Most of the questions the students need to reply to are multiple-choice deep listening comprehension questions. There are also some basic "hearing check" questions.

In the Lesson plan section I suggest an in-class web exploration task to be used as a follow-up.

How well did the Kickstarter campaign of the game do? Did it live up to or surpass the expectations of the creators?

Is the Kickstarter campaign still going on? Can you make a pledge (=give money) to the creators via Kickstarter?

Will you be able to play Dead Matter in multi-player mode with your friends?

Will it be possible to customize the look of your character?

How can you provide for (=et) the food you need to survive?

Can you find and use electricity in zombie-packed Alberta?

Can players modify the program that runs the game to make adjustments to the game system?

Creators said they "plan to post regular development updates on Kickstarter". Have they lived up to their promise so far?

What's the newest update about the project?

How much have the creators spent on the project before launching the Kickstarter campaign?

Are their underground locations in the pre-alpha version?

Who are the other human characters in the game and how can you interact with them?

Can you play this game on your Android phone or iPhone?

IN-CLASS WEB EXPLORATION: If your students have access to internet-enable devices in class, you can have them find the answers to the questions in the Discussion Questions section below on the Kickstarter campaign page of the game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/qisoftware/dead-matter There are a lot of text on the page and by choosing the time frame allowed to collect the information you can make this task a doable challenge. I think today it's a very important skill to scan a web page for certain information you need and to do it quickly and efficiently. That's what this practice is for. You can also make it into a contest to see which team can find the info the fastest.

Tell students that you are going to watch a video trailer of a zombie game. Ask them if they have seen any zombie movies or played any zombie games.

The official 4-minute pre-alpha trailer (=released before the first public version) of the zombie game "Dead Matter" that was created as the video teaser for the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign of the game. The narrator walks viewers through the zombie-infested world of a Canadian city and some of the features of the game play.

Dead Matter : Official Game Trailer Deep Listening Comprehension

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Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. Most of the questions the students need to reply to are multiple-choice deep listening comprehension ques…