard (page 10) know – knew (page 31) lead – led (page 44) leave – left (page 19) make – made (page 11) put – put (page 9) run – ran (page 9) © B Burlington Books say – said (page 9) see – saw (page 8) shake – shook (page 12) sit – sat (page 11) spell – spelt (page 30) stand – stood (page 41) take – took (page 9) tell – told (page 39) 3 A Dangerous Game AFTER READING DRAMA ACTIVITIES Work with a partner. Learn one of the dialogues below and act it out in front of the class. 3. Jess, Matt and Harry outside the Globe Theatre 1. Jess argues with Mr Hayes Jess:We’ve got all three clues right until now. Jess:Can you be quiet? I’m trying to work Maybe we should … and it’s impossible! (Jess’ phone beeps again with the fourth clue.) Mr Hayes: Don’t shout, Jess! You’re making more Harry: Well? Let’s see this one … noise than anybody else in the class! Jess: It’s strange – look! ‘If you are board, come Jess:I’m making noise? Sir, Matt and Harry try some tricks, graffiti walls and practice are playing a stupid game and not kicks.’ doing their work. Nobody is working. Harry: Angel can’t spell! You don’t spell ‘bored’ Don’t you care? like that! Mr Hayes: Not really. If students don’t want to Matt: No! It’s spelt right! She means ‘board’ – learn, I can’t force them. like in skateboard! And ‘tricks’ and ‘kicks’ Jess:What? Of course you can! It’s your are both skateboarding words. job! You’re the teacher! Mr Hayes: Stop shouting, Jess. I’m putting your 4. Mr Hayes is trying to deactivate Angel name on my list of problem students. Angel: Mr Hayes, I’m angry with you! You’re You’re being very impertinent. not playing by the rules. (The kids are scared by the sound of Angel’s voice.) 2. Jess joins Harry and Matt in the cafeteria Mr Hayes: It’s OK, it can’t hurt us. That’s the first Jess: Well? Where is he? rule of artificial intelligence. Angel, Harry: We don’t know. where’s Eddie Morton? Jess: Don’t lie to me. You two are his best (The computer is silent.) friends. Mr Hayes: I think I can deactivate it. But it could Matt: Honestly, Jess, we don’t know. He stopped take some time. going out with us a few weeks ago. Angel: Eddie was a problem, and I’ve helped to Harry: It’s true. He only cares about computer solve the problem. Don’t deactivate me, games and making online videos. He Mr Hayes. There are still more problems never wanted to go skateboarding or play for me to solve. football, so we just stopped seeing him. Mr Hayes: No, Angel! That’s a mistake. I must Jess: “But he was your friend, and he could deactivate you! need your help now. You must try to find him. PROJECT SUGGESTIONS You may wish to present some of these activities in the students’ own language. 1.Imagine that you are Edward Morton. Write a blog entry about how you were trapped in the dark room, what you did and how you were finally rescued. 2. Imagine that you are a police officer. Write a report about the incident at Battersea Power Station. 3.Write the conversation between Mr Hayes and the headmistress of the school, when Mr Hayes explains to the headmistress everything that has happened. Act out the conversation in front of the class. 4.Work with a partner. Create clues for a treasure hunt around your own town or city. Try to think of at least three clues that lead to some of the most famous locations. 5.Work with a partner. Choose a scene from the story and act it out. The rest of the class try and guess who each of you are and which scene you are acting out. 6.Imagine what might happen in a sequel to the story. Write a summary of what Angel might try and do next and say what people must do to stop her. 7.Use the Internet to find information about the dangers of AI. Write a report that can help people to better understand what problems computer programs that collect information might cause in the future. 4 © B Burlington Books A Dangerous Game FINAL TEST A Number the sentences in the correct order according to the story. a. Jess realised that the cameras were watching them. b. Mr Hayes said “Go!… You must help Eddie!” c. Eddie was in a locked dark room in an unknown location. d. Angel invited Jess to play the game. e. The kids helped Eddie escape from the locked room. f. The kids broke into the school to look at Mr Hayes’ computer. g. Harry solved the second clue and led them to Cleopatra’s needle. h. Angel took control of a crane and tried to hurt the kids. i. Angel started a fire in the school. j. The headmistress entered Mr Hayes’ classroom to ask about Eddie. 10 points (1 point each) B Who said it? Tick (3) the correct person. Jess Harry Mr Hayes Angel 1. “I’m putting your name on my list of problem students.” 2. “Mr Hayes created that system to look for criminals.” 3. “But he was your friend, and he could need your help now.” 4. “Mr Hayes, I’m angry with you!” 8 points (2 points each) C Complete the sentences according to the story. 1. Eddie stopped being interested in 2. Jess agreed to play the game because 3. Before being a teacher, Mr Hayes worked 4. Angel thought the kids were bad people because 5. Angel tried to stop Mr Hayes and 6. To follow the children, Angel used security cameras and . . . . . . 