Is gaming a sport? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! At a recent event in Australia over 18,000 people paid to watch an eSports match. Not to play – just to watch. What makes computer games so popular? Neil and Catherine discuss gaming as a sport, talk about the Fortnite phenomenon and teach you six items of vocabulary. You’ll find the key words and the transcript here: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Are you a foodie? Why are football crowds getting quieter? Is the internet good or bad? The power of smell Are you excited about the World Cup? 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 a period of two weeks 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 playing against other people to win 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 (𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠) to become really interested in something 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 someone who gets paid to do something 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 area of business that is made up of different parts 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 the world of a particular activity [Image: GETTY IMAGES] #BBCLearningEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish