GTA 6 Launch Could Cost US Economy $1 Billion
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A new video game called GTA 6 is coming soon.
Analysts say its release could cost the US economy a lot of money.
They think the US could lose $1 billion in one day.
This is because many workers may not go to work.
Some workers may stay home to play the new game.
This is called a productivity loss.
Productivity means how much work people do.
Analysts estimate many people will miss work on the release day.
Estimate means to guess a number using facts.
The technology sector may feel the biggest effect.
The technology sector includes companies that make computers and games.
GTA 6 is a very popular video game series.
A series means many games in the same story.
People around the world are excited for this new game.
Companies worry workers will play instead of work.
Vocabulary15 words
- GTA 6
- the name of a new, very popular video game
- billion
- a very big number; 1,000 million
- productivity
- how much work people finish
- estimate
- to guess a number using facts
- technology sector
- companies that make computers and games
- series
- many things, like games, in one group
- release
- when a new product becomes available
- economy
- all the money and work in a country
- analyst
- a person who studies facts and numbers
- cost
- to make someone lose money
- worker
- a person who has a job
- popular
- liked by many people
- video game
- a game you play on a screen
- launch
- when something new starts or begins
- single day
- just one day
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1. $1 billion 2. Workers may miss work to play the game 3. Technology sector
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A new video game called GTA 6 is coming _____.
Analysts say its release could cost the US _____ a lot of money.
They think the US could lose $1 _____ in one day.
This is because many _____ may not go to work.
Some workers may stay home to play the new _____.
This is called a _____ loss.
Analysts _____ many people will miss work on the release day.
The technology _____ may feel the biggest effect.
GTA 6 is a very popular video game _____.
Companies worry workers will play instead of _____.
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