After Pokemon Craze, Backlash

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Intermediate

Exercise 1

Vocabulary

overnight

Adverb

ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt

suddenly or quickly

You can’t lose 10 pounds overnight.

judgment

Noun

ˈdʒədʒmənt

the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to do

In my judgment, the patient requires surgery.

She had to make her own judgment on the situation.

Sometimes it's difficult to make the right judgment.

I trust her judgment completely.

When I was younger, I had very bad judgment.

reportedly

Adverb

rɪˈpɔːrtɪdli

according to what some people say

Reportedly he was with another woman at the time of the crime.

The governor reportedly admitted that he had an affair with the family maid.

cemetery

Noun

ˈsɛmɪˌtɛriː

an area of land used for burying dead people, especially one that is not beside a church

Are you afraid of cemeteries at night?

veteran

Noun

ˈvɛtərən

a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war

He is a decorated war veteran of World War Two.

Despite his traumatic experience, the war veteran remained loyal to his country for the rest of his life.

hold off

Phrasal Verb

hoʊld ɑːf

to not start; to not do something immediately

Could we hold off our trip?

Exercise 2

Article

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After Pokemon Craze, Backlash

The smartphone video game became popular almost overnight.

Millions of people have downloaded the game. Players are walking around cities in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and a few other countries, trying to catch the Pokemon characters.

For the most part, it’s all in good fun. People are getting outside more, walking around, and even meeting their neighbors.

But some people think Pokemon Go players should try to use better judgment.

People have reportedly been looking for Pokemon characters at the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington. The cemetery is where many U.S. military veterans are buried.

Will the negative reactions hurt the game’s popularity?

Some people are joking about the recent backlash. “Backlash” is a strong public reaction against something, usually something that has become very popular.