Fortnite more popular than TV for young people - Level 3 - 21st January, 2019

Sep 28, 2026

Fortnite is reported as more popular than television, movies, and streaming videos among young people, with Netflix described as viewing it as a major rival. Data from the American Economic Association highlights increased daily gaming time for men aged 21–30 between 2015 and 2017. The lesson includes structured English learning activities: warm-ups, vocabulary and grammar tasks, listening and reading exercises, quizzes, role play, writing, and comprehension questions.

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Reading Time1 h 8 min

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The Article

Warm-Ups

Language Work (Cloze)

Vocabulary

Before Reading / Listening

Gap Fill

Put The Words In The Right Order

Match The Sentences And Listen

Circle The Correct Word

Listening Gap Fill

Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Comprehension Questions

Multiple Choice-Quiz

Role Play

Free Writing

After Reading / Listening

Student Survey

Homework

Discussion (20 Questions)

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[Breaking News English](Breaking News English.com)[.com](Breaking News English.com)[ ](Breaking News English.com)Ready-to-Use English Lessons by Sean Banville “1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS” [breakingnewsenglish.com/book.html](breakingnewsenglish.com/book.html) Thousands more free lessons from Sean's other websites [www.freeeslmaterials.com/sean_banville_lessons.html](www.freeeslmaterials.com/sean_banville_lessons.html) Level 3-21st January, 2019 Fortnite more popular than TV for young people FREE online quizzes, mp3 listening and more for this lesson here: [https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190121-fortnite.html](https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190121-fortnite.html) Contents The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15 Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16 Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17 Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18 Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19 Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20 Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21 Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22 Multiple Choice-Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23 Role Play 11 Free Writing 24 After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25 Student Survey 13 Homework 26 Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27 Please try Levels 0, 1 and 2 (they are easier). Twitter [twitter.com/SeanBanville](twitter.com/SeanBanville) Facebook [www.facebook.com/pages/BreakingNewsEnglish/155625444452176](www.facebook.com/pages/BreakingNewsEnglish/155625444452176) Google + [https://plus.google.com/](https://plus.google.com/) +SeanBanville THE ARTICLE From [https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190121-fortnite.html](https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190121-fortnite.html) The video game Fortnite is more popular than television, movies and streaming videos among young people. This is according to the video streaming service Netflix . Gaming is becoming more and more popular with young people worldwide. TV viewing is becoming less popular. Netflix said Fortnite was now more of a competitor than HBO - another popular streaming company. Fortnite is much more popular with young men . A study from the American Economic Association found that between 2015 and 2017, men aged between 21 and 30 spent more time on gaming. Their playing rose from 2.3 hours a day to 4 hours, while time spent on watching TV, movies or streaming fell. Netflix said it must do more to compete with Fortnite. It said the videogame was a big challenge in "the global war for Internet users'attention" . Netflix said: "We compete with, and lose to, Fortnite....There are thousands of competitors in this market [trying] to entertain consumers. " Fortnite is owned by the company Epic Games. It has over 200 million registered users. More than 80 million people log in to play the game each month. Fortnite is so popular because the game's competitive version is free to play. However, other parts of the game helped Epic Games to make $3 billion in profit last year . Epic has plans to build its own app and game store that will be cheaper than Apple's and Google's. Sources: [https://www.](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-study-finds-netflix-is-right-videogames-are-a-competitor)[marketwatch.com](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-study-finds-netflix-is-right-videogames-are-a-competitor)[/story/a-study-finds-netflix-is-right-videogames-are-a-competitor](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-study-finds-netflix-is-right-videogames-are-a-competitor)to-tv-watching-and-streaming-2019-01-18 [https://www.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/18/netflix-fortnite-is-bigger-rival-than)[washingtonpost.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/18/netflix-fortnite-is-bigger-rival-than)[/technology/2019/01/18/netflix-fortnite-is-bigger-rival-than](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/18/netflix-fortnite-is-bigger-

FAQs

What does the article say about Fortnite compared with TV?

Fortnite is described as more popular than television, movies, and streaming videos among young people, and Netflix is said to treat it as a stronger competitor than HBO.

What trend does the article report from the American Economic Association study?

Between 2015 and 2017, men aged 21–30 reportedly increased their gaming time from 2.3 hours per day to 4 hours per day, while time spent watching TV/movies/streaming decreased.

Why is Fortnite presented as so popular according to the text?

The article states that Fortnite’s competitive version is free to play, and it notes Epic Games’ profitability and plans for an app and game store.

Sep 28, 2026

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