TED TALKS ; LISTENING ACTIVITIES

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 4

00:49

What is the reason Zibby starts her talk like this?

1. she wants to share her experience
2. she wants her audience to relax
3. she wants to give some extra information
4. she wants to tell about her confidence

01:08

At the age of seven, what did she explain to the principal?

1. the flaws the principal made
2. the flaws which could be found in the maths programme
3. her own flaws she dealt with every day
4. just stopped by for no reason

01:32

What do people think about being confident?

1. you have to work real hard to be confident
2. when you are young you have more confidence
3. it's just there, no matter what
4. when you are an adult, you are more confident

02:05

Was Zibby confident about her own talk?

1. Yes, no need to change anything
2. No, drama all over!
3. Yes, however she could make some changes
4. No, but some changes would help

02:15

What had to be changed??

02:29

Why does she show the rain slide?

1. to show her feelings (just a joke)
2. to fill the presentation
3. she figured she might tell the forecast
4. no reason

03:10

What is needed for confidence?

1. Power
2. Wisdom
3. Strenght
4. Thinking

04:16

Why do people create a fantasy world?

1. to stay
2. to understand themselves
3. to cope with daily life
4. to understand others

05:41

What is Zibby doing here?

1. try to explain her confidence
2. thinking out loud
3. try to get the audience to focus on their confidence
4. pre-living her thoughts

07:36

What is needed for confidence as well?

00:51

Why is music a language?

1. His older brothers already taught him how to play bass guitar
2. For Victor it is the way to express himself
3. Because it wasn't taught
4. It's just his opinion

00:53

Wat is het verschil tussen het leren van een taal en het leren van muziek?

02:16

Wat vertelt Victor over de fouten dat een klein kind kan maken?

03:53

In what way was Victor taught to play music?

1. His brothers sang to him when he was in his mom's belly
2. His brothers put a bassguitar in his hands
3. His brothers clapped all day long
4. Music was played all around him

05:28

What is the first step to actually play an instrument

06:41

Hoe leerde Reggie (de broer) Victor gitaar spelen?

07:55

Wat is de beste manier van het leren van een nieuw Engels woord?

09:00

Victor says he feels freedom. The people who are taught to play an instrument don't. Why?

1. because Victor learned it from his brothers
2. the people don't know why they learn to play
3. Victor was taught the people don't understand
4. he can't figure it out

12:42

To be a good musician, you have to be a ....

1. arrogant
2. good listener
3. good player
4. great singer

13:26

What is the power of music?

FREEDOM

What would you like to learn ? 

And what role will you play in this life?