Reading: Board Games / Bài đọc: Trò chơi bàn cờ
Three board games for your
brain
[1] Playing board games is a fun hobby for both children and adults. Some board games are pure luck. One of these games of luck is Chutes and Ladders. Other games require a great deal of skill, such as Jenga. And some board games are luck, skill, and critical thinking. They require players to carefully evaluate choices and use strategy. Here are three examples of classic board games that require more than good luck.
[2] Chess is a game that requires the use of your brain and lots of logic. You must evaluate many different moves by many different pieces. Sometimes there are common patterns. However, it takes a lot of work to know and understand them.
[3] Backgammon is one of the world's oldest games. Backgammon is a game of numbers. That means that it requires math skills as well as a knowledge of probability. There is some luck because players roll dice. But how will you move your pieces? That's in your control. You must think carefully to make smart choices.
[4] Monopoly is a game that requires both math and social skills. That's because it is all about doing business. You start the game with $1,500. You make money by buying, selling, and renting property. You need to plan ahead, make decisions, and think quickly. If you make a bad decision, you might lose all of your money. You might lose all of your property. If that happens, then you lose the game.
[5] Some board games are only luck. Other board games depend on skill. But board games like Chess, Backgammon, and Monopoly are different. They require luck, skill, and also critical thinking. That can help to increase the power of your brain.
Reading Skill: Identifying supporting details
Kỹ năng đọc: Tìm chi tiết hỗ trợ
What are supporting details?
Supporting details give specific information. We use supporting details to understand the main idea.
Chi tiết hỗ trợ cung cấp thông tin cụ thể. Chúng ta sử dụng chi tiết hỗ trợ để hiểu ý chính.
How do I find the supporting details?
1. Reasons
Checkers is Thi's favorite board game for three reasons. First, it's easy to learn the rules. Second, the games are not as long as some board games, like Monopoly or Risk. It's also a game of strategy, not just luck. So it makes her think a lot, and Thi likes that.
The paragraph above is about checkers. The main idea is that checkers is Thi's favorite game. The writer explains this with three reasons:
- The game is easy to learn.
- The game does not take long to play.
- The game requires strategy, not luck.
2. Examples
People like movies, and people like board games. So it is surprising that only a few board games have been made into movies. Two popular examples are Clue and Battleship. Clue is a mystery game from the 1940s. It was a movie in 1985. Battleship is a much older game, but a more recent movie from 2012. Maybe there are others, but those are the only two that I can remember.
The paragraph above is about movies. The main idea is that there are only a few movies from board games. The writer explains this with two examples:
3. Facts and Statistics
Go is a board game with history. It was invented in China. The specific time is not known, but it was probably about 4,000 years ago. It became popular in Japan and later Korea. It became a global game after World War II. Today, there are professional players and international competitions.
The paragraph above is about the game called Go. The main idea is that it has an interesting history. The writer explains this by sharing some facts and statistics:
- ... invented in China 4,000 years ago ...
- ... became popular in Japan and later Korea ...
- ... went around the world after World War II ...
- ... still important today ...
4. Descriptions
Candy Land is a simple board game for young children. It requires no reading and only basic counting skills. The board has 134 spaces mostly of red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple spaces. Players take a card that shows them one of the six colors. The player moves their card to the next space of that color. Other spaces have special designs with surprise instructions.
The paragraph above is about the game Candy Land. The main idea is that it is a simple game for young children. The author explains this by saying what the game looks like:
- spaces on the game board are red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple
- cards have the same colors
- some spaces have special designs and surprise instructions
5. Definitions
Taboo is a game to guess words. According to the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary, the word "taboo" means "something that you should not say or do because people generally think it is morally wrong, unpleasant, or embarrassing." In this game, however, any word can be taboo, and that means the player cannot say it. So the goal is to have their partners guess the word without using the word itself.
The paragraph above is about the game Taboo. The main idea is that it is a word-guessing game because some words are taboo. The writer explains this by defining the word:
- taboo: something that you should not say or do
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