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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Games are as important for adults as they are for children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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We tend to regard games as just a children's play and many of us might think it is not necessary for adults to play games. However, I disagree with the statement. It is because games gives us to a great chance to talk with others during playing and entertainment aspects of games is useful for adult to refresh himself/ herself.

Playing games give players common experience one another, which become very useful to be friends with others. Generally, in Japan, we have tendency to have only thin relationship with strangers without common experience. Moreover, since few time we spend at home in daily life limits the chance to make friends with neighborhood. However, in my town, doing sports activity, such as volleyball or baseball with neighbors at local events become good chances for residents to know one another and become easily to chat friendly. Thus, for adult, I am sure that games are necessary.

Playing games also support parents to communicate with their children. Playing TV games or card games with family member is excellent chance to have a good time together. In relax atmosphere during the games, parents must talk lots of things with their children which is essential for parents to realize the mental condition of their children. Because children tend to spend their time alone in their own room. these chance made by game are very precious.

Enjoying games itself is necessary for adult, since it is good refreshment. Adult people are weary physically and mentally in everyday's hard work. Thus, I think that adult need to be relax to play games apart from daily life. Entertain themselves devoted to playing games must be a good chance to change their mind. Refreshment plays an big role in efficiency of their work.

In this way, games are important for adults as well as for children in the aspect of its possibility as a chance of communication and method of refreshment.