Useful words and expressions for playing online games in English

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Hi everyone, I'm George.
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With lots of countries still in lockdown, more people are
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playing video games online to connect with friends.
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So today we're going to learn some useful words
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and expressions to use when playing those games.
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Before I continue, don't forget to like the video
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and to subscribe to the channel.
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The first word is gamer, which is someone who plays
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a video game.
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So, I'm a gamer, but not a pro gamer.
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You probably play video games on a games console,
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which could be a PlayStation, an Xbox, or a Nintendo Switch.
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When playing a video game for the first time,
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you probably want to learn what the buttons are.
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So you might ask, how do you crouch?
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And your friend might reply, press square.
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How do you jump?
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Press circle.
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How do you sprint? Press R2.
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If you're asking these questions you're probably a noob, which is
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someone who is new to a game and doesn't play it very well.
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I have no idea what I'm doing.
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Unfortunately, when playing a computer game online the game
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might lag, which means that there's a delay between the
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user doing something and the game reacting to it.
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Oh, there's so much lag.
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If you're playing a game online and you're not doing very
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well you might rage quit, which means you're so angry
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that you suddenly quit the game.
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You lose.
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Stupid game.
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If you're a noob but your team suddenly wins,
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it might be because somebody on your team carried you.
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This means that a player is much better than the rest of their
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team and because of that they carry their team to victory.
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You win.
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That was easy.
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One thing that a lot of gamers hate is someone that camps,
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which means you hide in a corner for a really long time,
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until someone appears, and you attack them.
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Like this.
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That's all we have time for today.
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What gaming expressions do you like to use?
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Please let us know in the comments section below.
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If you enjoyed this lesson, don’t forget to like the video
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and to subscribe to the channel.
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Bye-bye.
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