Search the Community

Hello everyone, I hope you doing okay. I am little apprehensive since, It is my first time in this website and, I do not have an enormous knowledge. So, I will start with introducing myself my name is Abdulrahman form Yemen my English level is upper-intermediate, I like almost everything in life and my test is at my step door. thank for hearing me emotions in advance, what I am looking for is someone who his TOEFL is within a month and, he is eager to practice speaking, reading, listening and writing via Skype, in addition to that we will provide each other with helpful advices and suggestions as well. so if you want to join me list your name, country, level, and the link of your profile and you will be added. :)

:question: Question : Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing game is fun only when you win. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. :idea: Answer : Some people are of the opinion that playing game is fun only when they win. I disagree with such an opinion. Here are my reasons to support my disagreement. Firstly, I play game mainly because I want to have fun and enjoy myself. Therefore, I don’t care much whether I will win or lose in the game. If I push myself to win, I will put an unnecessary burden on myself, and then, instead of having fun and getting rid of stress, I will only create new problems. Many friends of mine agree with me. They comment, “Games are basically created for fun. They are meant to be means of recreation with which people can get rid of stress and pressure. Pushing ourselves to win in a game will eventually create new stress or pressure. So, what’s the use of playing games if in the end we will only get new problems? It’s better to just relax and enjoy ourselves in playing games so that in the end we will get freshness and cheerfulness.” Secondly, in my opinion, playing games should also serve as means of education. In many educative games, the players are so conditioned that they can learn some lessons from the games without losing the chance of having fun. If they win, they can learn what makes up their advantage, power, or strength. If they lose, they can similarly learn what makes up their weaknesses or mistakes. In the next, they can decide what they should or shouldn’t do, in order to get the maximal or desired results. If the players are forced or pushed to win, they won’t have the chance of learning such lessons and in the end, they won’t benefit from the games. For example, they can’t learn or recognize what makes up their strengths or weaknesses since their focus is only on how to win the games. From my experience, I learn that having fun while learning some useful lessons is more important than winning the game. Besides, every player should be aware that every time he/she plays a game, he/she has to accept either one of two opposite possibilities, i.e. either to win or to lose the game. If he/she isn’t prepared to lose, basically he/she isn’t prepared to win either. :)