12 points (2 points each) D Answer the questions according to the story. 1. In what way was Jess different to Matt and Harry at the start of the story? 2. How did the kids first discover that Eddie was missing? 3. Where did the first clue lead the kids to? 4. Why did the kids return to the school? 5. Why did Mr Hayes first create Angel? 15 points (3 points each) EHow do you think Eddie felt about online games after this experience? Explain the reason for your answer. 5 points Photocopiable © B Burlington Books 5 A Dangerous Game ANSWERS TO FINAL TEST A 1. c 2. j 3. d 4. g B 1. Mr Hayes 2. Harry 5. a 6. f 7. i 8. b D 1.Jess was more interested in learning and 9. e 10. h studying than Harry and Matt. 2. The headmistress told them. 3.The first clue led the kids to the London Eye. 4.Because they wanted to check Mr Hayes’ computer to see if he knew where Eddie was. 5.Because he wanted it to solve problems and play games. 3. Jess 4. Angel C 1. skateboarding and football 2. she wanted to find Eddie 3. in a hi-tech company called Analyze 4.their names were on the problem student list 5.started a fire in the classroom 6. tracked Jess’ phone E Possible Answers He discovered that computer games can be dangerous and that you need real friends. Maybe he stopped playing online games and started to play football and other games with Harry and Matt again. ANSWERS TO ACTIVITIES IN THE READER PRE-READING ACTIVITIES (page 7) CHAPTERS 3-4 ACTIVITIES (pages 22-23) 1 1. networks 4. location 2. solve 5. worried 3. search for 6. power station 1. 1 2. 2 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. 3Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. g 3. e a d i s a p p e 4. slowly 2. torch 5. force r l i e l a 5. r e d l 7. t 6. 8. w f i u l r e n f t 3. cards 2 1. empty 4. heavy 2 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 2. dark 5. hungry 3. frightened 6. shout 3 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. e 3 1. The boy looked back down the corridor, but there was nobody there. 2. I don’t know Angel, but I know that she’s dangerous. 3. I’m logging out now. I’m going to call the police and tell them my location. 1 1, 4, 5 2 1. bridge 4. ground 2. lamp post 5. trouble 3. Theatre 3 1. e 2. a 3. f 4. d 4 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. Edward almost destroyed my computer with his stupid virus. 5 2, 4, 5 3. Harry 2. Jess 4. Edward 5. c CHAPTERS 5-6 ACTIVITIES (pages 28-29) 4. They loved Mr Hayes’ class – not because they liked IT, but because the young teacher never made them do anything. 4 1. Mr Hayes 6 r e CHAPTERS 1-2 ACTIVITIES (pages 14-15) 1 1. corridor m t 4. s © B Burlington Books 5. c 6. b A Dangerous Game Answers to Activities in the Reader continued CHAPTERS 7-8 ACTIVITIES (pages 36-37) 1 1. skate 2. arrived 3. climb over 4. afraid 5. spelt 2 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. a 3 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 4 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 2. D 3. D 4. D 2 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 3 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. S 5. c 4 1. wasn’t a person, but a piece of software 2. are problems 3. Mr Hayes wasn’t playing by the rules 4. they ran to the window and climbed out into the fresh air 5. moved to the back of the construction area CHAPTERS 11-12 ACTIVITIES (pages 50-51) 1 t r e m b e a h c v r c e o s r b f v t i a f e e f e a r p y w h e s i r y d m n d g w b g g e e j l f c p a s h i a s 5. terrified 6. middle 7. covered 8. steps 2 1.To find Eddie, they went up to the second floor of the building. 5. b CHAPTERS 9-10 ACTIVITIES (pages 42-43) 1 1. S 1. trembling 2. terrifying 3. fear 4. pale i n g t p a l e o l s r b l g r t a p i u d e f t c m i d d l e e i l d i f a l To find Eddie they went down lots of steps to a lower level. 2.Eddie was behind a door similar to the other doors. Eddie was behind a door different from the other doors. 3. Angel sent Jess a smiley emoji when they found Eddie. Angel sent Jess an angry emoji when they found Eddie. 4.The kids ran back into the building to escape from the crane with the pipes. The kids ran into the centre of the construction area to escape from the crane with the pipes. 5.Mr Hayes deactivated Angel and Angel never sent any more messages. Mr Hayes deactivated Angel, but Angel sent one more message. 3 1. Mr Hayes 2. Eddie 3. Jess 4. Angel ANSWERS TO CROSS-CURRICULAR FOCUS GAMES IN THE PAST (page 57) VIDEO AND ONLINE GAMES (page 59) 1 1. They played senet. 2. They removed all their pieces from the board. 3. in 7th-century India 4.in the 12th century when they were fighting in a war 5.how to communicate and work together in teams 3 2, 5 2 1. games 2. historians 3. sticks 4. chess 5. Richard the Lionheart 1. Candy Crush Saga is a video game. 3. Ralph Baer had the idea of connecting a gaming box to a TV screen. 4. People played Space Invaders in arcades. 4 1. online 2. a laboratory 3. at home 4. computers 5. on their computers © B Burlington Books 7 E Burlington Books IH-013-950 0 0 1 3 9 5 0 2 Copyright © 2019 © B Burlington Books
