Fill in the Blanks Stereotypes about gamers B2+Online version Fill the blank with the correct missing words (phrasal verbs and adverb collocations) by Ilaria Tabet 1 The main assumption people make about gaming is that it's for kids and that you'll of it by the time you hit your 20s . But it's not true ! It's but the average gamer is actually in their early 30s and there are more gamers over the age of thirty than under the age of 18 , so it's not just a young person's pastime at all . You have to remember that kids were playing the first computer games in the eighties and many of those people are still playing now ? in their 40s . They didn't of it ! Games are to be a waste of time by people who don't play them . But why ? What makes them different to watching a film or listening to music ? Those things are much more passive than being immersed in a game where you're actually doing something active . It's frustrating 'cos gaming is really popular so how could so many people be getting it wrong ? No matter how many people play it , it's still on . A misconception I often hear is that games are for lazy people who have no intelligence . You know , the kind of image of a teenager who plays games all day instead of studying and then of college . Just think about the intelligent people involved in the gaming industry ? most of them love games , which is why they make them . Lots of games push you to use your brain and I've learnt loads of interesting things about the world through them too , stuff I've then on later to learn more . So games have my intelligence and I haven't even on the skills you learn through gaming yet . If you asked people to describe a gamer , I reckon they'd describe a boy every time . Yes , fewer girls play than boys , that's true , but plenty of girls like it too . I have female friends who spend hours playing puzzle apps and yet they still insist they're not gamers . They are ! It's a misconception that me . Girls like gaming too !
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