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Team sports are extremely popular. We watch them on television, play video games containing avatars of our favourite players, and sometimes purchase tickets to see matches. With the rise of the internet, another form of enjoying this hobby has gained notoriety: fantasy sports. What are they and why are they so popular? Read the text in this section to find out!
Sporty zespołowe są niezwykle popularne. Oglądamy je w telewizji, gramy w gry wideo zawierające awatary naszych ulubionych graczy, a czasem kupujemy bilety na mecze. Wraz z pojawieniem się internetu rozgłos zyskała inna forma czerpania przyjemności z tego hobby – fantasy sports. Czym są i dlaczego są tak popularne? Jeśli chcesz się dowiedzieć, przeczytaj tekst w tej sekcji!
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Fantasy SportsWhat to do if you enjoy sports, socialisingsocialising, and managing things? The answer is easy: try fantasy sports.
They are online prediction gamesonline prediction games in which you assembleassemble an imaginaryimaginary or virtual team of real‑world players. Such a team competescompetes based on statistical performancestatistical performance in real matches. In other words, you get special points if a player does well in real life and you’ve got him on your fantasy sports team. Of course, the more the points, the higher the chance of winning against other teams. That is to say: you become a team managerteam manager who follows real‑life matches and adds, dropsdrops, tradestrades, and sells player avatarsplayer avatars to keep winning.
Why is fantasy sport so popular? One of the biggest drawsdraws is the aforementionedaforementioned management aspectmanagement aspect. Instead of being a passive observerpassive observer of sports, you can use your extensive knowledgeextensive knowledge to become an active participantactive participant. All of the decisions you make have consequences and thus, it is a challenge to ensureensure your team wins. It makes fantasy sports especially popular. Another reason so many people love fantasy sports is the socialisation aspectsocialisation aspect. Since most of the games nowadays are online, you can compete against your friends or family, and who doesn’t like a friendly competition? Should you want something even more challenging, you could, of course, play against complete strangers. If you don’t know your opponent, it’s more difficult to predict their actions throughout the season.
On the subject of fantasy sports, did you know that they aren’t a new invention at all? The internet made them mainstreammainstream, but people have always liked managing and socialising. In fact, the first instancefirst instance of fantasy sports can be traced backtraced back to the early 1800s! At that time, however, the games were extremely different from what we know today. Players would simulatesimulate games by propellingpropelling coins into slots on a wooden board rather than follow any real‑life statistics. It wasn’t until the 1950s though that fantasy sports started resemblingstarted resembling contemporary contests. People would play tabletop gamestabletop games relying onrelying on player statisticsplayer statistics from the last seasonseason. In the 1960s, they would create fantasy game leaguesleagues and track the progresstrack the progress of the players throughout the season, and such contests were far more difficult than today because people had to compile statisticscompile statistics by handby hand.
That is to say, fantasy sports have come a long way, and should you want to try them, they’d be much easier than they were in the past. Nowadays, people play for the entire season using real‑timereal‑time, easily availableeasily available statistics instead of meeting for a few‑hour game and compiling statistics or relying on what already happened. Still, it shows that we’ve always enjoyed this type of entertainment!
Źródło: Zuzanna Kościuk, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
How have fantasy games developed? Order the information chronologically.
Read the text and choose the correct answer.
Would you like to try fantasy sports? Why? Why not? Answer in 5‑6 sentences.
Słownik
/ ˈæktɪv pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt /
aktywny uczestnik/ aktywna uczestniczka (someone who takes an active part in something)
/ əˌfɔːˈmenʃənd /
wyżej wymieniony/wymieniona, wyżej wspomniany/wspomniana
/ əˈsembl̩ /
tu: tworzyć (np. drużynę)
/ ˈbaɪ hænd /
ręcznie
/ kəmˈpiːt /
konkurować
/ kəmˈpaɪl̩ stəˈtɪstɪks /
sporządzać statystyki
/ drɔːz / / drɔː /
atrakcje [atrakcja]
/ drɒps / / drɒp /
tu: usuwa [usuwać] (np. z drużyny)
/ ˈiːzəli əˈveɪləbl̩ /
łatwo dostępne
/ ɪnˈʃʊə /
tu: zagawarantować
/ ɪkˈstensɪv ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
rozległa wiedza
/ ˈfɜ:st ˈɪnstəns /
pierwszy przypadek
/ ɪˈmædʒɪnəri /
zmyślony/zmyślona, wymyślony/wymyślona
/ liːɡ /
liga (a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship)
/ ˈmeɪnstriːm /
powszechnie akceptowany/akceptowana
/ ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˈæspekt /
element zarządzania
/ ˈɒnˌlaɪn prɪˈdɪkʃn̩ ɡeɪmz / / ˈɒnˌlaɪn prɪˈdɪkʃn̩ ɡeɪm /
gry online oparte na przewidywaniu [gra online oparta na przewidywaniu]
/ ˈpæsɪv əbˈzɜːvə /
bierny obserwator/ bierna obserwatorka (someone who doesn’t take an active part in an activity, but instead watches it)
/ pleɪər ˌævəˈtɑːz / / pleɪər ˌævəˈtɑː /
awatar gracza (an icon or figure representing a player in a video game, internet forum, etc.)
/ pleɪər stəˈtɪstɪks /
statystyki gracza (performance of a player over a course of the season)
/ prɪˈdɪkt ðeər ˈækʃn̩z / / prɪˈdɪkt wʌnz ˈækʃn̩z /
przewidywać ich działania [przewidywać czyjeś działania]
/ prəˈpelɪŋ / / prəˈpel /
popychanie [popychać]
/ ˈrɪəl.taɪm /
w czasie rzeczywistym
/ rɪˈlaɪɪŋ ɒn / / rɪˈlaɪ ɒn /
poleganie na [polegać na]
/ ˈsiːzn̩ /
sezon (tu: sportowy) (the part of one year that games of that sport are played)
/ ˈsɪmjʊleɪt /
tu: imitować, naśladować
/ ˌsəʊʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃn̩ ˈæspekt /
element socjalizacji (tu: socjalizacja jako spędzanie czasu z innymi ludźmi] (a part of spending your time with others)
/ ˈsəʊʃəlaɪzɪŋ /
prowadzenie życia towarzyskiego
/ ˈstɑːtɪd rɪˈzembl̩ɪŋ / / stɑːt rɪˈzembl̩ɪŋ /
zaczął przypominać [zacząć przypominać]
/ stəˈtɪstɪkl̩ pəˈfɔːməns /
statystyczne wyniki
/ ˈteɪbəlˌtɑːp ɡeɪmz / / ˈteɪbəlˌtɑːp ɡeɪm /
gry stołowe [gra stołowa] (a game played on a flat surface, such as a board game or card game)
/ tiːm ˈmænɪdʒə /
menedżer drużyny (tu: sportowej)
/ treɪst bæk tu ˈsʌmthetaɪŋ / / treɪs bæk tu ˈsʌmthetaɪŋ /
ustalono pochodzenie czegoś [ustalić pochodzenie czegoś]
/ træk ðə prəˈɡres /
śledzić postępy
/ treɪdz / / treɪd /
handluje [handlować]
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